Custom Jewellery Boxes

Pendant Boxes

Custom pendant Boxes produced to your size and substrate, with printing and finishing handled in one run.

Minimum order
100 units
Production
3–5 business days
Construction
rigid box
Delivery
US, UK, Canada, Australia

No obligation

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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the finish you have in mind. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.

The more detail you give, the more accurate the quote.

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    The build detail that decides pendant boxes

    A recessed seat for the pendant with the chain slotted separately. Recessed, the pendant cannot travel far enough to strike anything.

    Pendant Boxes are built from greyboard wrapped in a printed or specialty paper, assembled by hand so the walls stay rigid and the lid holds its shape.

    What pendant boxes have to cope with

    Pendant Boxes hold a single hanging piece on a short chain, where the pendant itself is the valuable part. That is the starting point for the specification, because a recessed seat for the pendant with the chain slotted separately. Recessed, the pendant cannot travel far enough to strike anything.

    In service they are used for gifting and jewellery retail, where the piece is examined closely at the moment it is opened.

    Holding the contents in place

    Where a product needs to be held still, a fitted insert cut to its profile does more for damage rates than a heavier outer board. It usually costs less too, because you can drop a grade on the outer.

    • Magnetic closure
    • Ribbon pull
    • Foam insert
    • Fabric lining
    • Grosgrain ribbon tie

    The substrate for pendant boxes

    Rigid board with a die-cut foam recess under a soft lining.

    The options we would consider for this format are below; a recessed seat for the pendant with the chain slotted separately. Recessed, the pendant cannot travel far enough to strike anything.

    • 1200gsm greyboard with printed wrap
    • 1400gsm greyboard
    • Specialty textured wrap paper
    • Linen-finish wrap
    • Soft-touch laminated wrap

    Sizing pendant boxes

    Compact, around 3 × 3 × 1.25 in — closer to a ring box than to a necklace box, despite the chain.

    Send the contents rather than a box size. It is treated as a small necklace box, so the pendant is left loose on a flat pad with the chain coiled around it.

    Finishing pendant boxes

    The lining stock matters more than the wrap. A suede or velvet touch is what the recipient registers, and it also stops the scratching.

    Finishes are costed one at a time because each is a separate operation — that way you can see which one is carrying the price.

    • Foil stamping
    • Embossing
    • Debossing
    • Soft-touch lamination
    • Spot UV
    • Edge painting

    Proofing before the run

    Foil, soft-touch and deboss all read differently in person than on a screen, so we recommend a printed prototype rather than a digital proof alone for anything finish-led.

    Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.

    What we need from you

    Start with dimensions and quantity. If you already run something similar, a physical sample tells us more in a minute than a specification does in a page.

    A dieline template follows, then a proof. For finish-led work we usually recommend a physical prototype at this point, because foil and soft-touch do not read accurately on screen.

    Reference

    Pendant Boxes at a specification level

    ProductPendant Boxes
    CategoryCustom Jewellery Boxes
    ConstructionHand-wrapped rigid greyboard
    Board thickness1.5 mm – 2 mm greyboard
    Ships asPre-assembled, nested where possible
    Materials1200gsm greyboard with printed wrap, 1400gsm greyboard, Specialty textured wrap paper, Linen-finish wrap
    PrintingOffset-printed wrap, Digital-printed wrap, Screen printing on wrap
    FinishesFoil stamping, Embossing, Debossing, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV
    Minimum orderMinimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises.
    Lead time3 to 5 business days after artwork approval
    ShippingAcross the US, UK, Canada and Australia

    Specification builder

    Specify Pendant Boxes in under a minute

    Set what you know, leave the rest. Everything here travels with your request, so nothing gets retyped.

    • 100-unit minimum
    • 3–5 day production
    • Free dieline
    • No obligation
    Approximation only — proportions, colour family and finish character. Not a colour proof, and the panel shown is a placeholder, not your artwork.
    Packaging type
    Box style
    Quantity
    Colour
    Material
    Printing
    Finish

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      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. Final pricing depends on size, material, printing, finishes, and quantity.

      In practice

      Why buyers specify this format

      Sized to the contents

      Compact, around 3 × 3 × 1.25 in — closer to a ring box than to a necklace box, despite the chain.

      What tends to go wrong

      The pendant swings against the board and picks up fine scratches, which show badly on polished silver and plated finishes.

      What it is specified for

      Specified for gifting and jewellery retail, where the piece is examined closely at the moment it is opened.

      The detail that decides it

      A recessed seat for the pendant with the chain slotted separately. Recessed, the pendant cannot travel far enough to strike anything.

      This format sits in our custom jewellery boxes range, alongside 6 other made-to-order formats.

      Answers

      Ordering pendant boxes: the usual questions

      Specification, minimums and lead times for pendant boxes.

      Is a pendant box just a smaller necklace box?

      No — the interior is a different problem. A necklace box lays a chain out and holds it at both ends; a pendant box recesses the pendant so it cannot swing and scratch. Using a shortened necklace insert is what produces marked pendants.

      Why do rigid boxes cost more than folding cartons?

      Because they are hand-assembled rather than machine-glued, and because the wrap, corner finish and interior lining are each separate operations. They also ship assembled rather than flat, which raises freight. The trade is a structure that feels substantially different in the hand.

      Which finishes are worth the money at low quantity?

      Ones that read from arm’s length. Soft-touch lamination and deboss change how the whole pack reads; a small foil detail often does not survive the distance between shelf and eye. We quote each pass separately so you can judge.

      Will this work as a shipper as well as a gift box?

      Rarely without compromise. A box built to present is not built to survive a carrier network alone. A presentation box inside a plain protective outer usually costs less overall than one box trying to do both.

      Do rigid boxes ship assembled?

      Yes, which is part of why their freight cost is higher than a folding carton. Collapsible rigid constructions exist and ship flatter, at some cost to the feel of the finished box.

      What happens after I approve the quote?

      We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and rigid boxes then take 3 to 5 business days.

      Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?

      Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. That includes the ink formulation, which is what keeps a brand colour consistent between runs rather than drifting a shade each time.

      Do you offer recycled or recyclable options?

      Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for rigid boxes. Recycled content, kerbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.

      What file format should I send artwork in?

      A print-ready PDF or a vector file, with fonts outlined and any raster images at 300 dpi at final size. We supply the dieline to design onto, and prepress checks bleed, safe area and crease clearance before issuing a proof. A wrapped box needs bleed carried around the turn-in as well as the visible face, which is more artwork area than the outside dimensions suggest.

      What is the minimum order for pendant boxes?

      A flat 100 units on any format. Most rigid boxes in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.

      How long do pendant boxes take to produce?

      3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Rigid box runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.

      What do pendant boxes cost?

      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. For this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. We quote each element separately so you can see where the money is going. Rigid construction is hand-assembled, so labour is a larger share of the unit cost here than it is on a machine-glued carton and quantity discounts flatten out sooner.

      Next step

      Start on Pendant Boxes

      Send the dimensions, the quantity and the finish you want. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.