Tuesday 7 October 2014

Carved wooden box no. 2

I admit, I tend to buy in bulk. So when I found another carved wooden box at that flea market, in similar condition and almost as nice (the carving is not as fine, and there's an ordinary hook and eye to close it, but still it's pretty enough), I also bought this one. Here the carving had once been backed with burgundy felt that had now become moth-eaten. I discarded the felt and the moths and mused which colour to use here. The dark red felt too dull for the carved butterfly the lid shows, even though the wood got a little lighter when I sanded it, and I still have some yellow silk left, so yellow silk behind the butterfly it'll be!

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