Coffin Gift Box

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It doesn’t always require rocket science to make a gift more personal. Sometimes, a little attention to the wrapping can make all the difference.

I happen to have a friend who is absolutely obsessed with Halloween. She has more Halloween decorations than all Belgian amusement parks combined. No, I’m not exaggerating! 🎃

When she organized a Halloween party at her house this year, I couldn’t resist bringing a gift. Over the past few years, I’ve regularly been making personalized and custom gift wrapping on several occasions. So, what better gift than a coffin for a Halloween party present?! 💀

Instructables to the Rescue

Due to professional and other occupations, I don’t have much time these days, so I turned to Google and found a laser-cut and engraved coffin on Instructables ↗. It seemed like a great start.

However, after cutting the design as is, it turned out that it wasn’t quite perfect. The sides didn’t align properly. Nothing a little bit of Inkscape couldn’t solve 🤓

Inkscape to the Rescue

Because sharing is caring, I’m sharing my improved SVG file below. Once you cut and glue it together, you’ll have half of a coffin. Repeat the process and add some hinges, and you’ll be ready to personalize your coffin gift box 😇 I opted for a Celtic Cross engraved on top. If I had more time, I’d love to hand-paint some vibrant dia del morte designs ↗ on it.

Improved Coffin SVG coffin-gift-box.svg