Collard Green

There was no greater flex on the first day of school than walking in with the big box. Not the eight pack, not the sixteen pack, but the sixty four count box of crayons with the built in sharpener on the back. That sharpener alone told everybody in the classroom everything they needed to know. And while the other kids were comparing counts and trading colors, you were already nose down on that construction paper, lost completely in whatever world your imagination decided to build that day. Some of the best things you ever created started with nothing more than a crayon and a blank page and honey, that kind of joy never really leaves you.

Collard Green is fully hand crocheted in that perfect mossy sage green with bold black stripes running all the way up just like the real thing, right down to that little pointed tip and the face that looks like he has been waiting all morning to get to work. He is soft, he is charming, and he sits on a desk or a shelf like a tiny round reminder that creativity does not need a deadline or a reason, it just needs a little color and somewhere to begin.

Whether you are treating yourself to a little handmade nostalgia or looking for the perfect back to school gift for the creative soul in your life, Collard Green is exactly that. Give him to the kid who still colors outside the lines, the adult who never stopped, or keep him for yourself because honey, some things are just too good to share.