I was immediately excited about compiling a box full of gardening treats. As someone who lives in Dorset, inspiration isn't hard to come by! I wanted to go for a quite a rustic look to keep with an outdoorsy theme, so picked up a cardboard box from Hobbycraft to fill with natural box filler for padding. I then got to work on a small postcard print, on which I painted a small floral wreath and bee. I love painting bees lately - don’t ask me why! Although I’m definitely no artist, I had fun painting this and was pleased with the outcome… I’ll just say I was going for the imperfect approach!
I then picked up a mixture of Dorset related seeds and - as lavender was one of my favourites - I included a small Yankee candle inside a mini terracotta pot - just for effect, which I thought looked cute. I also ordered a three stack soap sample pack from chillyB in Dorset, who make organic homemade soaps to order, in addition to a Holistix Gardener’s Balm that I spotted at the Vegan Fair (post here!) a few weeks back. I thought both would be ideal when seeking some post-gardening TLC!
And - of course - I made a small card just to introduce myself and fill Julia in on her Dorset related goodies. I hope she liked them!
I was immediately in love with everything! I’d included in my bio that I was a self confessed tea lover with a penchant for the written word, so my box was filled with stationary, stickers, cards, stamps and a bundle of different teas to try. I’m super excited to try the Pearl's Jasmine Tea - I’ve never tried them before.
I loved the hand written letter from Julia, who seemed so lovely - I’ll definitely be sending her a letter in response, just to thank her for the beautiful gifts that summed me up perfectly. I can’t wait to use my personal “From The Desk of Lottie” cards - even though I don’t want to ruin them!
The Perfect Strangers is such a lovely idea in a world thats so tech based. It bought back the excitement of sending letters (which I did on rare occasions as a young kid) and the fun of sending a parcel across the world. I’ll definitely be signing up again for next year!
Love,
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