10 April 2006
I was looking through photos from Japanese craft books when I knew I had to make this:
Cute, no? The flower and chocolate eggs are courtesy Cally -- what better use of a mini drawer than a secret stash for chocolate eggs?
This was a terrifically fun project. I built the drawer out of heavy watercolour paper; I love making 3D objects from paper (like my little Tudor house) -- all the measuring and scoring and folding of tabs is very soothing. I covered the shell and drawer with Kaffe Fassett prints (Rowan textiles are my new obsession, temporarily taking the focus off Liberty), and the drawer is lined with red wool felt.
I can see more of these in my future -- I actually remembered to make a pattern before assembling this time!
Lovely! By the way, I posted your GTAS parcel this lunchtime... hope it arrives safely soon. ;)
posted by Kitty at April 10, 2006 09:27 PM
Oh, so sweet! At first I thought it was made from a matchbox. The fabrics are beautiful!
posted by Gisela at April 11, 2006 09:03 AM
If you fuse your fabric to a piece of thai rice paper, you'll end up with fabric that can be cut with a lot less fraying (almost none if you treat the cut eges with fray glue) and it's then foldable. I do it all the time to use in my bookbinding.
:)
posted by angharad at April 11, 2006 03:13 PM
Oh it's beautiful, but how on earth can you make chocolate eggs last for more than a day, you must be some sort of 'miracle child'!
posted by cally at April 11, 2006 04:09 PM
I love that almost little too much!
posted by manda at April 11, 2006 11:29 PM
The box is certainly darling! I would have had those chocolates downed before they ever reached the box!! I would use the box for stamps...something I use less often.
posted by Tongue in Cheek at April 12, 2006 03:01 PM