Beautifully embellished, silk lined & padded boxes averaging 13 ½ inches high x 4 ½ inches wide, on a painted wooden base. Ideal size for giving a special bottle of wine or liquor but also suitable for holding anything you wish: keepsakes, gifts for:
For the Wine Lover: {Wine, Goblets, Wine Stoppers …}
For the Sweet Tooth: {Chocolates, Jellybeans, Candy …}
For the Romantic: {Bubble bath, Candles. Something naughty …}
For the Precious: {Ornaments, Jewelry, Love notes …}
For the Gardener: {Flower seeds, Gardening tools …}
For the Artist: {Paintbrushes, Pencils, Crayons …}
For the Writer: {Journal pads, special pen …}
For the Baker: {Baking tools, Apron, Recipes, Home made goodies …
For the Lover of the Arts: {Theater Tickets, Art classes ….}
For the Dreamer: {Your Wishes, Hopes & Dreams for them …}
For the Impossible: {Gift Cards}
For Yourself: {A Reminder of What You Love …}
Ideal Gifts for A Special Birthday, Wedding, Graduation, Promotion, Hostess with the Mostest, New Job, New House, New Baby, New Life . . .
Orders welcome on any designs sold out. Custom Designs possible.
Licorice Ferns
Hand dyed silk, custom crafted licorice ferns sprout from needle felted & hand embroidered moss base. Hand embroidered dragonflies with beaded bodies & wired organza, embroidered wings. Lined with black Dupion silk. Black glossy painted base.
Custom Order – Not Available
Fall Maple Leaves
Maple Leaf Symbolism
Often associated with balance, promise, practicality. In China & Japan the Maple Leaf is a symbol for lovers. In North America, the sweet syrup from its sap depicts the sweetness and wonder of love in every day life. It is the most recognizable national symbol of Canada.
Hand painted silk leaves appliquéd to black cotton suede background. Hand crafted branch with wired silk leaves. Lined with black Dupion silk. Black glossy painted base.
$350 CAD
West Coast Totems
West Coast Symbolism
Inspired by the old forests & totems of the Haida Gwaii, an island archipelago off the Northwest Coast of British Columbia, the Cedar Tree represents healing, cleansing & protection and has a long history of sustaining a way of life from longhouses, art, fiber, medicines to animal habitat.
Free motion embroidered cedar lace lid with realistic looking sculpted bark lid pull. Dimensional Haida Gwaii inspired totems on each side of the box – needle felted, free motion embroidered detail, hand painted. Commercial batik background, novelty wool trim at base. Lined with black Dupion silk. Black glossy painted base.
$350 CAD
West Coast Cedars
Cedar Symbolism
Often associated with healing, cleansing, protection. It has been used to cleanse new homes, remove bad auras or memories. The derivative of the Sanskrit name “devdar” means “timber of the gods
Free motion embroidered cedar lace lid with realistic looking sculpted bark lid pull. Another in a Tree series, celebrating our West Coast Giants; commercial batik quilted background. Lined with black Dupion silk. Black hammered metal paint finish base.
$350 CAD
Red Poppy
Red Poppy Symbolism
Often associated with beauty, magic, consolation, fertility & eternal life. In Chinese Art, poppies represent loyalty & faith between lovers. It is also associated with rememberance of Flanders Fields and those who died in World War 1.
Hand painted poppy petals & leaves appliqued to black cotton suede background. Hand crafted 3D poppy lid. Lined with black Dupion silk. Black glossy painted base.
$350 CAD
Detail of Lid – pull Poppy Stamen to lift lid. 3D Wired leaves & petals with hand embroidered center stamen.
Forget-me-Not
Forget-me-Not Symbolism
This flower is associated with true love, hope, memories. A lasting plea for rememberance
Hand embroidered silk ribbon forget-me-not flowers, with yellow beaded centers, silk ribbon leaves & hand embroidered cotton thread stems on a mottled brown, cotton leather look fabric. Lined with forget-me-not blue Dupion silk. Hammered metal painted bronze base.
Custom Order – not available
Detail of Lid – purchased metal knob pull finished in hammered metal painted bronze finish with forget-me-not blue padded silk lining.
Peacock Feathers
Peacock Feather Symbolism
Peacocks have long been viewed as a deeply symbolic bird with their feathers representing differing meanings depending on the culture. Generally, the feathers represent pride, nobility & glory. Ancient Greece viewed the feathers as all-seeing knowledge & the wisdom of the heavens. Hindu mythology viewed them as representing kindness, patience & good fortune. In Asia the feathers are considered auspicious & protective.
Free motion embroidered metallic lace peacock feathers on each side of the box on black cotton suede background. Purchased, hand crafted lampwork glass bead lid pull. Black glossy painted base.
$350 CAD
Detail of Lid – Purchased, hand crafted lampwork glass bead lid pull. Complimentary peacock blue, padded lining.
Pink Peacock Feathers
Free motion embroidered metallic lace peacock feathers on each side of the box on black cotton suede background. Purchased, hand crafted lampwork glass bead lid pull. Black glossy painted base.
$350 CAD
Detail of Lid – Purchased, hand crafted lampwork glass bead lid pull. Complimentary pink padded lining