box sets are a great way to organize and
display your collections but you don't
have to buy them it's really easy to
make your own first you need to decide
on what the contents of your box set
will be you can use books movies or your
favorite magazine next you need some
sheets of solid cardboard to make the
box you can buy these at most craft
stores but I decided to salvage the
material from a couple of old hardcover
books you'll also need some masking tape
and printer sticker paper once you have
all the materials you're ready to start
making your bucks stack the contents of
the box together on top of the cardboard
then trace the outline repeat this for
each side of the collection except the
spine using a sharp knife cut out each
of the sections just outside the trace
line now you need to tape the sides
together to make the box start by laying
the five pieces side-by-side on your
work surface then apply strips of tape
to attach each of the pieces together
the easiest way to ensure that the box
will perfectly fit the contents is to
have them inside the box as you're
assembling it so place your set on one
of the side pieces and fold the box
around it then apply tape to each of the
outside corners and edges of the box now
you need to add some cover art I decided
to use images and graphics from the
magazine itself scale the images to
match the size of the box and print them
out on sticker paper then cut out the
images leaving an extra half-inch of
black material around each side now you
need to apply the stickers Center the
graphics of the spine sticker on the box
and press it in place in each corner of
the sticker cut out a small square going
up to the corner of the box this will
let you neatly wrap the sticker around
the sides of the box apply the front and
back stickers in the same way but trim
the spine edge of the sticker to be
flush with the spine of the box if
necessary you can help hold the stickers
together with masking tape lastly apply
the top and bottom stickers trim needs
to be even with the front back and spine
of the box now your custom box set is
complete
you can use this basic procedure to make
cases for any of your collections so why
not make one for yourself thanks for
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