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.

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. 

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. 

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

If you haven't seen what was in some of our previous boxes take a little look here, 

• FEBRUARY 2014 "I LOVE YOU" BOX
• JANUARY 2014 "I LOVE YOU" BOX
• DECEMBER 2013 "I LOVE YOU" BOX
• NOVEMBER 2013 "I LOVE YOU" BOX
• OCTOBER 2013 "I LOVE YOU" BOX
• SEPTEMBER 2013 "I LOVE YOU" BOX

What we do at Elephantshoe

James and I are often asked, "What do you do at Elephantshoe?" I thought today I would write a small post to share the different sections of our Ellieshoe business. Please feel free to contact us if you perhaps have any questions. 

At Elephantshoe we specialise in stationery design, branding, styling and stocking products that lead to a life more lovely. Whether customising your home or business or commissioning something special for an event, we would love to help. From ideas to branding to styling and design, our passion lies with simple, beautiful and honest solutions. “To life” we say as we raise our glasses, would you like some flags, place cards or bunting with that?

PAPERIE :  Event, Wedding and Personal Stationery

From weddings to corporate events we design all the event stationery that you may need. Save the dates, menus, invitations, seating charts, table numbers or even a tag that says “I came to dance”, whatever will add a bit of shine, a bit of smile and a lot of best day ever, we would love to do. Take a look at our portfolio here

Wedding Invitations design and printed for Lauren & Royston | Photo by : Blackframe Photography

BRANDING : Logos, Icons and Corporate Identity

This is our fancy business voice – would you like a Corporate Identity sir or madam? If you’re just starting out, or feel like something new or find your business growing up a little, a logo and business card or two may be in order. We don’t have anything against the big chaps but we do love to bring a little bit of you into what we do, after all it’s your baby, so off you go to that big meeting and we’ll do the rest. Take a look at our portfolio here

Logo Design for a new lifestyle store in Durban, South Africa

STYLING : Photo Shoots, Dessert and Candy Tables

There’s the photographer who takes the beautiful pictures and then there’s the stylist that makes sure the stuff in the picture is beautiful. We aren’t photographers. But we do like to style both corporate and wedding photo shoots, including the sourcing of props, creating complementary stationery and not forgetting the sweeter things in life, we do scrumptious dessert and candy tables for weddings, christenings and birthdays. Take a look at our portfolio here

Props and Styling for a La Dolce Vita Engagement shoot  | Photo by : Blackframe Photography

SHOPPE : Goodies, gifts and wonderful stuff

Brown paper packages tied up with string, browse online and find our favourite things. Envelopes, stickers, paper straws and tags, bespoke invitations and fabulous bags. If it’s sweet treats, perfect parcels or a dessert feast, we’ll bring the lovely, you bring the lively. Whether paper, a jar or piece of chalk, if it’s design with heart and a bit of quirk. Objects that you can you make your own, whether you want to enhance your home or work space or add the “ooh” and “aah” to your special event. It’s our online shop and we invite you to explore the things we have in store and of course feel free to ask us to order more. Visit our shoppe www.elephantshoe.com

Paper Straws from the Elephantshoe Shoppe | Photo By : Blackframe Photography

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)

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.