These are the materials you need to make DIY newspaper boxes and desk organizers by hand: 3 flat packing boxes, paper cutter, marker, straightedge, adhesive tape, wrapping paper.

Line up all the boxes side by side and use a pen to mark the sides of the carton with markers. Use a ruler to connect the marks on both sides and draw a slanted black line. Flip over to the opposite side of the carton and draw a slanted line that looks like this at the same height.

Grab a box cutter and cut off all of the four sides of the carton surface above the marked line, resulting in a small box with a high front and a low back. Tape them together and you're done.