The finished shaker box

This will be my last Christmas box for a while - it has been half-done for quite some time but today I finally got around to finish it.

The outside (the round stickers on the outer panels aren't visible, but they aren't all that interesting, either):



The inside:



And a closer look at the little Christmas tree (actually a pine cone) in the middle. I painted it green, then added white edges and some green and silver glitter and even managed to fasten to the middle of the box - hopefully, it will last:



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Visuals vs imagination

I've been reading (and writing) a great deal of Hobbitfic lately; meaning fics related to The Hobbit, not fics featuring Hobbits in general. As a consequence, I realized once again how much the Peter Jackson films have influenced the fandom... and not necessarily in a good way.

( Warning - epic rant behind the cut )