DIY Paper Coffin for Halloween
Our DIY Halloween decorations are causing quite a stir! Earlier we introduced you to our mini Mr. Paper Bones, possibly the cutest paper skeleton we ever did see. Next up we are sharing the pattern for his little paper coffin that can be used as the perfect treat box for Halloween!
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DIY Paper Coffin!
Made in both a matte black paper and a metallic paper version our DIY paper coffin is super simple to make with our downloadable pattern. If you are using a cutting machine then download the SVG file below. For those of you who want to cut the pattern by hand simply download the PDF template, print it onto your chosen paper and trim to size using scissors or a craft knife.
Assembling Your Paper Coffin
Use a low temperature glue gun or regular paper glue to assemble the paper coffin and you are almost ready! If you want to make a little paper skeleton to pop inside, then head over to this post to get the pattern and instructions. Once Mr. Paper Bones is snug in his coffin you can top it up with spooky candy, stickers and goodies for your little trick-or-treaters! The perfect Halloween DIY project!
More To Love
For more DIY Halloween ideas take a look at our Halloween Pumpkin Diorama, our 3D Haunted Village and our cute Halloween candy huggers. You can also browse 100’s of Halloween project ideas here. We have a few more spooky treats up our sleeves so don’t go too far. And if you’re going DIY crazy this Halloween, show us your projects on your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #MadeWithLia. You can find us on Facebook or Instagram to see what DIY inspiration we are sharing next. Happy Halloween everyone, we hope you have a gear one! Enjoy! ~ Lia
Materials
- Lia Griffith Cardstock – Kraft & Natural
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Leave a CommentHello, Lia. On the SVG for the top, there seems to be an extra line in the score portion that shouldn’t be there. It’s on the top left side.
That is strange. It was an older project so I did some updating and it seems to be working now with the new version. Let me know if you are still having trouble.
My version is uploading with the extra lines as well. One in the middle of the bottom and a few extra on the edges
We took a look again as a team and I think we may have fixed the issue. Let us know if you are still having issues.
If I want to print onto two sided black card stock, is it possible to print the coffin template without the black color filled in and just use as a template?
We just updated the download links to include an outline version of the coffin template. I would suggest printing it out onto plain ‘ol white printer paper and using it as a guide to trace around onto your cardstock in pencil, and scoring/folding (shown as dotted lines on the template). Black ink won’t show up too well on black cardstock. 🙂
When I try and cut this file it says I need to remove exclusive content??
That happens to me once in awhile– usually I just refresh or relaunch Design Space and it works. Contact Cricut customer service if that doesn’t do the trick, it seems to be an issue on their end. So sorry!
I’m having trouble with the SVG files. Not sure what to do. I’m using my iPad with a Cricut Explore Air. It keeps telling me that Safari cannot download the file. What am I doing wrong? I’m sure it is something simple. Thanks! Becky Hutchens
We don’t use our iPads that much so that is a question you will need to contact Cricut Customer Service for. Since we are always designing we are on our laptops or computers. I hope it is something simple:-)
Hi Lia,
Where can I find the printable tags?
Thanks for the inspiration!!
Juliet
oups, just added.
No problem! I appreciate it. Keep up the great work =0)
Thank you for continuing to inspire me! I look forward to your e-mail everyday. Also thank you for providing PDF files, as I can’t afford a cutting machine, besides the one I provide with an Xacto knife and scissors.
You are so welcome Nancy. We are working to have more “non-cutting-machine” projects too, so you can have more to love. 😉
so cool 😛
THanks!
Boy talk about getting pattern for coffin and there it was already, thanks so much for having it so soon for all of us. Can hardly wait to make these. Will make couple to send to college Grand daughter, think she’ll get kick of out of this. Her Mom says she’s been quite home sick. Sure so miss her alot.
Happy weekend
These are so fun! I know she will love it. Fill it up with little goodies and lots of love. 😉
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