What weight cardstock for favor boxes?

What are you planning to put in them?

It definitely depends on the size and what you are putting inside, but it's probably best to make a couple of trial boxes to see what works best.

They're only going to be like 3" tall, in the shape of a milk carton, like this:

As for what we're putting in, I'm not entirely sure. Leaning towards M&M's but may do kisses or something, but almost definitely some kind of candy.

Okay, so that didn't work, let's try again..

That looks like it's made from simple scrapbooking paper. I would probably try to find something at least 80 lb. 60 might be okay tho.

Natasha that is soooo cute!!!

Thanks! I mean, mine will totally different from the picture, but that's the shape!

I would go with 80lb card-stock. Be careful not to choose something that is too stiff or the edges will crack - sometimes all the way through! You will want to purchase some scor-tape (1/4" width should be perfect) to hold your boxes together. You don't want them to fall apart.

If you are considering a shimmery paper stock, A Muse has a beautiful range of 84lb cardstock called Shimmer Couture. It is made with 100% organic materials (no metals) and is very flexible. It's what we use for our favor boxes. www.amuseartstamps.com

Good luck! This will be a fun project.

Linda - Thanks! The plan right now is to make the boxes out of varying black and white patterns. They're just really hard to find, I've noticed.