Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box watercolor valentine which I'd treat as a

which I'd treat as a talisman

so am including a sweet old turned wood cup as  a freebie

It is just as beautiful inside

it is wonderfully irregular in form as well as surface

This striking cast iron "star holder" candle holder was designed by Jens Quisgaard for Dansk Designs

Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box watercolor valentine which I'd treat as aSuch a smart little box! The lid locked tightly when closed is comprised of two parts, opening through a series of moves, via which the interior compartment is revealed. I've found a few other boxes designed in a similar manner, mostly dating from the late 19th and early 20th century most commonly vesta, which held matches, and also often including a hidden match striker on the flat of the lower section of the lid. The interior compartment on this one