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We’re not just handy on this boat, we’re also CRAFTY!

Oh hey, this is a total crafty Kim post, but who said we couldn’t have a little variety around here? I mean, really, enough with all these  D.I.Y. boat projects and talk about fittings, and hoses, and pumps. Blah, blah, blah. We need a little craft in our life. 😉

Or more so, a crafty “Box of Sunshine!”

I put together this fun thank you gift for Jer’s aunt and uncle for generously taking us along with them to Las Vegas over Labor Day weekend. Thank you Pinterest for another fab idea! …Although, I made sure to personalize our version of this cute thank you gift.

I actually managed to pack (like in a suitcase) everything you see here.  😉  Along with come cellophane wrap and ribbon so that we could “assemble” the final product once we arrived in Vegas…and hand-deliver these goodies to the aunt+uncle’s hotel room.

To create our Box of Sunshine, I went on a hunt for all things yellow (and cute) at Target, and found lots of goodies, along with the perfect yellow acrylic box to showcase them in.

The sunshiny goods:

Peanut M&M’s
Butterfinger Bites
Golden Oreos (snack-size containers and SUPER delicious I might add!)
Ice Breakers Lemon Ice Cube Gum
Burt’s Bees Body Lotion (a favorite)
Cute “To-Do” Notepad
Cute Travel Calendar
On-the-Go Diet Snapple
Adorable Orange Slice Note Cards
Sunglass Shaped Chip Clips

I ended up throwing in a few extra goodies after I snapped this photo (like lemon JellyBelly jellybeans and some candied orange slices from Fresh Market).

I ordered these adorable Ink Meets Paper  thank you cards (printed on an antique letterpress in Charleston, South Carolina) to go with the gift.  I will definitely be ordering more paper goods from this super cute shop on Etsy!

Everything in the box made it safely to Vegas, and the box was a big hit! 🙂

 

Kelley - Sailing ChanceSeptember 10, 2013 - 5:05 pm

You should check out my girl Kerry’s stationary shop – I love her stuff, particularly her “ahoy” cards! http://www.etsy.com/shop/kbatty

We had a shop together back when I lived in brooklyn. She’s awesome, and her stuff is awesome 🙂

I also am sick of thinking about hoses, clamps and fittings. Enough!

LahoWindSeptember 10, 2013 - 6:04 pm

Oooh! Totally checking out Kerry’s shop. I love nice paper! 🙂 And I thought it wouldn’t do any harm to squeeze in one little crafty blog post, right?! 😉

AnnaSeptember 10, 2013 - 10:36 pm

Love a crafty post. 🙂 Cute!

LahoWindSeptember 10, 2013 - 11:07 pm

Thanks Anna!!! 🙂

susanSeptember 11, 2013 - 2:13 pm

LOVE!!!!!!! :))