Gifting Ideas and Styling DIY Gift Boxes
Special events whether they are weddings, birthdays, engagements or any other milestone worth celebrating, one way to thank your guests would be with a thank you gift or bonbonniere. By presenting them within a DIY gift boxes decorated beautifully, the sentimental value of the chosen gift is further enhanced.
Choosing a personalised gift is so much better than not as it gives weight to the thought you put into making sure the guests took away with them something that showed your thanks. Depending on the type of DIY gift box you select, we’ve put together some gift box choices and inspirations for both the gift that you can include as well as the way you can wrap and present it.
Some gift ideas for your wedding or special events bombonieres/favours are as follows;
| Bomboniere/Favours | Ideal Gift Box | Accessories |
| Mini Potted Succulents | Clear PVC Box | |
| Jarred Candles | Mug Box | Personalised Round/Oval Labels |
| Plantable Seed Paper Designs | Trinket Box | |
| Personalised Hershey Kisses | Clear PVC Noodle Box | |
| Loose Leaf Tea Favours | Card Stock/Clear PVC Pillow Boxes | Personalised Round Label |
| Personalised Napkin Rings | Trinket Boxes | |
| Personalised Champagne Glasses | Crystal Box | |
| Personalised Lip Balms | Pillow Box | Personalised Labels |
| Notepads | Book Box | |
| Custom Glass/Ceramic Mugs/Mason Jars | Mug Boxes | |
| Miniature Porcelain Figurines | Mug Box/Crystal Box | |
| Mints | Trinket Boxes | |
| Customised Soap/Bath Bombs | Card Stock/Clear PVC Pillow Boxes | Oval/Rectangle Personalised Labels |
| Goodie Bags | Clear PVC/Card Stock Noodle Boxes | Thank you Labels/Tags |
| Wedding Cake | Trinket/Cube Box | Seals/Stickers |
Depending on the above suggestions for the type of gift box to choose when gifting, here are DIY gift box designs. These are available as flat packs with clear instructions on how to assemble them on your own.
| Gift Box Type | Description |
| Small Box | These boxes are also perfect for Bombonieres/Favours and will be mentioned in detail further below. |
| Trinket Box | These are slightly larger than a small box, often with sizing of 80 x 80 x 60mm tall and available either coloured boxed or PVC clear DIY boxes |
| Mug Box | These boxes are ideal to gift a mug in, and is a 110mm cube with a separate lid and base |
| Book Box | Perfect for gifting books or anything of the sort, shape and size, they are available in different colours. |
| Crystal Box | These boxes are ideal to gift champagne flutes or similar crystal/glass items |
| Lingerie Box | If you’re looking to gift lingerie, or something that is that is personalised like handkerchief or scarves, then this type of DIY box would be ideal.. |
| Wine Box | If you’re planning on gifting wine, maybe with a personalise tag, then choose this box as it is the ideal size to accommodate the standard wine size |
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Cube Boxes |
Trinket Boxes |
Noodle Boxes |
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PVC Bomboniere Boxes |
PVC Midi Pillow Boxes |
Trinket Boxes with Clear PVC Lids |
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