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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:49 am Post subject: Exploding boxes. |
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Here are just two of the exploding boes I've made lately. A small gift can be put inside to make a special hand-made pressie.
The completed box. This one has two layers and is lidded.
It's different layers.
A different style. This one folds up and doesn't have a lid.
You can make these 'boxes' in many different shapes, sizes and layers.
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What beautiful boxes. My but you have talent and patience. 
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Eileen, your work is gorgeous and exact. How long have you been making the boxes? Those make lovely gifts just on their own too.
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Toni I started out making boxes last year (I think I posted piccies of them) but they were all 'ordinary' shaped ones. I have gradually expanded into a variety of shapes and sizes and have so much fun making them. I'm now going to experiment with sticking the flowery ones onto the fronts of cards to give them a totally different dimension. Fingers crossed they turn out OK.
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I remember seeing pictures of the boxes last year but I don't think you posted the exploding ones then.
I would think the flower one on a card would be fantastic, they would require special 'packing' to get them thru the postal service...or would they be hand delivered only?
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Eileen how wonderful! What a talent. It is really difficult to be so precise like that. I am in awe! Keep at it!
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I like these a lot Eils. Quirky boxes are always appealing and you have done a great job making these ones. Where did you get the idea?
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Love your boxes Eileen.They are so different and so pretty.Great for keepsakes too.
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Wonderful talent. The flowered one is so pretty. What a great idea for gifts.
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They are wonderful, all of them!  I especially like the "flower" one, but they're all like little gems. Lucky recipients, they must feel truly special.
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My Goodness they are beautiful! If i got one of those, i would use it over and over again. Just for the shear beauty of it. You really have great talent in all areas of creating. Well done!!!
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Those are lovely! So much a part of the gift. You have an artistic nature.
Share more of those and maybe instructions ?
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I only started to make the exploding boxes a couple of months ago Toni as I saw someone making them at a craft show that I went to with Ian and Duncan. I make clear acetate boxes to put them in which can then be used as stands to display them. I don't post them out as they would be easily damaged so tend to hand deliver them to people.
Gardengater once I've made all the ones I need to for people who've asked for them and for Christmas I will try to do a step by step series of piccies for you.
Thank you all for your encouraging comments it spurs me on to make more different designs.
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Those are awesome. What a wonderful gift the box would be, but to put a little surprise in them, would be the icing on the cake! Great talent!
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Sooo lovely! The box itself is a gift!
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