Monday, January 11, 2010

christmas gifts for the kids




I of course can't prove it, but I had this idea long before I saw a store bought version...A tin lunchbox with magnets that you can play with on the outside...Anyway I made this elephant one for my little pachyderm-obsessed guy. So far he really enjoys it, and I have some magnet sheets left to keep adding to the box. The one thing I need to refine is the coating. You can probably see all the scratches and areas where the paint has come off. Until I can figure out a way to make it more permanent I will just use the bare areas as an excuse to paint new scenery for the elephants to explore. In any case I think it would be fun to make all kind of themed tin boxes, mostly of things that aren't already available. All in all I had fun making it and I hope I get to make some more soon.

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