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Hobbies and fun box templates

Guitar picks, houses, guitars, game controllers, rockets, planets, light bulbs and puzzle pieces. Hobby and personality gifts.

  • gamer and musician gifts
  • housewarming and realtor closing gifts
  • space and science parties
  • teacher gifts

When to be ready: all year.

Start with the Guitar Pick See pricing
Guitar Pick box: a 3D render of the laser-cut living-hinge box in Baltic birch with its scored lid drawingGuitar Pick

The shapes

8 shapes for Hobbies and fun

Each card opens the shape's page: what it is for, what the file contains at its suggested size, and a link that loads it in the Studio.

Guitar Pick lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
Guitar PickPro
Classic pick outline
House lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
HousePro
Walls and a pitched roof
Guitar lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
GuitarPro
Body, neck and headstock
Game Controller lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
Game ControllerPro
Controller with two grips
Rocket lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
RocketPro
Nose cone and fins
Ringed Planet lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
Ringed PlanetPro
Planet with a tilted ring
Light Bulb lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
Light BulbPro
Bulb and screw base
Puzzle Piece lid: red cut line with its scored lid art in blue
Puzzle PiecePro
Two knobs, two sockets
  • Guitar Pick: The classic pick outline. A box for picks, a musician’s gift, concert-ticket presentation.
  • House: Walls and a pitched roof. Housewarming gifts, a realtor closing gift, a first-home keepsake.
  • Guitar: Body, neck and headstock in one tall box. Guitarist gifts, a pick-and-strings set.
  • Game Controller: A controller with two grips. Gamer gifts, a gift-card box for game credit.
  • Rocket: A nose cone and fins. Space-themed birthdays, a science-fair prize, a kid’s treasure box.
  • Ringed Planet: A planet with a tilted ring. Space nurseries, astronomy gifts.
  • Light Bulb: A bulb on a screw base. Teacher and mentor gifts (bright idea), a graduation box.
  • Puzzle Piece: Two knobs and two sockets. Autism awareness, puzzle-lover gifts, a proposal that fits.

Hinges that fit

Four hinge patterns for Hobbies and fun

Any of the 21 patterns works on any shape; these suit the look of this collection.

Lightning cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
LightningPro
Sawtooth bolts
Zipper cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
ZipperPro
Interlocking square teeth
Morse cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
MorsePro
Long and short dashes
Battlement cut layout: red cut lines and blue score lines
BattlementPro
Square-wave castle steps

What people search for

Listing words for this collection

If you sell what you cut, these are the phrases shoppers type. Use them in your listing titles and Pinterest boards.

  • gamer gift box laser cut
  • rocket box svg
  • house shaped box laser file
  • puzzle piece box

Guides

From file to market stall

Questions about the Hobbies and fun collection

How many of the Hobbies and fun shapes are free?

All 8 preview and fold free in the Studio; exporting their cut files needs Pro ($9 per month, $59 per year, $149 one-time), which covers all 100 shapes and 21 hinges. The Rounded Box, Curved Cylinder and Hexagon export free if you want to test your laser first.

When should I start cutting for the season?

All year. Shoppers search for seasonal gifts four to six weeks before the day, and marketplace listings take a couple of weeks to gain traction, so finished photos should be ready before the searches start.

Can I personalise them?

Yes. Every shape carries its own lid drawing on the score layer; add a name, date or monogram in your laser software on the same layer, or turn the lid art off for a plain lid you engrave yourself. Personalised boxes sell for noticeably more than plain ones.

Which file do I need for my laser?

SVG for LightBurn, xTool Creative Space, Glowforge and Inkscape; DXF for CAD and older cutters. Both are sized 1:1 in millimetres with separate cut and score layers.

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