During our December stay at our vacation home in sunny Florida, our resort held a couple of craft shows. I seldom buy much at craft shows since I do a lot of crafts myself but I like going to them to discover new crafts. I bought this Florida Favorites in a plastic clam shell because it was just a very unique presentation I had not seen before and immediately knew it could easily be adapted.
Our vacation home is in a 55+ gated retirement resort. Aside of the multitude of amenities, it is important to know how the resort is used. About 25% of the population live there year round. The rest are snowbirds from the northern states and Canada, staying for part or all of the winter months ( late October through April). Out of country owners such as ourselves, rent out our home during the peak season (January through April) if we are not using it. That means we can have upwards of 4 different renters, usually a couple during that time period.
Renters, much like us tend to use a few convenience products and the local grocery stores certainly cater to that. Take-out salads are extremely popular because they are inexpensive, come with all the fixings including the dressing and large enough for four servings eliminating the waste of having to toss a bottle of salad dressing because you couldn't use it up before leaving. The grocery store salads come in two piece clam shell plastic containers. One of the ladies at our resort came up with a novel way to recycle them.
She made these really cute gift packs called Florida Favorites. The cleaned clam shells were lined with tissue paper then three wooden seashell themed were placed on top. She added a small tag printed from her computer and a bow to add a bit of pizazz. The contents of the clam shell could not have cost her more that $2 at a dollar store and the container was recycled so she was making a profit of $2 for every container that she sold. Oh, and she wasn't profiting personally as all profits went to the Make A Wish Foundation. The neat thing is, these recycled clam shells could be filled with just about anything for gift giving!
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