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Offline Sevilla

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Lidded boxes: acorns
« on: May 19, 2014, 12:56:25 AM »
Here are a few acorns. They are all lidded boxes. The three in the bowl and the one opened have their body made from lilac wood. CC welcome.
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: Lidded boxes: acorns
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2014, 10:04:45 AM »
Sevilla,

these are clever, the 'cup' section being so much bigger and more realistic than many I've seen (or turned as Light Pulls) make them work well.

What sort of size are they please, there is nothing to give any scale.
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Re: Lidded boxes: acorns
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2014, 11:54:48 AM »
The three with the purpleheart wood stem are about two inches in diameter by two and half high without the stem. The two with the apple cup are a little bigger, three by three and one half high.
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Re: Lidded boxes: acorns
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2014, 11:35:49 PM »

Sevilla,

You've created some really nice boxes here, done a great job of them, good size and nicely turned bowl as well.

Cheers  David
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Re: Lidded boxes: acorns
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 06:04:09 AM »
Hi Sevilla....what a great set of boxes; they certainly score on novelty value! I'm sure that I've seen acorns before, but I've never made any myself and don't think I've seen them quite like this. The exaggerated shapes make them appealing and bring to mind an animated film (was it Ice Age?) in which I recall some primitive squirrel lobbing them around. Bet they'll sell at craft fairs!

Les
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Re: Lidded boxes: acorns
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2014, 07:46:15 AM »
a nice refreshing change,nice work,cheers,

Eric.
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Re: Lidded boxes: acorns
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2014, 07:48:38 AM »
Fun little things, I think they would do well at the fairs as well.
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