Look how lovely!
I wanted to show you these gorgeous boxes. Some of them were given to me as gifts, but I have also started giving them to myself, because I love them so. They are the creations of my friend, Christie Allen, a gifted artist who designs each unique box. Every detail is so delicate and precise -- she even hand-tints some of the papers she uses.
Look at these lovelies more closely:
If you think the exterior is beautiful --
-- just look inside! Did you ever see anything so dainty and fine?!
This beauty shows off the meticulous hand-tinted papers that make each of these boxes one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
I claimed this box early one summer afternoon -- and then I guarded it jealously as friends admired it throughout dinner.
I didn't quite say, "Back off, bitch! It's mine!" But I came close.
This tiny thing is such a pretty little Christmas trinket -- I hate to put it away when the season is over!
And this one will definitely live on my desk year-round; it reminds me of a Renaissance tapestry.
Christie's new website is up and running, and she is adding additional photos of her lovely creations every day. Check her out here!
Look at these lovelies more closely:
If you think the exterior is beautiful --
-- just look inside! Did you ever see anything so dainty and fine?!
This beauty shows off the meticulous hand-tinted papers that make each of these boxes one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
I claimed this box early one summer afternoon -- and then I guarded it jealously as friends admired it throughout dinner.
I didn't quite say, "Back off, bitch! It's mine!" But I came close.
This tiny thing is such a pretty little Christmas trinket -- I hate to put it away when the season is over!
And this one will definitely live on my desk year-round; it reminds me of a Renaissance tapestry.
Christie's new website is up and running, and she is adding additional photos of her lovely creations every day. Check her out here!