Cantilever Jewelry Box

Last month, Sizzix reintroduced a few older “classic” dies,

including the Cantilever Box Die*.

I promised I’d make one, and I finally made a Cantilever box

using the Cantilever Die by Eileen Hull*.

Instead of making a sewing box, I made mine into a jewelry box.

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Putting it all together…

• Included on the back of the die-cut packaging are image directions on how to assemble the box.
• Cut out the pieces as show in the picture above.
• I used three sheets of the Sizzix Making Essentials Matboard* to die-cut all the pieces used to make the Cantilever Jewelry Box.

Materials Used:  (*affiliate links)

• Sizzix Cantilever Box Die*
• Sizzix Making Essentials Matboard*
• Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*
• Black Multi-Surface Acrylic Paint*
• Grey Plaid Scrapbook Paper (single-sided)
• Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker*

• I painted all my die-cut pieces with Black Multi-Surface Acrylic Paint*.  I did that before gluing.
• The instructions on the box showed using a hot glue gun to assemble the boxes. Eileen told me she uses Zip Dry Adhesive* and rubber bands to assemble the boxes. I wasn’t a big fan of using the hot glue gun and will definitely try the Zip Dry Adhesive* the next time.

• I cut 1″ strips of a single-sided grey plaid paper and ran them through the Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker* to add adhesive to the back of the strips.
• I carefully added the strips around the edges of each box.  Since the paper I used was single-sided, it was easy to cover the boxes.
• Once all the boxes were assembled, putting the cantilever box together wasn’t too hard.
• For added stability, I glued the bottom two boxes together.  I also added a 2″ x 6″ piece of black painted matboard to the bottom before adding the feet.

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post.  As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas.  The view and opinions are my own.