2024 - A New Year

 

January 13, 2024 - another year.  Right now it is snowing outside and it's VERY cold - 12 degrees if my computer is calculating correctly.  BRRRR!  2023 wasn't the best of years for me, I lost a dear friend who I had known since I was 16 and I lost my sister.  Those days were pretty rough.  Well, I got through them but due to the nature of "trauma" on the soul, I slowed down a but and let everything lapse, including the website.  While I hope to be back on track soon, I am still trying to juggle 7 venues at once - Ruby Lane, ETSY (2 shops), EBAY, Poshmark and my own website.  Oh, not to mention this blog.  Hmm, maybe I better stop working on something - I might catch up a little quicker (lol).  

So, my New Year's resolution is to do a little better - work a little harder and try a few ideas I have been wanting to try for many a year.  Getting older is a blessing but I realize that with each passing day, it's one less day to tackle a new project - and I do love tackling new projects.  

Happy New Year Everyone!  Till next time.....

Ornament 4 - Repurposed French Pharmacy Pill Box

A Gift for You - French Pharmacy Pill Box with Victorian Graphic

Let's skip a little forward in time.  In 2017 I discovered the Spellbinders embossing - cutting machine.  To say I got hooked immediately is an understatement.  I was cutting paper and pasting paper and designing all manner of items.  It was at that time I decided that my hoard of antique paper wasn't really being used to the best of its ability and so I decided to start working with it.  This small box was the first I created with my small collection.  

 

Starting with a C.1990 pharmacy box (round) that I had found in Paris, France, I found an old trade card that couldn't be used in its entirely.  Using the Spellbinders machine, I cut a perfect round out of the card and attached it to the top of the plain box.  Then I added a small sentiment - A Gift for You.

I left everything else as I found.  The interior of the box is plain and the side bands of pink and pale lavender made for a nice bit of femmy decoration.  

The box can be used for a small trinket, maybe a small piece of jewelry - all that's needed is a bit of cotton padding.  The new owner could add a touch more decoration to personalize it a bit more.  Because the 2 pieces are genuine antiques, the box makes for a very nice ONE OF A KIND gift item.  

Once I get a little more settled with loading in my own craft creations, I will be adding a lot of these little beauties to the website.  In the meantime, stay tuned while I try to catch up to 2024!

 

Till next time....