Memory Boxes

For Christmas this year, my family decided to do home-made gifts. My Dad out did himself! He handmade these memory boxes for us. They are all different and they are all made out of different types of exotic woods. Also, its hard to explain on here, but all of the strips and wood leaves are in-layed, the cut had to be exact to make that work. He went out in the yard and found leaves that he liked and then went back to his wood-shop and did his magic to turn them into this. Some of the boxes have darker leaves, he actually burned the wood to make them appear darker in some areas. There was no stain used on any of the boxes, just teak oil to make them shine. Devin's box doesn't have a leaf. My Dad thought that the grain of wood looked like the universe or galaxy. Devin loves the design. He spent a countless amount of hours on them and was so excited to give them to us. We were excited to see what he had made.

What a surprise it was to open this beautiful, hand-crafted gift.
The boxes are absolutely beautiful! A keep-sake we will always treasure. (Oh Cody has one too, waiting for him when he gets home)
Thank You Dad for all of your hard work and thoughtfulness!