Bride's Boxes : How to Make Decorative Containers for Special Occasions

This title provides: tips, tools, and techniques for learning the craft; basic skills for making oval boxes with traditional decorative painting; and, guidance on every step from an expert crafter. Full-color photos show the process. Projects are included for developing skills. There is a gallery of original historic boxes for inspiration.

Pat Oxenford lives in Douglassville, Pennsylvania, and has been painting in traditional decorative formats for three decades. She is a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters and a Brazer Guild member of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration. She has been selected as one of the top 200 craftsmen working in traditional forms by Early American Life magazine.