The ever-amazing Jenny is back again today to share a beautiful and brilliant project: this interchangeable treat box would be perfect for gifting treats for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, teacher appreciation, birthdays, or just because.
It’s not a pie box! It’s not a cake box! It’s an everything box! Interchangeable inserts make this treat box suitable for gifting and transporting all kinds of treats—cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and more!




How to Make a Wood Treat Box
with Interchangeable Inserts for Cookies, Cakes, Pies, and More
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GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES:

MARK YOUR MEASUREMENTS + MAKE YOUR CUTS






SAND + FILE


GLUE + CLAMP












ARRANGE YOUR TREAT BOX







More ways to gift treats for birthdays and holidays:
Build a drink caddy (or fill it with treats instead)
Serve a treat or breakfast in bed on a DIY patterned tray
Customize ceramic dishes for jewelry or candy dishes
or serve brunch for the whole gang with this easy bagel buffet!
This is such a beautiful plan – both to use and to give. We have a bake team at our church. This would make such a wonderful thank you gift for those who bring treats every week! I can just see a line of these boxes filled every week with homemade goodies to share! Do you have any idea what one might cost to build in supplies? I’m tossing the idea of making a dozen of these to give to our team members. Thank you for the plan and all the beautiful pictures that leave my mind spinning with ideas 🙂
What a lovely idea! I’m sure your bake team would be delighted to be gifted with a treat box. Assuming you already have the tools necessary to build with (i.e. a saw, measuring tape, etc.) and need only the materials for the box itself, you’re looking at less than $4 for an 8-oz. bottle of Gorilla wood glue (I’m guessing you would need 2 bottles to build 12 boxes, so about $8 total for glue). That leaves the wood, which is a more variable cost depending on where you buy it and what kind you buy and how many inserts you make to go with each box. For my box and inserts, I used two (2′ x 2′) PureBond Poplar Plywood Project Panels in the 1/4″ thickness at a cost of $6/each (so $12 total) and one (2′ x 2′) PureBond Poplar Plywood Project Panel in the 1/2″ thickness at a cost of $7.75 (for a grand total of $19.75 for wood, before taxes, S+H). Since you’d be making multiple boxes, you’d be able to maximize your cuts from each piece of wood, so that might lower your wood costs a bit. Keep in mind that you can find less expensive pieces of wood that would work very well for these boxes. You don’t need to use the same materials I did. You could also purchase a ready-made box from a store and make the custom inserts yourself—that could potentially be more economical, but I’m guessing the box wouldn’t be as solid and sturdy and high-quality. Good luck!
Amazing project! Your photos and cut images are so helpful. Thanks for all the effort put into doing this and writing it up.
So dear of you to take the time to leave such a kind note. Thank you! And “Happy Valentine’s Day!”