Free Gift Box Template

These DIY favor boxes are super easy to make and you can make it using lots of different types of inexpensive and even free materials.

I made these boxes for a friend’s wedding. (It was a small wedding so it wasn’t that onerous). Nonetheless, I challenged myself to make wedding favors under $2. The decor of the wedding had a modern farmhouse rustic feel so I wanted to use kraft paper. As it turns out, paper groceries bags look the same as kraft paper so I ended up making a small gift box out of paper for free! These are easy but nice cheap favors boxes.

For my own wedding, I managed to spend less than $50k on everything including the honeymoon. I thought that was a lot at the time. I still think it’s a lot for just one occasion but as it turns out, it is below average for weddings and honeymoons. It’s just crazy what people are willing to spend on a single day. I love this recent trend of low key backyard weddings.

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Not only are smaller wedding financially more feasible, they end up being more intimate affairs.

This was the inspiration for this project, I wanted to create something that didn’t cost anything. Even the little things add up when you have 100 guests. These little favor boxes sell for $2 a pop online.

My gift box is super simple to make and you can reuse materials you already have around the house.

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Materials for a DIY gift box:

Paper grocery bags and Scissors

(That’s it!)

Now, if you’re not willing to sit around and collect grocery bags, kraft paper isn’t that expensive. You can get a pack of 50 from Amazon for less than $10. I recommend using medium weight kraft paper or cardstock in general for this particular gift box. Anything lighter won’t hold up as well. Here are some of my favorite cardstock brands:

  • Assorted Starter Pack – Basic assorted colors, great starter pack, perfect weight for most papercraft projects
  • Cricut Joy Insert Card Packs – You don’t have to use these with the Cricut Joy, they are nice material kids for cardmaking.
  • Cardstock Warehouse Brand on Amazon – I love the quality of all the matte-colored cardstock with Cardstock Warehouse. It is my go-to brand for individual matte colors that I might need
  • Poptone Assorted Variety Pack – This is the perfect peppy assortment of colors of heavy cardstock. It’s a heavy cardstock assortment with colors I actually use frequently for cardmaking.
  • Seasonal Assorted Variety Pack – This is a slight variation on the Poptone assortment and has a quite few neutrals that complement almost any accent color.
  • Stardream Metallics Line – For paper crafts, the Stardream line is the go-to for a metallic shimmer finish. It is the perfect sheen to make any project pop. The core is also colored is which hard to find for metallic paper.

I use my Cricut cutting machine to make these which makes it go much faster.

Cutting Machine – I use a Cricut. Check out my recommendations for Cricut machines and accessories for beginners for more info.

Template – This favor boxes template is free and available in both SVG and Printable PDF formats in my resource library.

How to make a free DIY favor gift box:

Step 1: Cut out the rectangular box template

There are a couple of ways to do this. You can always design the cutout by hand. I’ve spent some time optimizing my template for the proportions. It is free for anyone that is interested including all file formats (SVG|PNG|PDF).

You can trim your grocery bag to a standard paper size for your printer and print directly onto the grocery bag to cut.

Alternatively, you can just print it out on regular copy paper and then trace the cutout by hand.

I have a fancy cutting machine so I just cut it there but this is a simple design and totally doable by hand. If you’re using a grocery bag, I recommend a green standard grip mat. Grocery bags are a little rougher and require a more sticky mat. If you’re just using Kraft cardstock, I recommend using a light grip blue mat. It’s much easier to get the cutout off and clean up afterwards.

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Step 2: Score and fold the party box template

Fold at the base of the cutout and slide the hearts in the slots. I actually don’t bother with scoring most of the time especially if I’m making a lot of these but some thicker materials might need an initial score before folding.

That’s it! It doesn’t get easier than this. It’s true, the best things in life are free. 🙂

Interested in my other party favor box templates (also free!)? Check out my rolled rose gift box and butterfly gift box tutorials.

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If you have a Cricut cutting machine, these floral heart boxes are also super easy to make.

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I totally understand the feeling of wanting to spend less. As I have said, I have been there. I am proud of it because I could spend my hard-earned money on bills and other necessities.

Making favor boxes is one of those areas of savings that I would recommend to people. It is easy, and there are a lot of inspirations online to rely on. I recently saw a favor boxes for Valentine’s Day, where it was like a Russian doll. Once you open the favor box, another box was inside. Besides another box, it also contained small gifts. It was a very creative idea that I intend on getting to soon. But for now, let’s focus on a simple craft.

The favor box need not be boring. You can place your flair! You can control the designs. But first! You need to understand the initial steps of doing it. Especially for you who would be making favor boxes for the first time.

If you have read my previous articles, I provide some recommendations on how to prepare all your tools and materials before starting with your craft. This is for you to avoid getting distracted while crafting. And, if you feel intimidated with crafting, do not be! It is normal to not get things right immediately. Try and try again – you would definitely ace it after some practice.

Let us get started! The material is readily available in your local craft store.

18 thoughts on “Free Gift Box Template”

    1. Hi there, this favors box is in the wedding section of my resource library (see link in menu bar). I have a lot of freebies in there and I’m working on organizing it in a better way for my subscribers. So sorry for the inconvenience in the meantime!

  1. Linda Sarafin

    These are very cute but I’m going in circles trying to find the template

    1. Hi there, all my templates are in my resource library, see link in menu bar. Thanks for stopping by!

  2. Juliette

    Keen to know what your fancy cutting tool is please? So beautiful

  3. Linda

    Looks a lot like the one that stampin up has.????

    1. Very cute! What did you put inside?

      1. Thank you! candy…that’s the great thing about making nicer favors boxes, you can go with for affordable candies and it’s still a great gift 🙂

  4. Marie

    Iam already subscribed but I cannot find the RESOURCE LIBRARY?????? I would like to download the wedding favor gift box.

    1. Hi there, I renamed it to “free resources”, the link is available in the menu bar on every page.

  5. Viviana

    Can it be scored with the cricut at the time of cutting?

    1. ilyssa.norda@domesticheights.com

      Hi! Yes, but the scoring never lines up correctly when I do it so I just do it by hand.

  6. Molly

    Hi. These are adorable but it is extremely frustrating trying to find the template. After clicking on “Free Resources” it prompts you to sign in. You cannot see anything without signing in. I am happy to make a free account so I can sign in and view these, however there is no option anywhere on your site to make a free account. How are people supposed to access this template? Seems like I am not the only one to ask this. Maybe you need to reconsider how you set up your website.

    1. Elf @DomesticHeights

      Hi Molly,
      Thank you for the feedback. I’ll take a look at it.
      In the meanwhile, could you drop me an email on : info@domesticheights.com and I’ll sent you the link and password 🙂
      Happy Crafting!

  7. Danica

    Hello, I signed up for you free templates, but I have not received a password yet.

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