One of my goals for 2008 was to create an altered book. However, after maiming two books with less than desirable results (and earning myself countless blisters), I decided that perhaps an altered box was a better idea. It was already hollow so I didn't have to carve it out and it was shaped like a book so... close enough?

I checked it off my resolutions list, in any case.

The picture is a slightly altered version of my Annabel Lee fanart [link] and the envelope folds out to display the eponymous poem. I was glad to finally use the seashells for something as they've been sitting in my craft bin for years! And, lastly, the lock of hair is mine. Is that creepy...? ^^'

I had a lot of fun making this and I'd like to create one in the future based on the movie Labyrinth (probably focused on the ballroom scene). However, I'm faced with a problem: What exactly am I supposed to do with it now that I have it? More clutter for the bedroom, I suppose...

Annabel Lee - © Edgar Allan Poe
Image - © Destiny Lauritsen

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