{"product_id":"sailors-valentine-style-shellwork-box-1","title":"Sailor's Valentine-Style Shellwork Box with Clamshell","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a sailor’s-valentine-style shellwork box, built on a repurposed Macanudo Café cigar box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery exterior surface — top, sides, and edges — is densely encrusted with small shells: nerite\/moon snails, olive shells, cowries, and other small mollusks in natural browns, creams, and grays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA center medallion on the lid made from a clamshell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarger bivalve or mussel shells set as accent “windows” on the long sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMother-of-pearl abalone or clam shell pieces carved\/arranged into flower shapes as focal accents on the front and back panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRows of small spiral shells lined up like beading along the seams and edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original cigar box hinge and interior remain intact and functional\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic piece of shellwork folk craft — handmade decorative boxes built up shell-by-shell over a found container, in the long tradition of “sailor’s valentines” (though those were traditionally octagonal and glass-fronted; this is a freeform descendant of that craft using a cigar box as the armature).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dovetail Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49929567994113,"sku":"BOX-002","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/6270\/1825\/files\/IMG_3807.jpg?v=1785273780","url":"https:\/\/www.dovetailshop.com\/products\/sailors-valentine-style-shellwork-box-1","provider":"The Dovetail Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}