Teacher Gift Box — Agate Apple Bowl, Rose Quartz Palm Stone and Serenity Crystal Pen in a Branded Bamboo Keepsake Box

An apple for the teacher, except this one is stone and it will still be on the desk in ten years.

Inside a bamboo keepsake box with our tree engraved on the lid, three things chosen for the person who spends all day giving everyone else their attention.

The apple is grey agate, carved into an apple with a shallow dish scooped out of the center and a sparkling pocket of tiny quartz crystals left exactly where it grew. Paper clips, earrings, a wedding ring at the sink, it holds whatever the day hands over. The stem notch at the top is part of the stone, not an add on.

The rose quartz palm stone is a smooth pink oval that settles into a closed hand. Soft cloudy veils drift through it and catch the light when you turn it over. This is the one that lives in a pocket or a desk drawer for the long afternoons.

The Serenity pen carries real lavender buds, moonstone chips and chamomile flowers sealed in a clear barrel, so there is something lovely to look at halfway through grading a stack of papers. It arrives on its own printed card.

Everything is nested in natural wood excelsior inside the bamboo box, which latches shut and is meant to be kept and used long after the gift part is over. Jewelry, letters, small treasures, or the apple bowl going back in at the end of the day.

Rose quartz is the stone of open hearted warmth, the one people reach for when they want to feel cared for and to keep caring for others without running dry. It is gentle and generous and it asks nothing back, which is a fair description of most teachers we have known. Agate is the steadying one, the slow patient stone that helps a person hold their ground on a loud day, and the little quartz crystals in the apple's pocket are the amplifier, the part that takes a small good intention and makes it brighter. Lavender is for calm and clear thinking, moonstone is for patience and balance, and chamomile is for rest at the end of it all. Together this is a box about being looked after by someone who noticed how much you give.

Ready to give as it arrives, no wrapping required.

Because natural minerals are delicate and can be damaged by the stress of shipping, we are unable to accept returns. If your item arrives damaged, please contact us within 48 hours with photos and we will make it right.