When is a music box, not a music box?

When it shaped like a book in the case of this Alabastrite Musical Mother Book. Pay tribute to your mother, mother-in-law or mother like figure in your life with this unusual music box. A poem by June Taylor extolling the virtues of a mother's love is accompanied by a popular melody in this Alabastrite "book" creation complete with walnut-color, wooden stand. 8 1/4 inches by 1 1/8 inch by 6 1/2 inches high. A great music box to pay tribute to your mother.

Metal and Rattan Decorative Keepsake Box

When you are looking for decorative keepsake boxes, sometimes you need to let you imagination run wild. Or maybe you need to think outside the box. That's the case with this handsome metal and rattan decorative chest. It makes a great accent in a variety of different decorating situations. It would make a great way to keep correspondence, tissues, scented bottles and more, handy but out of sight. Especially in a den or office for your favorite guy. This dome-topped rattan chest is trimmed with a matte black metal frame and handle. 12" x 5 1/2" x 10 3/8" high

Peacock Music Box, How fun!

I've always loved the colors in a peacock. This is really a cute gold plated music box in the shape of a peacock. The company that makes this music boxes make a lot of different animals and they are nicely done. Many are available in the gold plated or in chrome, so you can match your decor or your finish preference. The company also makes a variety of other music boxes for you to choose from. If you like the styles, they also make ornaments, sun catchers and other items in the same designs.

Darth Vader Snow globe

Darth Vader Snow globe Look deep into the eyes of this intergalactic warlord to witness an epic battle scene! What a great gift idea! Especially to someone who loves Star Wars. It's pretty cool as a snow globe too. Although at first glance, I'm sure the words snow globe will not be what comes to mind. Why is it that we sometimes like the bad guys as well as the good guys? This is the first Darth Vader Snow Globe I've ever seen.

Western Trinket Box

Add some western flair to any room with a western trinket box. A great conversation piece that adds style to any room. It can even hold a few of those smaller want to have items without adding any clutter.
A charming stash-box for keepsakes with a wonderful Wild West flavor! Delightful little trinket box looks just like tooled leather, with whipstitched corners and intricate embossed details. A bright-red "bandanna" lid and handle of miniature "spurs" complete this clever scheme! This rtinket box is make from polyresin and measures 4 1/8 inches by 2 7/8 inches by 6 inches high.

31 Day Grandfather Clock with Beveled Glass

While Grandfather clocks are not something that you will probably collect a lot of. If you are a collector, you will want to have at least one. This is a very nice one that you might want to consider. It is not your every day grandfather clock. This 31-day clock stands majestically at almost 7' tall and is beautifully crafted in wood with beveled glass door and sides. The polished pendulum regulates the time and is adjustable for pinpoint accuracy. The chimes sound the hour (5 times at 5:00 clock, etc.) and once on the half hour. Comes with winding key and instruction booklet. Total measurement is 22-1/4" x 82-1/2" x 10-1/4".

Chantilly Lane Animated - `Smellvin` Skunk sings `Love Stinks`

I love Chantilly Lane collectibles. I normally go for the bears, but I just could not resist this skunk. They call him Smellvin the Skunk. He shows his spunk with a red t-shirt that reads, "Love Stinks!" He certainly has the attitude to go with it! Head sways, mouth moves, & tail sways while singing, "Love Stinks". Uses three AA batteries (included, but not guaranteed). There is also a plastic tab that needs to be removed in order to activate the toy. Most of these animated plush toys have recordings between one to two minutes. Superior sound and material quality. Has On/Off switch. One of those fun collectibles to add you your collection.

Angle Collectible with Baby

What a precious angel collectible! Our sweet faced angel dressed in melon stands atop of fluffy cloud. She lovingly cradles in her arms her happily smiling baby. The angel collectible portrays the very image of motherly love. She and her charge are sure to bring a smile to the face of those who observe her. On her cloud is a message declares "if a little angel lives with praise, she learns to appreciate". This would make a great gift for a special mother in your life. Polyresin. 5 1/2" x 3" x 7 3/4" high.

NASCAR Snowman Water Globe

I came across this really unique snow globe and couldn't wait to share it. Isn't he just the cutest thing? They call it a water globe, but it's a snow globe to me. NASCAR Snowman Water globe Limited Edition. It's even better since it is an officially licensed NASCAR Edition Snowman. This festive figurine is made of durable cold cast resin and features a snowman in a red colored outfit. The bottom part of the snowman is a glass globe containing a resin Christmas wreath displaying the NASCAR logo. He stils on a wood base. What a great gift this snow globe would make to any NASCAR fan.

Winnie The Pooh "Keepsakes From The Heart "

Win the girl's heart with this great Keepsake Box. The perfect little gift just in time for Valentines Day. It doesn't matter the age of the girl, most girls have a soft spot for Pooh. Winnie The Pooh "Keepsakes From The Heart " PORCELAIN! Pooh & Friends, the gift of Friendship, is a collection of porcelain keepsakes perfect for the "hunny" in your life. Pooh plays cupid on this heart shaped porcelain bisque keepsake box. Measures 7" x 4" A cute little keepsake box like this doesn't have to be just for Valentines Day. It will work for any occasion when you just want to tell that special someone in your life just how special they are to you.

