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Cupcake Box

Once upon a time there was a girl who liked to wrap things, even cupcakes. Here is how she did it....

You don't have to fill your box with a cupcake -- you can fill it with whatever you want! I filled mine with an adorable onesie, stuffed into a baby food jar. 

Here are some quick directions: For the box bottom: 

 
Cut a square to 8 1/2 x 8 1/2. 
Score this piece on all sides at 2 1/2. 
Cut the flaps as shown in the picture and glue them to create the bottom of the box.

 
For the box top: 

 
Cut a square to 5"x5". 
Score this piece on all sides at 1". 
If desired, use a punch or die (I used the Labels One Nestability) to create a window in the lid of the box. Adhere a piece of acetate inside the lid to cover the window. 
Cut the flaps as shown above and glue them to create the top of the box.

 
 (I got several comments on the box top dimensions and that 5x5 was too small. It did work for me -- the box should be 3x3, so add an inch on all sides makes it 5x5. You can up it to 5 1/2" and score at 1" on all sides and see if that gives you more wiggle room.)
 
 
For the cupcake insert (this supports whatever you put inside your box): 

 
Cut a square to 5.75 x 5.75. 
Score this piece on all sides at 1 1/2". 
If desired, use a punch or die (I used a circle Nestability) to create a hole in the middle of the support to hold your item. 
Cut the flaps as shown above and glue them to create the insert for the box.

If you make your own cupcake box, please post it in our gallery and use the keyword "cupcakebox" -- all one word, all lower case so that we can showcase what you made.

Take a look at some of the awesome boxes already in our gallery.

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Comment by Ursula Longworth on May 18, 2012 at 11:05am: This is so cute Susanna, will try and create something similar for a friend....thanks for that...Ursula xx

Comment by Susanna Boyd on May 17, 2012 at 6:54pm: Yes! It's 2 1/2 -- it was late! sorry! I'll edit it now!

Comment by Marimer González on May 17, 2012 at 4:50pm: Gran tutorial, me encanta y lo voy a tener en cuenta.

Muchas gracias, Susan.

Comment by Priscilla M. on May 17, 2012 at 3:31pm: I think you must be right, disneylisa. I wouldn't know how the heck to figure out 2 1/5 anyway! I hope 2 1/2 is correct because I'm sure a lot of people would like to make this box! :)

Comment by disneylisa on May 17, 2012 at 11:04am: Guessing the directions should say score at 2 1/2 on each side of the 8 1/2 piece, that would give you a 3" box.

Comment by Lisa808 on May 15, 2012 at 9:01am: Cute box. Thanks for the tutorial.

Comment by Diana Auberle on May 15, 2012 at 3:57am: What a cute idea. Thanks for the tutorial.

Comment by Maryann Laursen on May 15, 2012 at 3:20am: What a cute idea will have to look closer on that, as soon as I get a spare moment, thanks soo much for the tutorial. It´s really cute.