I took a bunch of my boxes out n’ about with me, recently. And took all the photos on this post (except for the single one below, showing prices), at St Edmund’s, in Downham Market.
So far I’ve sold – I think? – seven, and given away one as a gift.
The very lovely Tita, at Outrageous Vintage, (at 23-24 Market Place, in the courtyard of the Rose and Crown Hotel, Wisbech), has taken seven boxes. I do hope she sells them!
*Slightly underpriced, in relation to what I usually ask for them. On the advice of Tita, in the interest of making sales.Oh, and the prices are on the bottom of the boxes.
This leaves me with about another seven ‘market ready’ boxes at present (so a total of around twenty one made, so far), and a number more in the pipeline.
For this post, here’s a few little galleries of recent work:
The above, and immediately below, are my three all, or near-all bog-oak boxes. These cute little trinket boxes are on the wee side. I adore bog oak! So rich, dark, and ancient!
The one below is a personal favourite. Annoyingly, it’s not come out as well in the pics as it does ‘in the flesh’. I love the dark stark simplicity, and the two tiny orientation ‘pips’.
The two boxes below are very much like the first such box I made (a card-holder). And could carry old fashioned cigarettes, or all manner of things. But I guess they’re kind of most obviously playing-card or cigarette-box looking creations.
This one is another personal favourite. Made with jagged leftovers that I was loathe to bin! This one is a bit dearer than any of the others. They all represent a lot of time and effort, this one particularly so.
I’m also very keen on this different chequerboard style. I’ve done one in bog oak and pine (already sold), and another in a lighter/browner combo. I want to do a lot more in this vein. This is among the more time-consuming designs to execute. And can vary dramatically in terms of precision (which I love; it’s part of the handmade aesthetic/charm!).
And these last examples are kind of my bog-standard – but not bog-oak – medium-sized box style.
