A little of this and a little of that... all in a box

Yesterdays memories 

My neighbor Sande, took a Time Holtz class on how to make these configuration boxes... when she showed me what she made, I had to do one... I love using old things that I have ... and that is what I did with this one...

I had little ziplock baggies of things that were my hubbies relatives trinkets... and I really didn't know what to do with them... I did add a few of my own, but generally these are from his family...

A Bridge token across the Delaware River... from Philly into the Camden area...  a little sterling silver pencil that open from 2 inches to 4 inches... so delicate... typically a womans pencil to put snuggly into a SMALL purse... (his grandmothers) a pair of button cuff links... some of these things people today don't even understand what they would be used for... LOL...  how about the Charge coin... prior to the 60's when charge cards came out... my mother and all other women who shopped had a coin for the their favorite stores... it was a
charge coin... and it had the store emblem on the front and a number... your account number on the back...

and then a little pair of embroidery scissors... or nail scissors... a porcelian broach...  a cameo earring...(All of these were his Grandmothers)    and a fraternity pin year of 49....  old pen nibs, and watch throbs...  safety pins... very old ones...  some even rusted... which generally doesn't happen with todays safety pins at all..  only nut lugs and screws...  a tool to use on the buttons of your shoes..  an old pearl necklace...  little bottles... and old watches... and how about little flash bulbs from cameras.... LOL... ask someone in their 20's about that... they look at you like you have 10 heads...

These boxes are covered with vintage type papers, and then you use a tissue tape to go all around everything... how neat is that... love the look... and when this all dries, I will put some feet on it...

Each little compartment is lined with paper, and then the edges I used tape on... the tissue tape is really a lot of fun to use... but sometimes it doesn't stick... so you have to use a little white glue... not a problem... as the look is so neat...

Here I used some Ideaology from Ranger and took some of the film negatives... (again something that is no longer really used...)  and some tiny little cards to create a Lady Luck area...

The little bottle I used some alcohol inks to stain it...  and then recork it...  I loved working on this configuration box... and will be making a lot of them in the future... as I want to create some travel boxes and also some holiday boxes... like a scary Halloween box for my grandson... what a fun thing for him to have...  yikes... I am addicted...

Creating all the fun little areas is really a lot of fun... but you have to have collections of STUFF to use... so I am now spending time looking for pockets of junk in the house.... and yes I can find some... but not as many as I would like...  everything is too big... so maybe I need to do a whole wall configuration box... LOL.. wow that would be a fun project...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and do hope that you come back again soon...  we finally got some rain today... and so the plants in the gardens are singing... they so enjoyed it...  hope that you have some rain... nothing major... just enough to water the plants... and keep the soil in good condition...  enjoy your time outside...  Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie