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thistlechaser) wrote2014-04-10 03:11 pm
thistlechaser) wrote2014-04-10 03:11 pm
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Happy Thing #16: Pocketfuls
Pocketfuls are "upcycled" matchboxes, made by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
webmyrcury. She hand-paints each one based on a theme, character, or idea you supply, then fills the box with little matching things. They're beautiful, tiny, and oh so cute!
I loved the beach example she had posted, so asked for one like that but with a different inside. I wanted more sea/sky/gulls on mine, and got just that!
My cellphone camera does it NO justice. The sand and "foam" sparkle like real sand would, the water is many shades of blue, and the sky is beautiful.
The inside is jam-packed full of little trinkets (so many I could hardly pack them all back in!).
Slightly blurry, but it's full of shells, smoothed bits of colored glass, a piece of drift wood, and other things:
That's all sitting on a napkin, and the box is a matchbox, so you can picture how tiny it all is!
Each one costs $10, which includes postage. Seems more than worth it for me! Her post offering them here.
webmyrcury. She hand-paints each one based on a theme, character, or idea you supply, then fills the box with little matching things. They're beautiful, tiny, and oh so cute!I loved the beach example she had posted, so asked for one like that but with a different inside. I wanted more sea/sky/gulls on mine, and got just that!
My cellphone camera does it NO justice. The sand and "foam" sparkle like real sand would, the water is many shades of blue, and the sky is beautiful.
The inside is jam-packed full of little trinkets (so many I could hardly pack them all back in!).
Slightly blurry, but it's full of shells, smoothed bits of colored glass, a piece of drift wood, and other things:
That's all sitting on a napkin, and the box is a matchbox, so you can picture how tiny it all is!
Each one costs $10, which includes postage. Seems more than worth it for me! Her post offering them here.
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I had to look up what Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is - ooh I bet those smell nice! hehe. That's really nice of you to help out like that - and yeah, ugh I used to have pen pals in Australia. Seemed like it took for.ev.er for stuff to get to them!!
I LOVE THIS CHALLENGE I seriously just squee'd and clapped my hands like a little kid XD hehe. Lets go ahead and call it $20 then, and I will definitely be happy to send you back whatever is way over the actual amount, okay? I don't want to overcharge! ^_^;; My PayPal is myrcurystoybox at gmail dot com - Thanks very much!! I can't wait to get started!! :D
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BPAL is brilliant, and there are fans all over the world. But USPS really took some of the fun out of it with the price hike. I expect we'll get used to the new situation, find a way and keep swapping - lol.
I sent you the funds, and I'm glad - I thought I was asking too much with all this...stuff. I ought to explain a little, I have Asperger's Syndrome, and while I seem perfectly "normal", I have a high level of anxiety and sensory issues when I have to leave the house. A tiny box of "home" with all my favorite things is something I'd always carry to calm my nerves, I think, and you seem like just the one to create it. :)
Sent you a couple dollars extra to pay for paypal's fees. If I'm over please keep it and, if you like, forward it to the next customer, OK? Thanks. :)
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