By now, you all must know how fond I am of receiving surprise packages in the post. I love signing up for box swaps and trying out subscription boxes. Lucky Dip Club is a new venture by Leona of Thrift-ola (and formerly the beyond awesome Lady Luck Rules OK) whereby you are sent a themed box each month containing surprises such as jewellery, stationery, a DIY kits and personalised items. For the first box the theme was Vintage Florals.
The packaging is such that it fits through your letter box – no dreaded red card of doom – and gives a nod to the theme inside.
I was really crushing on the yellow tissue paper! So bright and cheery! The box arrive on a dull Tuesday afternoon after a tough couple of days at work so even just opening the box really lifted my mood.
Cute kitty badge! Leona included a little handwritten note to say that this was a wee extra for entering her Instagram competition.
I love this personalised handmade initial badge. I think I’ll pop it on a tote bag.
The companion piece to the kitty badge! This is a dinky pocket mirror that comes in a handmade drawstring pouch.
Some stickers and a pack of temporary tattoos and nail decals. I’ll definitely use the nail decals for their intended purposes but I’ll probably do something different with the tattoos – probably decorate a journal with them.
Cute little magnets. I couldn’t think where I could put these at first – my fridge has a cupboard door attached to it – but then I remembered my Helmer! So they’re decorating my nail polish drawers.
This vintage playing card entered us into another competition! My card didn’t get picked but I thought that this was a really nice idea and an added surprise a week after the initial joy of receiving the box.
Lastly, a DIY kit which included a roll of fabric washi tape and cocktail sticks so that you can make your own mini flags. This is a fab little kit that shows that anyone can get crafty and that you don’t need a lot to get started.
So that was my first Lucky Dip Club box. I am so happy with it I decided to buy a rolling subscription – my first one! The theme for June has been revealed – Tutti Frutti! I’m imaging a riot of colours, pineapple print (very in) and some mouth-watering treats. It’s already sold out but keep an eye on the website for the launch of the next one on 1st July.
I’ve already made the washi flags, check back this evening to see how I got on!
Would you sign up for Lucky Dip Club? Come and join us!
The Goodie Goodness subscription box costs £14.99 +£5 delivery fee per month for the UK. Whenever you order, you will receive the following month’s box. I signed up on the 30th March and my April box arrived on the 11th. OK, enough of the logistics, let’s take a look inside.
The main item was a cloud-shaped chopping board from SNUG Studio in Germany. This is solid beech, and is gorgeous, you can tell it’s of a high quality. However, I’m just not one to get excited about cooking so I can’t say I was that thrilled with this.
The other items were three greeting cards and a postcard from Oktoberdots. The cards are blank for your own message. Again, these aren’t to my personal taste so I was a bit disappointed. I think I could customise the yellow chevron card easily but I’m not sure about the other two. I like cards to reflect a bit of the personality or preferences of the person you are giving them to and I just can’t imagine what I’d use these for.
So yeah, I know that a lot of people will be loving this box, but unfortunately I can’t say I’m one of them. If I was more into kitchen stuff I’m sure I’d be delighted, but my kitchen is not a fun place to be and a cloud-shaped chopping board ain’t gonna change that. This is purely a personal taste thing but I was disappointed with my first Goodie Goodness box. I don’t want to write them off just yet so I will try another month soon but for now I’ll keep searching for my favourite subscription box.
