DIY Sharpie Marker Holder for your desk

posted: 14 May 2021
updated: 16 January 2022

Create a marker holder to organize your desktop! This is a simple Cricut Maker project made from recycled corrugated cardboard and using the knife blade.

I love Sharpies! I created this marker holder to keep them handy next to my Cricut.

This desktop marker organizer holds 78 markers. Cricut markers fit into the holes too; they just fit a little more loosley.

You could set it on your desk or shelf so that it’s horizontal, vertical as I have it, or even face-down and have the markers stick up (which isn’t usually recommended as a storage position.) If your markers do not have a larger cap, you could put them tip-down into the holder.

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Tips for making the marker holder project

• Do a test cut of part of the front piece, using scrap paper first, so that you can check the size of the holes to your markers. I’ve designed it so Sharpie markers, such as the fine point, ultra-fine point, and dual point, fit perfectly. If you have a different brand of markers, you may want to resize it just a bit so they have a more snug fit.
  
  
• Cricut Markers also fit! The holes are just slightly more spacious for them.
  
  
• If you are using it for markers that do NOT have large lids such as the Cricut markers, make the back piece solid so that the markers can’t slide back too far.
  

The Sharpie Marker Holder can be cut out of corrugated cardboard, so there are no supplies to purchase. (You need to have the Cricut Maker and Knife Blade to cut it.) It’s a sturdy, recycled material that everyone should have on hand.

** Note: It can be hard to find a cardboard box that is less than 2 mm thick in the US. I use my digital caliper to measure all of my Amazon boxes, and most of them are too thick to go into the Maker. For an easier option, use this chipboard that you can buy on Amazon. **

You can also make this project using chipboard, poster board, or the thin cardboard from cereal boxes or cardstock books (if you layer several pieces on top of each other.)

If you have the Explore Air, you can make this too! Just use poster board, cereal boxes, or another thin cardboard, and edit the SVG file as needed for the tools and accessories that you have.

Above are three different materials you can cut the Sharpie Holder out of.

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Before you make the project, do a test cut. Insert a shape like a circle, and choose a material. Remember to do a test cut with the material you are going to use. Review the tutorial here if you want tips on cutting corrugated cardboard with your Cricut Maker and Knife Blade.

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To make the desktop marker organizer, you will need:

• #51 Sharpie Marker Holder SVG downloaded from my Free Files Folder (request the password at the bottom of the page if you aren’t on my email list yet)
  
• Cricut Maker with Knife Blade
  
• Purple StrongGrip Mat, 12×12 inches
  
• Blue painter’s tape
  
• Corrugated Cardboard less than 2mm (from recycled shipping boxes) OR Chipboard
  
• Glue Gun

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How to use the SVG in Cricut Design Space

1) Download pattern #51 Sharpie Marker Holder SVG from the Free Files Folder. (If you don’t have the magic word, request access at the bottom of the page.)

2) Unzip the file, and upload it to Design Space. This is a very easy project with nothing to Attach, Draw, or Score.

Note: If you are making the Sharpie Marker Holder with a solid back piece, scroll down to the “How to make the back piece solid” section near the end of the post for specific, step-by-step instructions.

3) Simply click the green Make It button. It will take a long time to cut.

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How to Assemble the Sharpie Marker Holder

1) Run a bead of glue along the edge of one long piece.

2) Hold this piece straight up, right next to the edge of the back piece of cardboard, until the glue sets. (This is why I recommend hot glue; it cools quickly and holds very well.)

3) Repeat on the other side.

4) Next, run glue along the top of both edges. Set the center notched piece on top and make sure the edges are straight up while it sets.

5) Glue the next two outside pieces on.

6) Glue the front piece of the marker holder on.

7) Now, glue the top base piece on. Run a bead of glue on the notch in the center, and on both sides of the short support piece.

8) Put the brace piece in place and hold.

9) Repeat on the other end.

You’re done! Easy-peasy.

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To Make the Back Piece Solid

If you prefer to make the back piece solid (which is better for markers that don’t have a large cap), just use the Contour button.

1) Select one of the pieces that does not have a notch in it. Click on the Contour button in the bottom right corner.

2) A new window will pop up. Click on the Hide All Contours button.

3) The piece should now have all of the circles grayed out, with only the outline showing. Close the pop-up window by clicking on the X in the top right corner.

4) The piece should now be solid.

Remember, review how to cut corrugated cardboard here.

Learn how to make the Cricut Hanging Blade Caddy too!