I had seen recently a nice wood box containing a pair of flintlock dueling pistols. I fell in love with it, but the selling price was way out of my range. So I decided to make my own.
To do that, I purchased a simple and inexpensive sewing box (the same model I used to make the coin collection):
I stripped it of everything it had (it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be):
Then I took red suede paper to cover the inside:
Then I was adventurous and tried to put some hinges in the lid, which was hold by a strip of masking tape. It took some effort, but it was doable:
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| The pistols fit just barely, but surely! |
Then I decided to use the little drawer to hold some bullets, that I made of silver polymer clay:
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| Finished! |
The original one had a green interior, and no drawer. And the main compartment was bigger. But I am very happy with it, and it looks wonderful in the museum:
Also, I made a couple of lamps with vellum paper and some LED lights:
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| It looks great in the patio! |
These are the beautiful children of Suzy, go check if there is something in her shop that you like! Kassandra is very happy to have modern, but no-so-modern lights in the house!
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