Saturday, August 02, 2008

Best. Present. Ever.

I don't know when I've been so tempted to snag a photo.

Absinthetic, of the blog Hall of Wreckords, wanted to make a special birthday present for his obscenely lucky girlfriend. So he created this Wonderland Expedition Kit, a field case filled with specimens and notes from the land of Alice's adventures. Every item is beautifully handcrafted, and so believable you'd swear it was the real thing.

I haven't seen anything quite like this since I discovered the books of Nick Bantock, filled with relics of an imaginary world you can hold in your hand.

So go. Look, already.

5 comments:

Sandcastle Momma said...

Thanks so much for that link! That was the coolest gift I've ever seen. The thought and creativity that went into that is astonishing. She's a lucky girl LOL

MyMaracas said...

Hi momma, thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you liked that as much as I did. It IS astonishing.

Rambling Woods said...

That is certainly an original gift..

Kiva said...

He is an amazingly gifted person. Wow! I had to go to his Flickr stream to see the rest.

MyMaracas said...

Rambling and Kiva -- I hope you also clicked the link in Absinthetic's blog, to the artist whose work inspired him. It's at alexcf.com.