I have been working on an idea for another blog entry at The Back Nine, a little photoshopping, and an image of a milk carton. While googling images of Milk Cartons, I ran across this little gem at Belle's Printables along with many other neat things. Some like this are free to download and use, and others there are fees for, payable through paypal. These crafty little items appealed to me as a man, because inevitably I find myself thinking of those last minute little somethings for friends and family. What I saw here was something simple, easy to make, yet somehow with a personal touch. In the case of this tiny little box, I printed up the free template then cut and folded along the lines. With a red sharpie, I colored the heart, and then with only a couple drops of glue from a glue pen, it ended up looking like this. I stopped at the local market, and bought some chocolate kisses which I put in the box. (3 fit comfortably) The little Korean lady that owns the store saw me trying to fit the kisses in the box, and was fascinated at the box. She liked it very much. "Is cute. You do good!" As I left the store I guess she was trying to figure out how it was put together. But the real joy was the smile that replaced the frown on the face of the person I gave it to. They were having a bad day, and the little gesture that said "I care" made all the difference in the world.
The little things do matter. Often times they are the most important things.
Anyway, I fired off an email to Belle, and asked her if it was all right if I posted the pic of the box here (it is after all her design) and received reply back in a couple hours telling me to go ahead. Based on her reply, it was polite, friendly, and prompt, I would have to assume doing business with her would be the same. Her site is certainly something worth checking out.
