I am on a Facebook page called ‘Bookworms’ and one day we discussed whether there were any book boxes, a bit like Graze/Birchbox/Glossybox etc but with a book instead of food or make up.
One of the girls managed to find one via Prudence and The Crow (here) and I decided I would subscribe but only as a one off for £12, I took the extra £2 hit because I am too lazy to try and remember to cancel my subscription.
Above is a photo of the outer wrapping, it is the perfect size for a letterbox and every sticker placed on the front is a handmade touch. It is quite clearly wrapped by someone who has a passion for what they do, and it’s the handmade elements that really sell this product.
This is the next layer, it feels a bit like pass the parcel as I write this, again it is the personal elements like my name and the card that makes it special.
We’re finally inside!!! The wrapped item is my book, the printed material is a lovely and really amazingly handmade book bag, a Prudence and The Crow pencil, a Pukka teabag and a mint.
The book bag: it is so incredibly well made but I have to say I find the two types of material a bit random, I definitely prefer the second design. I don’t keep my books in any bags now but my dad has always commented how me and mum never break the spines of our books whereas my sister and him do, therefore I figure I’m quite neat with them? Saying that my work bag is a bit grotty so this could well be a welcome addition!
Finally, the book, I didn’t really want to break into the wrapping of this as it was so well done. I have never read any Agatha Christie so I am thoroughly intrigued.
All in all a good box as a one off and I love all the handmade touches but there’s one niggling thought in my mind and that’s that I could have bought the book for very little money elsewhere. It is this that has led to it just being a one off, but I have to say it’d make a wonderful present!
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