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| I love adding bright colors to my shoe boxes! |
Flip Flopping at Family Dollar to Add to My Operation Christmas Child Stockpile
Boxes of Blessings: What's Inside for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Crafting?
My father-in-law is here to visit for a few days and has brought us several boxes of goodies. My mother-in-law died several years ago and left a great supply of craft and sewing items. Before we moved into our new home with my new laundry/crafting room I didn't have space to take much of it so over the years he has shared most of it with ministries or crafters who create items for my Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.
When I knew he was coming I asked if he had anything left I could craft items for my shoe boxes if he'd bring me some. We also asked for anything like silk flowers, vases, etc. that my daughters could use for the banquets they do at church. As always, Grandpa came thru. Here is a pic of the boxes before we began to open them.We have only gotten into a couple so far and as soon as we are thru I'll share what treasures we found inside :-). I thought it would be fun to have you join us in the suspense.
Update: Adding this link to the unboxing post: Boxes of Blessings Unpacked for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes.
Crochet Front Post Coin Purse, Jewelry Bag and Pencil Pouch Instructions ~ Designed for an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gift
When I posted my Simple Crocheted Stand-up, Drawstring Bag Instructions a reader, Pam, mentioned she may use it for a coin purse pattern and that she was looking for a new one for her Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes crafting. So I took to working on designing some for her. This is the second one and as I was crocheting it I thought how it would also make a nice Jewelry Bag and if I kept adding rows it would make a great pencil pouch, too. When I dug out some of my school supply stock pile I saw it could also hold a small solar calculator, a
Winning Items to Add to Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts
Another way to obtain goodies to fill Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes with gifts for those in crisis is by entering blog giveaways. Bloggers offer many products in giveaways that can be added to shoe boxes and often offer gift cards. I asked JRFrugalMom from Frugality is Free to share about entering and hosting giveaways since she is an expert.
When Cheryl asked me to tell about the great possibilities of blog giveaways, I was very excited, because as a giveaway host and a giveaway winner I personally know just how fantastic blog giveaways are. From my own experience, and from
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| Image compliments of JRFrugalMom @ Frugality Is Free. |
When Cheryl asked me to tell about the great possibilities of blog giveaways, I was very excited, because as a giveaway host and a giveaway winner I personally know just how fantastic blog giveaways are. From my own experience, and from
Crochet Shell Pattern Coin (Change) Purse Instructions ~ Designed for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
A Simply Shoebox reader and avid Operation Christmas Child shoebox packer, Pam, crochets hundreds of change purses for shoebox gifts each year. She mentioned needing a new design so I asked her to email details of what she would like. I decided to try and design a few for her to choose from while I waited to hear
Simple Crocheted Stand-up, Drawstring Bag Instructions ~ Great for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
I had a ball of cotton twine my girls had left over from an AWANA project and I thought it would be fun to use it for a boy's bag. I liked how it looked as I was making it, but wanted just a splash of color so added a red pony bead to the end of the drawstring. I then made one out of thin,
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