March 2014 {From my Kitchen} "I love you" box

The glorious month of March has come and gone and we are already sending out our April "I Love You" box subscriptions this week. Yipppeeeeeeee! If you have ordered one keep on the look out for our special surprise Elephantshoe brown paper package and don't forget to sign up for our May "I Love You" box here.

For now, it's time to reveal what was in the March box of goodness, a few of my absolute favorite things from my kitchen:

  • 1 x custom cotton full bib apron with front pocket, adjustable neck strap and custom "love lives here" screen print
  • 1 x "made with love" engraved wooden spoon
  • A pack of 6 x A5 recipe cards with an embossed design
  • 5 x embossed manilla tags, each with black & white bakers twine
Our "I Love You" boxes labelled and packaged up in the studio, ready to be sent off to their new homes.

Our "I Love You" boxes labelled and packaged up in the studio, ready to be sent off to their new homes.

The "love lives here" kitchen utensil heart design we created and screen printed onto each cotton apron. 

The "love lives here" kitchen utensil heart design we created and screen printed onto each cotton apron. 

Laser engraved wooden spoons, perfect to use to make scrumptious meals in your kitchen or to give as a gift to a friend. 

Laser engraved wooden spoons, perfect to use to make scrumptious meals in your kitchen or to give as a gift to a friend. 

Recipe card packs with 6 x A5 round corner cards and a "FROM MY KITCHEN, MADE WITH LOVE" embossed seal in the right corner of each card. These are coming to the Elephantshoe shoppe soon. 

Recipe card packs with 6 x A5 round corner cards and a "FROM MY KITCHEN, MADE WITH LOVE" embossed seal in the right corner of each card. These are coming to the Elephantshoe shoppe soon. 

These handy tags are perfect to attach to any home baked goods, from cookies, to cakes to rusks. Simply attach one to a bag of brownies, a glass jar of fudge to add sophistication to a thoughtful treat. 

These handy tags are perfect to attach to any home baked goods, from cookies, to cakes to rusks. Simply attach one to a bag of brownies, a glass jar of fudge to add sophistication to a thoughtful treat. 

"I Love You" box READY TO GO!!!

"I Love You" box READY TO GO!!!

February 2014 {I Heart You} "I love you" box

Hoooray Hooray it's my absolute favourite day, the day I get to reveal what was in our February "I love you" box. Why do I love this day so much? Well, after all the planning, designing, printing, sewing, production & packaging that goes into this box of goodness I can't wait to share with the world the unique set of Elephantshoe items that only our subscribers get to receive first. They are also the items that I personally curate and think are AWESOME.

With this month being the month of LOVE, it was the perfect opportunity to place my all time dearest stamp in the boxes. I've been waiting months and months to find the right time to include it. This stamp is made from an imported maple wood, it is laser engraved on the top and only a select few people now have it. (Those that subscribed to our Feb box). The heart shape makes it useful for any occasion, be it Valentines, Mothers Day, Birthdays, Get Well Soon or just a simple "I'm thinking of you". Stamp cards, tags, bags or even make your own wrapping paper. 

This little heart stamp gem was packaged in a handmade, handsewn canvas bag that you can use to store your nail polishes, hairbands, hairpins or any other kind of small item in. I have mine filled with jewelry which is really handy for traveling. 

Although the stamp was the main feature in this months "I love you" box we included a few extra Valentines treats :

  • 1 x Black Brilliance Fast-Drying Ink Pad (so that everyone could get stamping right away)
  • 1.2m fabric hearts and crosses ribbon
  • 5 x Oversized Kraft Luggage Tags (these tags were made to fit the size of the stamp)
  • 3 x Manilla Luggage Tags (with a variety of stamped messages, e.g Sealed with a Kiss; Love; Love is)
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If you love this stamp as much as I do, visit our online shoppe to purchase it. We have just made it available for retail and it costs R180. Please note that it does not include a canvas bag. 

We have planned some gorgeous goodies for our March "I love you" box, don't forget to subscribe for yourself or a friend. 

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January 2014 {Okay Let's do this} "I Love You" Box

It’s out! It’s out! All the awesome goodies that subscribers received in our January 2014 "I Love You" box.

Christmas is over and it's time to start getting organised and ready for the year ahead. When James and I were planning this months box of love we chatted about the key items that we thought could help us get into the swing of things and these are perfect for list makers like us.

  • 1 x 52 page Meal Planner
  • 1 x 52 page Weekly Planner
  • 1 x 30 page "Okay let's do this" Notepad
  • 1 x Kraft Eco Friendly Pen
  • 1 x Tattly Temporary Tattoo ( Live today, Okay Let's do this, Focus}

One of my New Years resolutions for 2014 is to illustrate more and spend more time creating handwritten type, I so enjoyed designing these planners and drawing out the type first to be used within the design. If you love hand drawn work as much as I do I encourage you to give it a try. 

The February "I love you" box orders are closed but be sure to order yourself or a friend our March one. You can subscribe through our online shoppe , simply click here.

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