Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Day 21 - Emergency Altoid Tin Stocking Stuffer

First things first: YULETIDE BLESSINGS TO YOU! It's the Winter Solstice today and our pagan bottoms are celebrating with a feast. The seasonal holiday fattening begins in earnest this evening.

Now, on to today's project, which I am super stoked about!

Every year Santa's elves get into the nog and he asks for a little help with the stockings. As much as I love opening my own stocking, stocking stuffing for others can be a pain in the rump. Searching for ideas is frustrating because so many of the suggestions need to be ordered in advance or are totally ridiculous. (I'm not sticking a $60+ item in a stocking just because it fits in there.)

One of the ideas I came across was for an emergency kit in an Altoid tin. I've got tins galore and it's a cute idea, so I compiled a list of necessary items. Having been teetering on the edge of a panic attack for the past few days, my items reflected a more emotional magical emergency.

Emergency Altoid Tin Stocking Stuffer - Nichola Battilana

Inside I've included stickers, glow in the dark band-aids, a pink unicorn, thimble, a glittery ring, a small book for jotting down good ideas and happy thoughts, a wee pen, friendship pins, good luck charms, chocolate, glitter, a wee crown and a spinner to help make life's difficult decisions.

Emergency Altoid Tin Stocking Stuffer - Nichola Battilana

 I'm well pleased with the bottle cap spinner. It's cute and the only options are good ones.

Bottle Cap Spinner - Nichola Battilana

And believe it or not, all of that fits into an Altoid tin with a smidge of room to spare!

Emergency Altoid Tin Stocking Stuffer - Nichola Battilana

I've got some dinosaurs and slightly less glittery items to make a more 'masculine' version... but to be honest, if I'm giving you love, you're getting glittered.

7 comments:

  1. what good and beautiful ideas !

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  2. Omg! O.M.G. This is the freaking COOLEST freaking idea!!! And that bottle cap spinner is killing me! Aah! Did you make that? I know you did bc you are freaking marvelous. I am so happy right now I am going to have a glass of bubbly and crow about this freaking idea! And look for a bottle cap lol!

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  3. That is awesome!!! Can't believe that all fit in there! Where did you get the pink Unicorn? My bff would LOVE that little kit, just to get the unicorn!! tee hee hee
    Great idea!!

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  4. This is adorable. Thanks so much for your creative ideas!

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  5. I'd love to have one of these stuck on the dashboard of the car as everything in there could potentially be needed on any given road trip! These are wonderful!!

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  6. Every Nana and Auntie needs a few of these tucked away

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  7. You are the cleverest elf I have ever seen. Now go have a glass of bubbly.

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