Farewell & Moving Away
Saying goodbye is hard, but choosing the goodbye gift doesn't have to be. When a neighbor moves across the country, a coworker heads overseas, or your best friend finally takes that job in another city, a farewell Limoges box packs a lot of feeling into a pocket-sized parcel. It won't hog space in the moving truck or wilt on the drive. Better yet, it gives them a little memento of home to unpack first wherever they land. Each piece is hand-painted in France, hinged, and arrives gift-boxed.
You'll find plenty of trunks and chests here, from antique-style steamer trunks to a trunk dressed up as a table lamp, plus a teddy bear guarding his own suitcase. Cozy cottages with country trees, a sunny yellow French home and a mill house by the river stand in for the old address or the new one. Getting-there designs include a New York taxi, a London double-decker bus with a removable ticket, a riverboat and even a rabbit driving a carrot car. A beach house mailbox makes a cute hint to keep writing. Slip a spare key, a coin from the old town or a farewell note inside the hinged lid.
People who move often like to collect one box per home or city, building a travel diary in porcelain. Trunks make a natural starting point, and they look charming stacked on a bookshelf like real luggage. Little houses and cottages create a sweet village on a curio shelf, each one standing for a chapter of life. Give one at a going-away party, a last day at the office, or a final dinner in the old neighborhood. Wherever they settle next, this tiny box says they're still part of your story.
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