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Ellen

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Small Tea Boxes
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These are 2 small tea boxes that I made for an upcoming show. I recently purchased some guitar cutoffs from one of the woodworking sites and decided to use them as decorative tops. What I really like about this stuff is the raw edge that allows me to use the wood more creatively (what I hate is the price!). The first one is a quilted maple on walnut. The edge is very reminiscent of the edge of the water and I had a small sand dollar so I thought I’d reinforce the idea. The second is ambrosia maple and on purpleheart with a walnut lining in the top. These little babies are about 7 × 7 inches and hold 4 different kinds of teas (or lots of one tea). I started finishing them with one coat of shellac followed by 2 coats of General International poly.
As an aside, it is nice to see so many familiar names popping up here.

Ellen

11 Comments

Wolf (& Rabbit!) commented over 10 years ago

Those are both quite beautiful. Nice work.

-- Alec (Friends call me Wolf, no idea why)

Martin Sojka commented over 10 years ago

The first one.. like the unique design. Great job, Ellen.

Martin Sojka, Maker of Craftisian

BarbS commented over 10 years ago

HI Ellen! These are wonderful. Let us know how ‘tea boxes’ sell at your show. I think small ones to hold four types should do well. Very creative!

Might As Well Dance : http://barbsid.blogspot.com/

tinnman65 commented over 10 years ago

Beautiful work, I would love to keep my tea in one. They should do well at the show.

-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams

lanwater commented over 10 years ago

Nice combo of wood and color .
They are quite appealing.

Abbas, Castro Valley, CA

Ellen commented over 10 years ago

Thank you everyone. I love making these boxes. Looking for interesting wood and deciding on the combinations are part of my creative process… the woodwork involved is icing on the cake.
The show is next weekend… our first of the season.
Ellen

Ellen

kiefer commented over 10 years ago

Those are nice and woods you used are fantastic .
Everyone needs a tea box and these should sell quickly .

Mike40 commented over 10 years ago

Very nice boxes Ellen. I really like the natural edge stuff, but I never try it myself because my brain doesn’t work right. Anyway, I have a great appreciation for the ones others do. I guess I’m way late with this post, but I hope you had good sales at the show.

Mike, an American living in Norway

wiser1934 commented over 10 years ago

ellen good to see a posting. that is beautiful. wish i had half of your talent.

a1jim commented over 9 years ago

Beautiful box Ellen,I like the live edge.

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