We love these little boxed sets - whether you call them "tool boxes" or "toy boxes" - they are fun! They were fun to make and we think they look terrific on display with our other needlework tools.

Each papier-mâché box is hand painted with a grain-painted finish, and filled with lots of "toys".

Adam and Eve

This hexagonal shaped box is a really special set. The bottom of both the box and the little "button box" is covered with felt chosen to coordinate with the colors of the featured sampler. On that ground rests a needlebook, complete with needles in that same coordinating felt, a thread palette with four coordinating silk threads, a pin keep and a scissors fob. The hand-painted ivory ruler on a recycled piano key and a variety of mother-of-pearl buttons inside the button box are included, though the scissors are not. Because it is illegal to export ivory, this set is available in the US only.

Each box and the accompanying toys are adorned with high-quality images from an antique sampler. The images are the same on each set, but the grain-painting is, of course, different - the colors are the same, but the "faux finish" varies from box to box. This particular batch is a lovely summer green enhanced with a golden brown, inspired by the scene on the box top.

These are limited editions - once they're gone they're gone!

.R.S. 1738. German. Private collection.

New!

Adam and Eve Boxed Set $47.50*

Blueberry Hill

This is a lovely set made from one of our favorite samplers. The bottom of both the box and the little "button box" is covered with felt chosen to coordinate with the colors of the featured sampler. On that ground rests a needlebook, complete with needles in that same coordinating felt, a thread palette with four coordinating silk threads, a pin keep and a scissors fob. A variety of mother-of-pearl buttons inside the button box are included, though the scissors are not.

Each box and the accompanying toys are adorned with high-quality images from an antique sampler. The images are the same on each set, but the grain-painting is, of course, different - the colors are the same, but the "faux finish" varies from box to box. This particular batch is a vibrant blue enhanced with a deeb brown-black, inspired by the scene on the box top.

These are limited editions - once they're gone they're gone!

Jessie Brown,13. August 4,1827. Scottish. Private collection.

New!

Blueberry Hill Boxed Set $38.50*

To place an order from outside the United States, please contact us!

Boxed sets are available for retail sales only.

*$2.50 per item handling charge will be added to boxed sets at checkout.

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