Jewelry Box

 By Becca

Once upon a time there was an ugly little jewelry box.

It had a crooked little mirror, a cracked lid, and a rather nasty colored interior.

But, I saw potential in it, and one redeeming quality; it was a music box as well.

I love music boxes! :)

The song it plays is "The Way Things Were" from a 1973 romantic drama starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. The movie looks kind of dumb, but the melody of the song is pretty.  :) 

I bought it last spring, actually, and mentioned it in this post as "coming soon". 

After I sanded it, filled in the crack, re-stained it, tore the yellowish green velvet out, and replaced the mirror; it sat, almost finished, in the basement for over a year. 

After Beth and I came home from school, we started on projects again, and I resumed work on the jewelry box. 

Here's the finished product!

I updated the look with a fresh white interior and a simple decoration on the lid.

Inside there is a little surprise!

Using the technique I found here, I transferred the text inside the front compartment. And the backwards text becomes readable in the mirror's reflection.

It's good to have the jewelry box finished after all this time, and I hope someone will enjoy it!