REVIEW | Skoshbox! (Japanese Snacks Subscription Box) + GIVEAWAY!

*Disclaimer: This post is brought to you courtesy of Skoshbox.com. I received samples of their products in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own and are in no way influenced by their company.

I'm super excited to announce a collaboration with Skoshbox + my first giveaway! Skoshbox is a pretty unique subscription box service that delivers legit samples of Japanese snacks to your door! I'm a huge fan of Japanese snacks so I definitely wanted to give this a try. Skoshbox has kindly sent me a sample of December's subscription box to try! Read on to see what goodies were in the box + Skoshbox has generously decided to giveaway this Skoshbox to three of my lucky readers so stay tuned to the end of the post!

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 23: Elastic Box

For day 23, I got Debbie a set of jewelry pliers perfect for jewelry making. While these didn't originally fit into the ~$1-a-day budget, I had a $5 off coupon from Michaels so the price ended up being around there anyway. Today's box features a long flap secured with an elastic; this would be lovely for holding chocolates!

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 21: Milk Carton

Debbie mentioned that she was on the lookout for a mason jar with handle that she could use as a mug and I knew exactly where to find it: the 99c store! (Cue profession of undying love for the 99c store) I've seen these sold for much more at other places like Walmart and Michaels so it was awesome finding it there. Since this was by far my largest gift, I designed a cute little milk carton to hold it. I've included two options for you to download: one has the bottom and sides separate and one with all the components already connected.

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 20: Pyramid Box

If you haven't had Hi-Chew before, it's sort of like the Asian version of Starburst! Chewy and fruity and oh-so-addictive; I picked this mixed variety pack from Daiso and packaged the individually wrapped candies in a geometric pyramid-shaped box. 

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 17: Circle Topped Box

Since Debbie heavily hinted that she needed a durable retractable keychain (from Daiso)...well, that makes it a little easier for me ;) I confess, I hurt myself trying it out LOL. For Day 17, I decided to make a little tuck-in box with some whimsical circles on top. 

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 15: Glitter Top Box

Anyone else loathe those tricky little lint balls that are just a pain to pick off your freshly dried clothes? I'm hoping that this little lint vacuum I got from Daiso will suck up those annoying little buggers. I packaged this in a simple box decorated with gold glitter for some bling ;)

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 13: Button Pillow Box

I spotted this adorable pack of wool roving from Daiso and thought about all the felted balls and acorn bowls that I wanted to make, so I thought Debbie would like this. The label on it showed a cute little felted macaron that I'd like to attempt as well! Today's project isn't much of a tutorial because it's just a pillow box, but I've provided a template for you to download :) I adorned it with twine and a button that ended up being perfect for packaging this gift~

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 11: Wrap-Around Label

For Day 11, I spotted this bottle of matte polish at Daiso! I actually use this very brand myself and it works really well at matte-fying? glossy polishes, so you won't have to go out to buy specific (and expensive!) colors of matte polish. I also had this little Kraft cardboard jewelry box that I had saved from a previous present; the bottle barely fit but I was able to make it work :P

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 6: Polka Dot Scallop Box

What rhymes with six? TWIX! Twix is actually my favorite candy bar as well so I had to resist the temptation to sneak one for myself :P Got this a mini pack of 6 around Halloween for 99c! I designed a box with a scalloped-edge cover but since I used this same technique to decorate it, the scalloped edge didn't really show up that well :(

DIY | Advent Calendar Day 5: Origami Folding Box

Spotted this awesome find at Joann's: Coral-colored, chevron, Washi tape, on sale...what more could you want? I've seen so many Washi tape crafts floating around so I hope Debbie will find a project that could put this to good use! Today I don't have a template for you to download since I can't take credit for the box design; I had bookmarked this awesome origami folding box template from this Korean website Tweety Atelier for a while now, so do head over there for the template!