Rise From The Ashes
November 2018 OwlCrate Box
Contents:
- Skull Planter designed by Team OwlCrate
- Wax Seal Kit designed by Team OwlCrate and Michelle Gray
- An Ember in the Ashes Pillowcase designed by Evie Bookish
- Bracelet Craft Kit from Ann Williams
- Fawkes and Dumbledore sticker designed by Susanne Draws
- Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
I don’t really like either of these items. I am not a big skull person and I don’t do plants. I also think the bracelet kit is a little cheesy and I don’t see how it pertains to the theme.
I love the design on the pillowcase, but I don’t have any decorative pillows so I will probably pass this one on to a friend. I like the postcard/print, but I don’t know what it is from? It wasn’t listed on the content card.
The wax seal kit is my favorite item this month! It was a lot of fun to try out! I’m also super glad they included instructions. I already had a Hogwarts crest wax seal stamp, but I had no idea how to use it so it never got used. While trying out the OwlCrate stamp I also broke out my Hogwarts one.
As you can see things got a little messy but I had a lot of fun! I learned that you can’t use regular candle wax because it doesn’t have resin in it so it doesn’t stick to the paper. (there is a great article about wax seals from The Art of Manliness). I actually mailed the letters to my Sister and Grandma, and my sister sent me some pics of the results:
They all arrived intact, but when opening the letters they tore the paper. It still worked really well tho!
I love the Dumbledore and Fawkes sticker!!! It will be proudly displayed next to my Luna sticker that I got in a previous box!
This book sounds good, though I probably won’t get to it for a while. I like the cover but I wish tit was more different from the original. I do like the blue map on the inside cover and the cool design under the dust jacket, but I really hate the brown color. Its bad.
Overall I thought this box was just ok. I love the wax seal and the sticker, but thats it. The book and the pillowcase are fine, but I don’t like the planter or bracelet kit. But, thats ok, I have loved every other box, so it was only a matter of time before I got one that wasn’t my cup of tea.
Next Month’s box will be themed “Power of Illusions” and there will be a wooden bookmark inside! I can’t wait!
Perfectly Tolerable 
Those wax seals are so cool!! Omg. Loved that.
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I love them haha they were so much fun to play with!
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I’ve heard really good things about the book, so maybe at some point you’ll have time to read it. It would have been nice if they’d done a special edition though, like some boxes. I love the sealing wax and stamp! I don’t have one but now I want to write letters and seal them with wax, lol!
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You can get the hogwarts one on Amazon for $14!!!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071YS1GRM/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=erfectlyolera-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B071YS1GRM&linkId=03723c6658de021e947748f34d453c7d
And the book does look good, just not good enough to jump up in my TBR haha
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I have to admit I’m really excited for December but the woodmarks are my favorite things to get in boxes! And I don’t have a clue about the book this month!
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I don’t use bookmarks that often but the wooden ones make really good decorations so I am excited ❤ I never try and figure out the book, I don't even read the hints haha
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Wow, that is a really cool box! Wax seals feel all old timey official and stuff, how fun!
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They really do! And they let you play with fire haha
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The wax stamp is so crisp! I also love the Dumbledore sticker! He’s not my favourite character but the art is so nice!
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I’m super impressed at how easy it is to read the picture once its stamped (as opposed to the hogwarts one that is hard to see) He isn’t my favorite character either but I will love almost anything Harry Potter related ❤
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That wax seal is so cool! I don’t know that I would really get any practical use out of it, but it’s cool. I would’ve been disappointed with everything else in this box, though.
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I regularly write letters to my grandma so I am going to start using it 😂😂 But yea some of the other items weren’t my favorite this time around.
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I love wax seals!
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I didn’t know I did, but apparently I do too! ❤ They are so much fun!
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The Dumbledore and Fawkes sticker is beautiful! And that wax seal is such a cool idea! I read Girls of Paper and Fire a few months ago and loved it – hope you do too!
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I really love the sticker and the wax seal is so much fun to use! Thanks 🙂
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I haven’t tried these boxes yet but certain months are definitely tempting. That seal is really cool, I would have a lot of fun with it too. 😊👌
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If you do decide to try one, OwlCrate is a good one! Most months I love the stuff!
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That wax kit is a cool idea, I would have gotten it everywhere though.
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Haha I did get it everywhere! luckily I put some paper down to protect my table before I began 😂
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I felt the same about some of the items. (I seem to have good/bad with every box though…) i wasn’t a fan of the bracelet or planter. The art print quote is from Everless/Evermore by Sara Holland (I can’t remember if it’s a promo for the new book or if it’s a quote from the first one). I love the pillowcase but the only pillow I have that fits it already has a cool design. Even with those instructions, I wasn’t sure how to use the wax kit so I haven’t tried it yet. I think I’ll stick with using it on envelopes anyways, not the letters, so it doesn’t tear!
While I love the map inside, I too wasn’t a fan of the brownish cover for the hardback and I wish the dust jacket was a bit more unique. (The Fairyloot edition is absolutely gorgeous.) I did read the book though and thought it was good. Probably the best Owlcrate book this year, but I’ve kind of been disappointed in the selection recently. I guess I don’t “click” with the same books they do.
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Sounds like you had pretty much the exact thoughts I had about this box. In the past I have liked most of the items, but usually one of the items I am indifferent towards. I am interested in most of the books, but haven’t actually read that many of them. My goal in 2019 is to read more of them!
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That’s a perfect goal! I’m attempting to read them all before the end of the year. I have one left (and one I gave up on because I couldn’t get into it). Sometimes, with the items, it can be hit or miss. It happens. It would be hard to make a perfect box for everybody!
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