My friend, Patti-is-Fun, dropped in on me last Thursday night.
She'd found some colorful, speckled, plastic eggs at the craft store and purchased some for both of us, thinking they'd be perfect "gift boxes" for the little paper birds we'd been playing with over the weekend.
They are bright and cheerful, aren't they?
Imagine her disappointment when she got here and discovered that they were not made to open!
I asked if I could keep mine anyway, because I was determined to find a way to use them.
Craft knife to the rescue!
I took my little Xacto knife and jabbed it in at angles until I'd gone almost all the way around the middle of the egg; I left the last 3/8" intact so the two pieces of the egg would be connected.
The eggs are made from fairly thin plastic, so this was a fast and easy job and the eggs can be temporarily taped closed again with just the smallest piece of tape (or mini gift label).
And guess what?
The little paper birds fit inside just perfectly!
I might have to carry a few of these with me in my car or purse; you just never know when you're going to meet with someone who needs a little love in the form of a tiny surprise.
Little surprises are so nice.
Just like my friends.