Saturday, December 13, 2008

Jewelry Box for Melanie

I love to make gifts that speak to the recipient. My niece, Melanie, a college student, speaks fluent French, can't get enough of literature, and works in a library. I found this naked box at a hobby store and made this jewelry/treasure box for her. I purchased vintage library cards from etsy to cover the drawer fronts and top of the box (luckily the drawer pulls came off easily and I could then glue them back into their holes). I had an old French/English dictionary, so I cut some pages out and lined the drawers. I took the lock charm, tied it with a piece of bakery twine, and glued it onto one of the pulls.

I think it's simple and personal, the way a gift should be!

5 comments:

  1. You are so thoughtful with your gifts.

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  2. I love this idea! So thoughtful and sweet!

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  3. Oh my goodness! You are a wonderful gift giver! It turned out great.

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  4. Thank you so much for sharing this with me! What a creative and spectacular job of making a personal gift by combining all her loves/interests! It takes a special aunt to do something like this for her niece--who I am sure is equally special~

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