when will I ever learn...
I had a mad moment and purchased this tsv when it was showing as available and it arrived today! Am annoyed with self as I have purchased very little since the beginning of the year and intended to "be good".:headbang:
Anyway, you are all quite right, the box is hard carboard, quite big 22cmx20cmx10cm and has a strong lift up clasp. The bird print (pink option) is really nice and a lovely shade of pale pink. The bad news is, when I opened it up the dividers in the lift out section had come unstuck and were flapping about. I assume the glue has dried out, but I could fix it. Upon closer inspection the "fablon" is not that well finished off on mine at the front and is a bit wrinkled, also the top of the box is slightly underlating. The mirror inside is nice. You dont really notice these things when the box is just sitting on the table, and I do think it would hold alot of beads. To sum up, the box isnt the best quality, but looks pretty. The Bracelet is dainty,lightweight and has an ivory faceted bead in the middle, flanked by 2 pale pink smooth stones and then 6 smaller smooth ivory stones. I actually like the bracelet and can appreciate there is just as much work goes into making this, if not more, than the chunky stoned bracelets. I am in a dilema, my initial reaction was to call and send it back because of the box, but I do like the bracelet. It was £28.98 + p&p.