Pocket Watches,Clocks,Rings,Necklaces,Jewelry Boxes etc…

When I was a little girl I always dreamed of becoming a ballerina. The elaborate dresses and the elegance and finesse with which they danced always appealed to the girly girl inside of me. I often talked about how I wanted to be a ballerina when I grew up. Knowing how much I wanted to become a ballerina my mother gave me a timeless gift when I was 5, that of a musical jewelry box. Like most other musical jewelry boxes that you can imagine, this one was pink and pretty, small, made of wood and had flowers and the word princess painted on the outside. When you opened it up a ballerina popped up and began twirling to the music. I used to sit for hours arranging and rearranging my (fake) jewelry. I thought that I was so grown up and was trying to be just like my mother. As a child, this was one of my most cherished items and is something that I remember fondly to this day.

Recently I was looking for a similar jewelry box for my niece as a gift. As I looked around I realized that musical jewelry boxes had come a long way and changed in many aspects. You can still find the traditional pink musical jewelry box with the ballerina that pops up; however, there were a lot of other choice also. Like many things, wood has given way to mostly plastic. Since my nice tends to be a little ruffian, this may not be a bad thing. If you are willing to spend a little more, you can still find plenty of wooden boxes to choose from. However, what surprised me were the choices available. In addition to ballerinas I found boxes that only played music, some that had angels instead of ballerinas and others that had whole carousel or ballroom dancing scenes.  There were jewelry boxes that played rock music, holiday music, single songs, and multiple songs as well as custom jewelry boxes where I could choose the songs that were included.

In the end, I decided to go with the traditional choice and get her a music box with a ballerina dancing to Swan Lake. Since I wanted her to enjoy this gift for years to come, I decided on a wooden box. The inside of the box was nicely appointed with a pink suede lining. The outside was also pink with painted red hearts and much like my childhood box had the word “princess” adorned across the front. Hopefully, my niece will enjoy her new musical jewelry box as much as I enjoyed mine.