Today I completed the Octagonal Box. After much thought as to how I would hinge the lid, I ended up whip stitching the two pieces together loose enough to form a hinge. For the front a small tassel makes sufficient weight to close and a pull to open. Success in my book.
The pin cushion and the needlebook (which have Land on one side and Sea on the other) are complete and sufficient as I do not intend to use this box. It will sit in my cabinet with all the other pieces and create work for someone upon my demise :-)
It has been a good week. I have sorted through my bookshelves and taken a bootload of books to the secondhand store. My car has a new Warrant of Fitness. I bought another 50 freesia bulbs to plant for Spring flowering. The back of the knitting project is complete and the left front is started. Tomorrow I need to cut carefully around the buttonhole edge of the Hardanger Doily and finish one of my library books. And I plan to kit up the annual Christmas Ornaments for the nieces and nephews.
It has been a good holiday. And the best part is that I was forced to book another two weeks annual leave so have that to look forward to from 15 - 30 April. Yes, it is stretched to encompass public holidays for Easter and Anzac Day. Ahhhh clever me!
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22 comments:
I love it!
I have really enjoyed seeing this box develop - probably more than anything else I have seen you create. Thank you.
Glad you've had a good break Margaret, your finish is so clever and so neat.
Beautiful Box..... to save work for someone
I would not mind if you left my name in it
for that someone to forward someday ...LOL.
You certainly use your time wisely and I hope you are arranging relaxation pauses
as well... Have a wonderful time of it.
Your octagonal box finish is beautiful. Whipping the top on works great for a piece that will be for display mostly. In future you might try making a fabric hinge matching the lining on something you think might be opened more often. I read your blog often and enjoy it, even though rarely do I comment on anyone's posts. I will say that I admire greatly your dedication to your mother.
Jennifer
Fantastic fully finish there. This is a lovely design and you have made a beautiful box. Feel free to put my name down for it too LOL.
Thank you. I am relatively pleased with how this turned out.
Thanks. I did toy with the idea of doing a scissor fob for a tiny pair to sit inside. In the end Scots ancestry prevailed...why pay for scissors that will not be used. So this is it for that pattern.
Thank you Ann. I have enjoyed the break and feel a little more confident that I will be able to profitably fill the time once retired.
Ha ha. Shall I do so? But I would need to leave an address as well :-)
Thank you. I didn't intend to use this so a more fragile hinge will suffice. As you say, fabric hinges are sturdy and endure greater use.
Thanks Jo. I am still basking in the warm satisfaction of a full finish although my mind is ticking over with "next projects"
What a marvellous finish! Like a piece of treasure
Thank you. This was certainly an interesting project and turned out exactly as the photo on the chart promised.
Just joshing... a beautiful heirloom for one of your loved ones. Enjoy
you free time....
Wow, this Box looks great, i love it.
Have a nice weekend.
Thank you. I'm pleased with the box even though I don't intend to actually use it :-)
And what a wonderful finish it is! Even if you don't use it, it's a beautiful display.
I spy a little mermaid, she's a cutie.
Thank you. I love the sea creatures on this more than the land. The mermaid, crab and octopus are really cute.
The box turned out so pretty. Such nice little details. Well done.
Sandy's Space
I love it too Sandy. The little creatures are all rather cute and the shape just that bit unusual.
That is a wonderful finish. Well done! And hooray for two more weeks off work! I just came back from three weeks off, but I'm surely looking froward to Easter...
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