get your wood. for my apple box, I used a scrap block that was 4"x6"x10"
alternative is to glue several pieces together

**be sure to put glue EVERYWHERE (OVERFLOWING is better than having your project break in the middle of cutting) and CLAMP IT at least 24 hours before cutting**

draw your desired shape out

mark where you want your drawers, be sure not to make the borders too thin or the project will collapse on you

(optional if you have another piece of wood big enough to cover your design)
cut off roughly 1/2" of the wood

*sorry for poor lighting

cut as close as possible to your lines, it's better to have to sand a little more off than have an awkward hole in the entire project

cut the drawers out, it's better to have smaller drawers than a weak border

I guess I forgot to take a picture here, but you basically cut the front and back off the drawers, then cut the sides, and lastly the bottom

piece, glue and clamp overnight

while you're waiting, glue the entrance you made when cutting for the shelves (there's no way around it, a jigsaw's blade isn't long enough, and a bandsaw can't make internal holes)

clamp that baby up

when the shelves have dried, sand the misfits off

don't sand the fronts (if you don't want to) or you'll have massive holes between the border and drawers

sand small details

glue the piece of wood from step 3 (as you can see I lost mine so I ended up using a scrap piece of wood)

clamp

when dry, cut your shape out

sand down to size

cut/sand (I made mine from scrap pieces), glue, and clamp handles on

sand for a nice, smooth finish

paint or stain your box

spray with a clear shellac coating

super cute!