I've always said, my customers have the greatest ideas and STORIES to go with their requests for custom boxes. This one was for a 5x7" box, 3" deep and made to hang on the wall. This was something new! I asked if I might be told what it was to encase and the answer was astonishing! Here is Raquel's description:
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Hi Sherri,
I got the box today and it's perfect! Thank you.
Let me share why I needed a custom box from you.
Two weeks ago I spotted a Victorian pocket photo frame at an antique store, it was in perfect condition so I bought it. My original plan was to dispose of the picture and to replace it with one of mine.
To my surprise I found two poems under the picture when I pulled it out, right then I knew I had to keep it the way I found it and give it a special place in my house.
After all, someone must've love this guy so much (not bad looking) that she took excellent care of this item for so many years, husband? boyfriend? lover? I'll never know...now it's my turn to take care of it!"
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The Collection
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A poem - note the date on the side: March 1809
To find anything so precious is wonderful and to know it has been hidden since 1809 is amazing. The penciled underlines speak of an often read script. Someone's keepsake was found in an unexpected place and is now cherished by the finder. Thank you for sharing the story; it will have a beautiful new home and renewed life in Raquel's studio.
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