Boxcitement Unboxing & Review!

I've got another unboxing for you all today! This time it's a brand new box I've never unboxed before, I also haven't heard of this box before this, so I was incredibly intrigued to have a nosey inside.

The box itself contains a range of different things, from stationery to jewellery, and anything else in between. They have products designed exclusively for the box, and as they say on the website, the Boxcitement team has many years of combined knowledge in various fields like graphic design, fashion design & illustration. So they know what they are doing, and they know exactly how to put together a beautiful box of goodies!

Here is an overview of everything that was inside the box! (Minus a beautiful print that couldn't fit in frame) As you might be able to tell, the May box was fruit themed. You can't help but love the burst of fruity colours when you open the box, plus those coloured felt dots are pretty darn cool, I will be keeping those to use again!

This magnet is like a giant badge, but instead of a pink on the back, it had a magnetic section so can be popped on a fridge or other metal surface. I love the design of the watermelon and kinda wish it was used on some more of the items too haha. I think they geometric style works so brilliantly with fruit!

Now I couldn't not be a tiny bit over excited for this! A fruit mix washi tape!! It's very unique, compared to the many fruit themed washi tape's I already own. I think it's the lilac colour within the design that helps with this, it dulls down the bright colours a bit without making the colour scheme boring.

  

This was something I'm unlikely to use as it's intended to be (as jewellery) because I'm not really someone who wears bigger pieces of jewellery. BUT I can most definitely re-hash this and make it into some sort of planner charm, or even if I don't find a way to do that I can always regift it. Again though I love the lilac colour they've brought it, it really does compliment the fruit theme perfectly.

This was something a little fun, it's a fruit cocktail kit. So they provide you with some cocktail straws, quirky coasters, and a card with some drink recipes on! I don't drink myself, but the coasters are so lovely and can definitely be used in crafting. I do love the variety in this box and the surprise element of not actually having a clue on what will be inside!

Now these stickers are probably my absolutely favourite thing in this box! How stinkin' cool are these?! (Again with that lilac, yay!) They are amazing quality, and I think it's safe to say I'll be hoarding these for a while, to save them for as long as possible ahah!

Of course there were some other bits and pieces in the box, that you can see in the second photo on this post, but I thought I'd pick out some of my favourites and more interesting items to show you.

If you want to check out Boxcitement, you can do so here.

There's also all their social media links below...

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

Let me know what you think of this fruity box of goodies!!

- Daisy X

*Please note, even though this box was sent to me free of charge, this does not sway my views and opinions. I will always share my honest views on the product and company.

The Glittery Hands Box, Mermaid Lagoon! April 2016

I've got the Glittery Hands Box to share with you today! I did do an unboxing on this, on my YouTube channel, so as always if you haven't seen that then it will be at the bottom of this blogpost for you to watch.

The Glittery Hands Box is a craft subscription box, and April's box was the first one! 

This month's theme was mermaid lagoon, so as you can probably tell everything was themed around mermaids! (Get ready to see lots of beautiful mermaid-ey colours!)

For a first box I was very impressed with the originality of it, there were lots of Emma's own designs on things, and she designed the welcome card beautifully! The only part I was a little on the fence about was how much the items in the box varied. 

I rarely dabble in the fabric side of crafts, I have a sewing box and I have minimal knowledge of how to do things. I just don't enjoy it as much as my papercrafts. So I know personally there's a few things in this box that I probably won't end up using.

As far as the papercraft items go though, there was a really nice mixture of things. There was paint, die cuts, ink, a stamp, stickers, paper, glitter and sequins! Lots of things all themed around mermaids that I can think of multiple uses for. I recognised a few of the brands on some of the products too, so I know they will be good quality.

The other bits and pieces though as I said before, I just wasn't so sure on. I will definitely keep the pin wheel in my sewing box, because they will come in handy when I need them. The hair grip, as I said in my video, I have thin fine hair (one of the most frustrating combinations!). Hair grips like this just never stay in my hair, so I'm not to sure what I will do with it. 

There were also iron on glittery stickers, which again, I can't really think of a ton of things to use them on. So I'll most likely RAK them onwards.

Something I thought was a really nice idea, was that Emma has mixed the sequins & glitter herself. So it's not just a mixture you can buy off the shelf. I think it's a lovely way fit them in with the theme of the box, and I absolutely loved the colour combination of the turquoise and dark pink.

Emma had chosen perfect containers for both of them too, I've received glitter in the mail before and it wasn't the best experience.. So to have the glitter in a dinky little tube, secured all nicely, was perfect!

Overall I would definitely recommend this, it was the first box so I had that in mind when unboxing it, but I think Emma has done an amazing job with it! It would make a great gift for any crafter, especially if they are a crafter who likes to try new things. Personally I would still buy one in the future, even though there were a few things I wasn't so keen on, because there's a lot of unique products in there that I was really impressed with. Plus this is the first ever box, so I'm excited to see where things go with it!

If you want to see the unboxing video I did, then you can do so here:

The box cost's £15 + P&P if you subscribe, or £18 + P&P for a one off box.

You can get 20% off your subscription with the code GLITTER12 (Must subscribe before June 1st 2016 though).

Let me know what you thought of this box!

- Daisy X