My mother ran across the coolest box in the history of boxes–an Etui.
Here you can find a picture of one, as well as in Sparetime Crafts‘s Etsy shop.
It’s a box inside of a box, with padded sides, that all folds out like a flower! Apparantly, they’ve been used since the 1700s, when no proper woman would be caught without one, containing the various necessities, such as sewing thread, darning needles, a comb, and so forth.
There are some truly beautiful ones out there! These look so useful, as well! Some aren’t much bigger than about four inches square, to hold a nice little needlework set!
This idea is brilliant, as soon as I get a chance, I really want to try and make one of my own! Everyone should have one, it seems 😀
Izzy Marie Design 