Easy to open, these super cute pencil boxes can be filled to the brim with sweets or small treats. Ideal for stationery addicts, teacher gifts, back to school gifts and more!
The template comes as an SVG cut file, as well as a plain black and white PDF. You can therefore choose your own colour scheme and easily resize it to suit your needs.
To make your very own fabulous pencil box you will need:
- Template (SVG cut file and PDF available)
- Coloured cardstock (220 - 250gsm recommended)
- Coloured paper or thin card for the pencil lead pieces (80 - 160gsm recommended)
- Craft glue / PVA / double sided tape
- Craft knife / scissors
- Ruler
Watch my video tutorial to see me making one, or follow the written instructions below:
Once all of the pieces are cut out and folded, you need to find the shortest tab on the pencil point piece. Apply glue or double sided tape to the tab, then attach it to the first section of the pencil.
Make sure that the (red) curved edge is not stuck down.
Repeat with the remaining five tabs.
It should look like this on the inside ...
... and this on the outside.
Next, apply glue to the two long tabs and interlock them.
TIP: Use a long pencil or pen to press against the join from the inside.
The pencil lead point and the lead circle on the end need to be cut out of thin card or paper. This will give it a nice smooth, flush finish. You can use a traditional pencil lead (dark grey) colour, or choose to make it a coloured pencil, matching the lead with the colour of the pencil box.
TIP: Fold the lead point into shape before attaching it to the pencil, making sure the two edges join neatly.
You can then glue each of the six curved edges down and hold them in place until dry.
Next, glue each of the five tabs near the lid and fold them down inside the box. This will strengthen the box and help to keep the lid closed.
Then glue the hexagonal lid panel to the lid, and the small lead circle to the centre.
Glue the six small tabs on the lid insert piece, and assemble. Then glue this to the underside of the lid, making sure that it is lined up centrally with an equal distance (approximately 1mm) around the outside.
If needed, glue one or two small tabs of matching cardstock to the front of the lid insert to help hold the lid closed. The need for this varies depending on the thickness of the cardstock used.
This is a fabulous little favour box, and I love how mixing up the colours and patterns recreates how real pencils look when they are together in a pencil case or pencil pot.
*UPDATED December 2021* This template now includes panels so that you can add decorative paper sides to your pencil boxes! Check out my additional blog post here to find out more :-)
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