Learn How to Make Your Own Cell Box

Supplies

• A moving box for packing
• An additional cardboard box to make the individual cells
• Sturdy scissors or a box cutter
• A pen or pencil
• A permanent marker
• Measuring tape
• Packing paper
• Packing tape

Constructing the cell box

1. Measure the moving box. Take note of the length, width and depth of the box you will be placing your cell box inside.
2. Break down the extra box. To get the pieces you will need for your cell box, break down a sturdy box. For best results, use sturdy pieces of roughly even thickness.
3. Cut up the cell box pieces. Using the measurements you took in the beginning, cut two pieces of cardboard the length and depth of the box and three (or more pieces) using the width of the box and slightly more than half of the depth.
4. Place your glassware. To determine how to put your cell box together, place one row of the glassware you will be packing against the length of the box and place the short pieces of cardboard in between the glasses to serve as dividers/make up the base of your cell.
5. Make your notches. On top of these shorter pieces, place a longer piece of cardboard and mark where they intersect with a writing implement. Cut long notches where you made these marks, taking care not to cut all the way through to the other side.
6. Repeat Step 5 with all your long cardboard pieces.
7. Assemble the cell box. Fit the notches you made on the longer cardboard pieces onto the shorter cardboard pieces to make a grid that your glassware can sit in. Adjust your grid if needed to get the best possible fit for your glasses.

Packing your glassware

• Pack the inside of the glass. To prevent breakage in transit, pack the inside of the glasses you will be moving full of packing paper.
• Wrap them up. Next, wrap the outer layer in several pieces of packing paper, being sure to tuck the extra paper into the rim of the glass.
• Place them. Glasses should be loaded into your cell box with the rim side facing downward.
• Fill in empty spaces. To stop the glasses from jostling during your move, cover any empty space between the top of your glass or the cell box and the lid of the box with crumpled packing paper.
• Seal and label. Finally, seal the box securely with packing tape. Note on several sides of the box with a permanent marker that the items inside are fragile and which side of the box to keep facing up when being carried and loaded during the move. Also make sure to note what is inside the moving box and what room it should be moved to in your new home.

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