At Heather Box, we love to go the extra mile and provide a fun , memorable, unboxing experience. Back in the day, parcels were sent and received this way. We really wanted our clan to feel like they were on a Scottish island receiving a parcel and the excitement this brings.

From lilacs (pictured), wild roses, heather, thistle, pear blossom, forget me nots to speedwell - we really loved including our personal collection of hand picked flowers to the outside of the parcel. This is just another way we add as much of Scotland as we can to each box. The flowers added an extra element of love and a unique vintage feel.

We really wanted to include a historical, interesting and genuinely island made full sized food item to this month’s box and this company was a joy to work with. Tara, from Isle of Mull Seaweed, explains that seaweed was once a big industry on the island and used in everything from food to glass making. This delicious sweet chutney also has big health benefits. We do try and make sure the main food item in each box is nutritious.

The weather in Scotland can be notoriously difficult and we collected your seaglass during 40-55mph winds and torrential rain! We collected from Queensferry, St Andrews and Ayrshire and set them in hand crafted sterling silver bezels. The seaglass is also historical to the coasts of Scotland - once there were many glass factories lining the coasts of Scotland and they would dump the waste glass directly into the sea. Over a hundred years later, this glass has become beautifully frosted by the sand and waves.

At In The Heather we write our own substantial magazine to fill you with wonder, mystery and intrigue. This month’s stories featured a deep dive and theories into the Flannan Isles lighthouse mystery, the Davaar Island painting, a strange tale from Iona and the St. Kilda evacuations. It is a fascinating read and in true island form, we featured the image of a puffin on the front cover.

We have to admit… we have been very eager to include an Irn Bru flavour in Heather Box for quite some time! We included this item as it was once popular to bring traditional sweets to the beach to enjoy (a more rare occurrence these days). We have been very keen to share this unique Scottish flavour with our clan - do let us know what you think!

For the three silver pendants included in this month’s box, we presented them in a tin - another nod to old island life. Inside the other tin is two tasters of Scottish shortbread from Dean’s. Back in the day, fisherman and crofters would have packed a small tin with food items in to take with them.

From left to right - a Scottish seashell with sterling silver jump ring to attach to a necklace, a pure silver (99.9%) Isle of Skye coral cast (another way we brought an authentic piece of the islands to you this month), and a sterling silver seaglass pendant. It took us many many weeks to make all the jewellery needed for this month’s box and we hope you love these three magical pendants.

Another extra little touch - we always write your name on the front of your Heather Box. Thank you for an amazing sold out March Heather Box and we can’t wait to show you the fantastic April one next month!