Music Boxes make great gifts!

Have an upcoming gift occasion and you're not sure what to give? Try a music box. They come all different shapes, styles and sizes. They make music boxes for children, including a fun Mickey Mouse Jack in the Box. Is your next gift occasion for the love of your life? Music boxes come in heart shaped, something holding a heart, and those that play love songs like You Light Up My Life. You can't go wrong with that kind of music box. There is also a large variety of Angel Music boxes, so if your gift receiver loves angels, you have a gift that is sure to please. How about a Star War's snow globe Music Box? If you get the idea that there are a huge variety of Music Boxes available, you'd be right. Now I won't say that there is one for anything that you can think of, because I am sure that someone will come up with one that is not available, but there are lots, and lots of styles, shapes and sizes of Music Boxes, so chances are you'll find one that you like.

Decorative Jewelry Boxes

When your jewelry box is closed, it looks like a stack of nice books, but when you open it, it really is a jewelry box. Once that is ready to hold your favorite jewelry pieces. The lid holds a mirror that can help you see what you are trying to put on. It's great when you have a mirror with your jewelry box. That way you don't have to move from it as you decide which piece of your jewelry to wear. The to compartment actually has six compartments that help you separate your smaller jewelry pieces making them easier to find in your jewelry box. Isn't it fun when you can find a jewelry box that is functional and decorative?

How old is old enough to give a little girl her first jewelry box?

The answer to that questions depends on two things. First the individual girl you are considering and the type of jewelry box you are giving. When a little girl starts looking for something to put a few of her special items, it's time to consider a starter jewelry box. A starter jewelry box can be considered on of those paper boxes, a plastic trinket box or a plush fuzzy box.

Plush Flower Jewelry Boxes

The lids of these charming soft, fuzzy, plush-covered jewelry boxes open up to reveal handy sectioned trays and mirrors. 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" high. Sold in a pack of 4.


Something fun, but not too expensive. This way if she doesn't take care if it, it won't be a big deal. Depending on how she handles this one, will depend on when you move to the next step. The next step might be a small wood jewelry box.

Princess Mini Treasure Box

Pretty pink mini-cabinet is a perfect place for little princesses to put all their precious treasures. Wood. 7 1/2" x 3 1/8" x 8 1/2" high.



Then you might move up to a nice hand painted jewelry box. One that is not little girlish, but not totally an adult jewelry box.


Hand Painted White Jewelry Box

Hand painted, curved front, lift lid with mirror, top has ring rolls in the center-4 sections on one side and 1 section on the other side, open drawer, hand lined dusty rose sueded fabric interior, wooden drawer pulls.

Is your jewelry box useful or collectilbe?

And yes, a jewelry box can be both useful and collectible. You approach the purchase of a jewelry box differently if it is to be useful that if it is just a collectible one.

If you are looking for a functional jewelry box, you need to determine what you need it to do before you go looking. It is more than how much jewelry do I need to fit into this jewelry box. Do you want some space in the jewelry box to hand up any necklaces? How many drawers do I want and deep do I want them to be?

You might also want to consider where you are putting it as well. They range from a small decorative jewelry box you can put on your dresser to a jewelry armories which are pieces of furniture.

Do I want a wood jewelry box? If I go with wood, there are many different kinds of woods and colors of those woods. Am I matching something I already have or is it going to compliment the wood already in the room.

Why music boxes?

Ever since I was a little girl I have enjoyed music boxes. It fascinated me that something that small could produce just beautiful music. As a child I took piano lessons and tried to figure out the mechanics behind how the piano worked. Trying to compare that to the music box, it just didn’t make sense.

I would watch when the piano tuner came to tune my piano. I found out that the piano used strings and padded hammers to make the sounds. I did realize a difference in how they piano played verses that music box. A music box only played the melody one note at a time, where a piano could play much more than just the melody. So the principle behind a music box was different than the piano.

I watched a player piano once and realized that the mechanics behind that made more sense to transfer to a music box. Only it was on a much smaller scale. The idea of a rotating cylinder converting just the melody instead of all of the parts that a player piano used made sense.

So how did one tune this rotating cylinder to produce the melody that it played? Could the movements that are used in a music box be applied to other items? Or maybe the movements from another item what inspired the music box.

When I thought about the music boxes that I had or had seen, I realized that there were music boxes that were more than just a music box. They were connected to clocks and some toys. The music box still had to be “programmed” to play its tune automatically. I use the word programmed because it had to be automatic, but it by no means has anything to do with computers. An old fashioned music box is not a computer, nor does it have computer parts. What it does have is pins that stick out from a rotating cylinder. This cylinder is moved by a spring or by clockwork. That would explain the need to wind up a music box so that it plays its melody.

I did decide that while I did learn something about the workings of a music box, I was just as enchanted with just the reality of the music coming from the music box. Some times the why isn’t as important as it seems.