Seeds on a Breeze: Romance in a Box

One of the sweetest memories I have is of my keepsake box--a shoebox filled with love notes, movie ticket stubs, and pictures of me and my highschool sweeties. I decided to make one for my sweet neighbor and bible study sista. She and her hubby are highschool sweethearts. She has been feeling a bit overwhelmed since they adopted their little girl from China. So, I thought what better way to help them keep that feeling of "first dates" than a box full of romantic notions.

My box is sweet, but if you are more of a "wild child", then check out The Dating Divas' "Wild About Him" post for a little more steam.

I started with a simple shoe box and a couple of sheets of scrapbook paper which I tore and used Mod Podge to cover the box.

I decided to paint the inside purple using acrylic paint. It covered well but did take a couple of coats. I covered the holes in the box with prima flowers and added a ribbon to make the top box edge look a little more finished.

I printed date ideas from the Creative Stirrings blog onto card stock. You can download my template here.

I also wrote romantic notions onto strips of card stock and rolled them up. I made a box from scrapbook paper following instructions in this video that I found on Etsy.

Here is my finished product:

I'll add a little journal for them to write love notes to each other and some scented candles to the box. I hope she likes it and it gets tons of use!