Girls who DIY cardboxes

Jill52787 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 01:52 AM

Girls who DIY cardboxes

OK the one thing I can't figure out- how did you get the slot for the cards? Do I need to break out a saw?

barbeik005 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 07:17 AM

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A saw? I think that may be a bit extreme

LMEL1223 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 07:23 AM

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maybe an exacto knife?

Jill52787 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 10:13 AM

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Posted by barbeik005

A saw? I think that may be a bit extreme

I know! haha I'm trying to figure out how it would be done and all i can picture is me with a giant chainsaw

pjc92980 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 10:16 AM

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hahahahaha

i used a box cutter - an exacto knife would do the trick too

PaddysGirl Posted: Jul 28, 2011 10:19 AM

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An exacto knife or razor blade should work.

Can I ask, what kind of boxes are you using and where did you get them from? I've looked in Michaels and found nothing

ravekpl Posted: Jul 28, 2011 11:56 AM

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oooh, I have the same dilemma! I don't have a razor or exacto knife so right now a chainsaw is what I'm thinking of using to make the slot!!

I bought mine from Century 21, they're hatboxes..pretty sturdy and heavy! I'll take a pic of them when I get home.

SMDC2012 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 12:02 PM

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Posted by PaddysGirl

An exacto knife or razor blade should work.

Can I ask, what kind of boxes are you using and where did you get them from? I've looked in Michaels and found nothing

Try saveoncrafts.com

They have both the square and round boxes although the round are more $.

HTH

Jill52787 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 12:59 PM

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Posted by PaddysGirl

An exacto knife or razor blade should work.

Can I ask, what kind of boxes are you using and where did you get them from? I've looked in Michaels and found nothing

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barbeik005 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 01:12 PM

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Posted by Jill52787

Posted by barbeik005

A saw? I think that may be a bit extreme

I know! haha I'm trying to figure out how it would be done and all i can picture is me with a giant chainsaw

A chainsaw!! Even better! I'll have to get one for when I start DIY my cardbox. FH already thinks I'm crazy I'd say the exacto knife suggestion is probably a little safer though

PaddysGirl Posted: Jul 28, 2011 01:13 PM

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thanks ladies. I'm going to notebook this thread for when I need to do the cardbox.

and Jill, sorry for hijacking

MrsCtoBe5512 Posted: Jul 28, 2011 01:51 PM

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we haven't made ours yet but we're actually thinking of using wood/photo frames so I think we will have to break out the saw haha. thank goodness FH will be helping... last week I said 'I think I'll do it myself' about something wedding related and he said 'yourself? what about me!?' so cute

ravekpl Posted: Jul 30, 2011 12:42 AM

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these are the hatboxes I bought! they are $5, $6 and $7!

kerryums Posted: Jul 30, 2011 12:46 AM

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I made a few of these as gifts to future brides, and had boxes similar to above.... I used a box cutter that I accidentally stole from when I worked in retail as a teenager... it worked great! So if you can get your hands on one of those???