A Box for a Queen

For Mothers Day this year Mark made me the most beautiful and precious gift.... A jewellery box.  I think this piece could possibly be my most treasured item in my home.  Every time I catch a glimpse of it, open it, or touch it's silky and sheer surface it tugs at my heart.  Such a romantic present I will always treasure.  The amount of time that he spent designing it, cutting all the pieces, sanding it, and dove tail joining all of the little compartments makes me feel so special and cherished.  I love that there is no one else in the world who has one quite like it.  When I look at it, I honestly feel like it's a piece that could have been made for the Queen herself.... *Hand crafted by the finest cabinet maker in all the land* :)

  The hinges and handles were welded, beat up and put in the fire to give them that lovely rustic look which I absolutely adore.  The dove tail joins are so neat and I love the smell of the wood basted in danish oil.  I love that certain timber still holds it's smell for years.  

Like everything Mark makes, he uses materials of what he finds locally.  My jewellery box is made of all different timbers... cedar, rosewood, gum, oak.  Quite simply it is worth more to me than any jewellery that will ever be placed it it.

All of the compartments laid out..... Even a secret compartment!  

 These rustic, little handles remind me of mini, railway nails

 A lovely big mirror on the inside of the lid

Hand made hinges, with a celtic appeal