Abstract: A decorative envelope type container 10, in particular for small gifts, event favors, candy, gift certificates, and the like, is made up of a flat element 11. The flat element 11 comprising of a sheet of material of either paper, plastic, foil, fabric or the like presents lines of facilitated folding 12 which identify one first side 23 of the envelope-type container 10, and in addition, closing flaps 24 associated to the first side 23, three of the said flaps 24, 24a being folded back along the lines of facilitated folding 12 and being mutually connected to form one second side of the container 10, opposite to the first side 23. The container 10 is accessible through at least one opening 16, removably closeable by means of a fourth closing flap 24a with remoistebable adhesive material applied to surface 24a.