- this is the wooden box that the cherries came in at julie's wedding - i brought it back with me all the way from copenhagen...
- old cigar boxes make great places to store nice things
- chinatown packing boxes!
- Cuban cigars, heh? - eva vee
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I love vintage boxes from chinatown. Years ago, I would spot them while searching for chinatown treasures, and the shopkeepers would usually given them to me - I think that they thought that i was just some crazy white girl! Months later they were on to me, and they would charge me 50 cents per box or so. Now when i go to chinatown, most shops have their old boxes on the shelves for sale for several dollars each! But I still love them and usually will buy 1 or 2 as a treat for myself.
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Castanet (70 months ago | reply)
love
sweetnseattle (70 months ago | reply)
no kidding! i have some from bookstore, they were giving them away over ten years ago, and i asked if i could have them. they have somehow still held up all my pencils and supplies in them, i love the little closures on them too. :)
Geninne (70 months ago | reply)
I am also addicted to boxes...but yours are sooo charming!
lovelydesign (70 months ago | reply)
true nature: i see you and i are members of the same club (perhaps the only ones!)
eva vee (69 months ago | reply)
I was working in Cigar Shop and I took about two big bags of empty boxes with me home. They smell great too, although I would not keep any paper or fabric stuff in there because of that.
Visually, they are charming. :))
Little Doodles (69 months ago | reply)
oh these look wonderful :)
duchamp blinks (68 months ago | reply)
I have a few of these boxes too. They are so charming. ; }
cori kindred (67 months ago | reply)
gorgeous!
fresh eggs (65 months ago | reply)
love all those wonderful olde boxes!!!
Heath & the B.L.T. boys (62 months ago | reply)
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theaxx (46 months ago | reply)
OOoooo love the old boxes, very sumptuous and inspiring...
thea.
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js_fam (37 months ago | reply)
ahhh.... paper just makes me happy!