So can we talk about Sara’s birthday? It’s coming up, but it’s not for another couple of weeks. I’ve been collecting items for a little birthday box for a few months now and I thought it would be fun to do a little twist on our favorite things and that I would send some of my birthday picks for Sara to one of you!
1. Mason Jar Mug. I love these mugs! They’re cute and stylish and durable and easy to clean and they fit in your dishwasher. I love putting little trinkets, gift cards, etc. in mugs like this and giving them to friends and my kids’ teachers.
2. $15 iTunes Gift Card. Whether you’re buying apps or music or games or movies. it’s pretty hard to go wrong with an iTunes gift card. Unless you absolutely hate Apple, then you’re just kind of out of luck.
I generally don’t pick music for other people because it’s so personal. And. I was gonna tell you guys what my top 5 most listened to songs were, like that would be useful or something, but my list ended up being a nice mix of embarrassing and kid-centric (think Daft Punk meets “What Does the Fox Say?” meets “We Saw Three Ships.” Yes. The Christmas song. Not even my favorite Christmas song. What the heck?!) So we’re gonna leave it at that, but if you guys wanna talk folsky rock with the occasional pop song, you know where to find me.
3. Hello Kitty BandAids. Because she cuts herself (on accident) a lot and even grown-ups deserve cute adhesive bandages.
4. Zapp’s Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips. Sara loves chips, Sara loves salt and vinegar, I live in Louisiana, so I kind of had to send her a bag of Louisiana-made salt and vinegar kettle chips. I had to.
5. Essie Fashion Playground Nail Polish. In case you didn’t know, Sara  has a color–it’s  kind of a light blue-green. This nail polish is super pretty and a tiny bit sparkly, perfect for summer!
6. Aqua Stone Earrings from Lisa Leonard. If you’ve never checked out her website, you should–I have gotten some of my favorite jewelry and favorite gifts from her shop. These earrings were so pretty and versatile–you can definitely dress them up or down. Plus, they’re “the color.”
7. Nourish Organic Lavender Mint Body Lotion. I first discovered this lotion when I was shopping for a friend on bedrest and looking for something nicer and fancier than your average drugstore lotion, something that smelled good but wasn’t overwhelming, and something that actually worked. This was the one and now, I snag a bottle at Target (when I can find it!) because it makes a perfect gift. Even if it’s a gift for me.
8. Bath & Body Works Lanikai Coconut Candle. You didn’t think we were going to make it through this without a Bath and Body Works candle, right?! For me, coconut scents are kind of weird. Sometimes, they’re mixed with musky scents, and I’m not a huge fan of that. This one smells kind of funky when it’s cold, but once you start burning it, it smells like coconut-scented sunblock. It’s the one IÂ cannot stop burning–so delicious!
9. Bath & Body Works Strawberry Lip Butter. The peach is also pretty delicious–hard to go wrong there. This lip gloss is healing and thick, but it’s not sticky. Plus, it tastes like my Strawberry Shortcake dolls smelled when I was a kid, so how could I not include it?
10. Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles with Coconut. You guys…there’s just not a whole lot to say here. And I’m generally not a huge fan of chocolate coconut candy. But these won me over. And when I say “won,” I mean that if I look at them too hard in the store, I’ll fall under their spell and then I’ll find empty wrappers and I won’t know what happened. They’re dangerous and amazing all at once.
So. That’s it! Happy birthday (soon!), Sara! To enter to win EVERYTHING in the box, leave a comment saying what you want most in the box! Or what your most-played song is, just so I feel better about myself. The giveaway ends at 10:00 pm Tuesday, April 15 and I’ll announce the winner on April 16th. The winner must have a residence in the United States (it’s the law, not us being jerkfaces.) Ready?! Go!
ALSO. If you missed it yesterday, our olive oil is on sale to make room for some fun new flavors that we’re SO excited about! Use the code EXTRAVIRGIN to get a large bottle of our extra virgin olive oil plus one of our flavored oils (lemon, basil, or garlic) for $25!
Thank you so much for all your comments! This giveaway is now closed.
I would love the lavender mint body lotion!
Ooh…I would love to try that lip butter. Yum!
I love the color of the Essie nail polish!! I also love Zapp’s potato chips!
I gotta say, that Essie Nail Polish is screaming my name. I love that color (And it also happens to be very ‘in’ right now)
And my favorite and most played song would have to be You make me smile by Uncle Kracker
If it were my birthday I would want the earrings. I never think to buy accessories for myself, so winning/receiving them would be awesome! We listen to “What does the fox say” daily here. I have every word and sound memorized. Thanks to my two year old lol
What a fun box! I can’t pick a favorite and it wouldn’t matter because my daughters will pick through it and run off with what they want, so it’s a good thing I like it all because they’ll leave me their leftovers!
I would have to say the earrings. My jewelery collection consist of mostly handmade goodies from my four boys. I love them, but would love something real.
I really love me some chocolate with coconut! Yummmm.
Definitely the lip butter. Yummy!
the lip butter!
Loving that nail polish !
Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles with Coconut – sounds so good!
What neat gifts! Now I will be going to the the candle for sure. Such fun to get a lot of little things for a friend’s B-DAY.
hello kitty band aids!
The Essie Fashion Playground Nail Polish. Happy Birthday Sara!
Simply because you said it smells like a Strawberry Shortcake doll, I feel like I HAVE to have that lip gloss. Definitely a NEED now. 🙂 Also, I have to say that i have one of those Aladdin Mason Jar mugs and LOVE it. I use it every day. I could use another one. 🙂
What a kind and thoughtful friend you are! Great picks any lady would love for her Birthday and because she won a giveaway!
Truffles!
Those aqua stone earrings are beautiful!
Happy Early birthday Sara!! I am excited to try the Lanikai Coconut Candle. I love the smell of coconut tanning oil!! My favorite thing to listen to right now is anything by Young the Giants, but I do have to admit I found our Barbie Rapunzel CD the other day and those songs have been going through my head a lot. BTW my youngest is 13 I should probably give that CD away 😉
I would love those earrings! They would look great with the top I am wearing right now:)
The earrings are divine! Happy almost Birthday, Sara!
That Essie nail color, so pretty!
The coconut chocolate truffles – YUM!
I love that Essie nail color! Happy almost Birthday, Sara!!
I love bath and body works candles, they always smell amazing!
I would LOVE to have those Lindt Chocolate Truffles. Oh my….anything chocolate WITH COCONUT in it has to be wonderful. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
What a fun box! The earrings are so pretty!!
Ohhh, So fun! Happy early birthday, Sara! I love that nail polish color, been needing a super awesome lotion and my favorite song these days is Happy by Pharrell. You guys are great.
I-tunes gift card.
“Do you want to build a snowman?” and I can’t blame my kids for it, I love that song!