A dear neighbor and friend died at the end of May and his extended (only) family are [description redacted] so a few of us closer neighbors, including his ex-but-still-close-girlfriend, are putting together a celebration to honor him.
He loved western stuff: had a western/cowboy party most years in July, had a 3/4 scale Old West town (false front), had lots of western art, etc. He always wore a black cowboy hat for his parties, so I made this cowboy hat box as a table decoration.
The files are from svgcuts.com; I cut them with my Cricut Explore. I had all the paper in stash and the band was something that came on a recent purchase. The feather was one found on the property at some point.
This is so perfect for the intended use. You have a knack for finding the perfect vessel to match the recipient/occasion. I bet your neighbor would have loved this!!
This is so wonderfully personal & beautifully constructed.
Leave it to you to turn to fancy paper crafting to express your grief & celebrate a life all in one.
How sweet of you! When I had seen this pattern before, I had often thought that I would someday present him with something in it, perhaps as a host gift on one of the times he had us for dinner.
Yes, that’s the friend. He’s a big loss to the community.
If I could hug you all I would.