Pyramid Favor Box

Pyramid Favor Boxes



I really think great packaging can make any favor special. It’s something about receiving a beautifully wrapped gift that makes you not really care what’s inside.

Lately I’ve been fascinated with making my own packaging and I wanted something that would be great for tea bags. When I saw this great template from Brownie Points, I knew I’d struck gold. It takes a little effort. I wouldn’t do it for a wedding for 100, but for an intimate tea party, it’s a great way to personalize your favors and match them to your theme.

To make these you will need:
• The decorative paper of your choice preferably 8.5″ x 11″ that will go through a printer feed
• Single sided laminating sheets: these are like big clear stickers, same size or slightly larger than your decorative paper.
• A bone folder: or similar item for emphasizing creases.
• Small stickers: to help hold the pyramid door.

Choose your decorative paper and print out this pdf template that fits three boxes on one 8.5″ x 11″ sheet. If your paper is decorated on one side, print out the template so that it is on the undecorated side. The template will show on the inside of the finished box.

She suggests applying the sheet of laminating film to the template printed side of the paper. I made them without this step, using card stock as my paper. If you are putting a candy inside, instead of tea, the laminating paper will keep any oily food residue from seeping into the paper. If you do decide to use the laminate, smooth out any air bubbles. Now you should have a sheet of paper with the pyramid template visible through the clear film.


Cutting out the box templates yields three potential pyramids of this shape.

The pyramid template has three main features:
A: the face of the pyramid. This labeled one in particular will serve as an inner door. A written description of your box’s contents fit perfectly here.
B: these smaller triangles fold in to form the bottom of the box.
C: this larger bottom flap closes the outer most panel of the pyramid, keeping the structure closed when sealed to the bottom.

After cutting out the templates, run a bone folder over the template lines. This preps the paper to be creased. Only trace the lines on the shiny, laminated side of the paper.


Fold inward on all the lines, using the bone folder to
emphasize the creases. Only press the crease in one direction- with the shiny side of the paper being the inside of the pyramid. The shape of the pyramid should really spring to life at this step.

Cut out a square of the sticky laminate film whose sides equal the length of the small bottom triangles, labeled B above. Apply this square of tape like film to the three small bottom forming squares. Alternatively, a decorative sticker could be used to keep these flaps connected.

At this point you will have an open pyramid with two door flaps. The flap with out a bottom forming triangle (labeled A above) is the inner door, a good place for writing.

The outer most door can be sealed closed with a sticker on the bottom flap (labeled C above).

Decorative elements can be used to form a handle out of the top. These can be built out of string that is affixed to the inside of the pyramid. Enjoy slipping little goodies into these fun shapes to give to your friends.