Star Lid Box Template — Free Folded Star Top Box

The star lid box template, flat and folded

Star lid box template — free printable dieline with cut and fold lines, any size — The printable dieline at its standard size. Type your own size above for yours.

Star lid box folded up from the template — the finished box — The finished star lid box, made from it.

What this template is for

Two pieces: a plain polygonal base, and a lid that lifts off and closes with a folded star. The lid is already enlarged by the material thickness and the clearance you set, so it goes over the base rather than jamming on it.

Also called folded star box · hexagon box with lid · star top gift box · twist lid box — all the same shape, and this is it.

Gift and keepsake boxes
Wedding favours and table gifts
Christmas and festive packaging
Trinket and jewellery boxes

How to use this template

All four downloads are the same star lid box at the same size — only the format changes.

Which file goes where: PDF, PNG, SVG or DXF

PDF printing at home: Print at 100 per cent, or hand it to a print shop as "actual size, no scaling".
PNG 300 dpi Canva, Photoshop, Procreate: Upload, lock it in place and design your star lid box on top. Free plan and phone included. Full Canva walkthrough →
SVG Cricut, Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity: Vector, with cuts, folds and labels on separate layers. Cricut and Silhouette walkthrough →
DXF Silhouette, laser and vinyl cutters: Two layers, CUT and FOLD — and the one free Silhouette Studio Basic will open.

Getting it printed properly → · Putting your own design on it →

Printing it

Type your size above, then download the PDF.
Print at 100% — never “fit to page”, or every measurement comes out wrong.
Too big for the paper? Pick your paper size and leave Fit the pieces to the page ticked: each piece gets its own place on a sheet and the PDF comes out with every page in it, nothing cut in half and nothing to tape.

How to put it together

These pictures are the star lid box itself, not a generic diagram — change the measurements above and the template changes, but the steps never do. The names in capitals are the labels printed on the template.

Cut the solid lines
Every solid line is a cut. Do the inside shapes first, while the sheet is still whole and easy to hold.
Score every dashed line
Dashed lines are folds. Score each one first — an empty ballpoint against a ruler — or the card cracks along the outside of the bend.
Step by step
1. Cut out the BASE WALL, the BASE and the LID WALL.
2. Base: roll the BASE WALL into a ring, glue its (glue) tab inside the first panel, fold the bottom flaps in and glue the BASE on them.
3. Lid: roll the LID WALL into a ring and glue its tab the same way.
4. Fold the lid’s petals down one after another going round, and slide the last one under the first to make the star.
5. Put the lid on the base.

No glue needed.

Questions about the star lid box

What is the difference from the petal box?

The petal box is one piece and the swirl is the top of the box itself. This is two pieces: a plain base you fill, and a separate lid that lifts off and closes with the same folded star. Use this one when you want to open and shut the box more than once.

Will the lid actually fit over the base?

Yes. The lid polygon is grown by two board thicknesses plus the clearance you set, which is what it takes for one wall to pass outside another. Increase the clearance if you are cutting thick board or your folds come out soft.

Why has the lid no flaps at the bottom?

Because it has to drop over the base. Flaps folded into the bottom of a lid are exactly the thing that stops it going on. Only the base has bottom flaps, and a disc goes on top of them to make the floor.

Can I make the star pointed or rounded?

Both. The star point curve is zero by default, which gives straight-edged points — the classic folded star. Raise it and the points bow out into petals instead.