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Was how I responded to my mother’s suggestion of buying a card box.

Um, this is your daughter; you know, the one who was covered head-to-toe in finger paint as a toddler. The one who couldn’t imagine lava flowing out of her Play-Doh volcano, enveloping her dinosaurs, when she could have the REAL thing: Baking soda, vinegar, and red food coloring, duh! Surely she wouldn’t use a card box, certainly not one she didn’t make herself.

I wanted something different. I just didn’t know what. Maybe a train case in one of our colors?

Image via South Rose Window on Etsy

Or how about a mailbox?

Image via Zakka Around the World on Etsy

Maybe a file organizer instead?

Image via Etsy (item no longer available)

All the affordable options weren’t quite right or required a lot of TLC, and I didn’t want to spend more than $20–30 on something I wasn’t sure what I’d do with after. My searches were turning up empty, so I put the card-container search on hold and switched gears.

Marshalls is my non-crafting home away from home. I’m rather fortunate, or unfortunate depending on how you look at it, to have a Marshalls and a Michaels in the same plaza as my grocery store. I frequent Marshalls far more than I’d like to admit, but most of the time I walk out empty handed. It’s those rare occasions, though, where I hit the jackpot that keep me coming back for more. A trip in March was no exception. I was on the hunt for some small rabbit figurines for our reception decor, and they only had the large garden/doorstop variety. I was approaching the end of the clearance aisle when I looked up and saw it:

Originally $30, marked down twice to $10. It’s recycled glass so it has that dreamy blue/green tint, and I love the fact that the envelopes will be on display. Guests, that means you better bring your penmanship A-game.

Did you find that perfect something unexpectedly?