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Friday, June 14, 2013

A Personalized Cheese Box--MASTER CRABBER

A man who saw my signs asked if I could personalize a cheese box for him.
He likes to go crabbing, so he wanted a crab to go on the lid.

I went over to the Graphics Fairy to find the perfect crab.

He wanted the sides to say 'Master Crabber'.
I used the Engravers Mt font.

The lid was empty with just Mr. Crab, so I remembered him saying that he liked to go crabbing on the Wye River.

I was very pleased with the way the crab turned out.

I stained the whole box with dark walnut stain.

I love how the stain collected in the crevices of the box. 





He was so excited with the way it turned out; as he was talking to me he was throwing money at me for a tip.       He came back in a half hour with 2 more orders, and he slipped me another $5.  He said that his wife loved it so much that she stole it for her sewing box. He told me she also said he didn't give me enough money :)
I think I appreciated the compliments way more than the $$$.  It always feels good when you make a customer happy!

8 comments:

  1. Amen! So happy for you! That was a very nice couple. :)

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  2. From one who knows first hand...you deserve high compliments for your creativity ~ great job Tammy!!

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  3. Tammy, you did an amazing job. The couple's reaction & compliments is so rewarding:)

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  4. Beautiful work!! i love wood burning myself and you gave me a wonderful idea what i can do with the 2 boxes i have..:)

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  5. Beautiful work!!! thanks for a great idea, i have 2 of these and wasn't sure what to do with them until now..keep up the great work..:)

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  6. No wonder he was happy with the box, you did an amazing job!

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  7. Fabulous job! So talented.

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