Saturday 16 March 2013

Strawberry cream or caramel?




Strawberry cream or caramel?


Chocolates beautifully presented.
Vintage chocolate boxes.
Don’t you just love them?



Exquisitely decorated


With be-ribboned images of glamorous ladies …


… or tender romantic scenes.


Pretty thatched cottages with abundantly filled gardens.
Of roses, foxgloves and lupins.


Cuddly doe eyed puppies ..... 


..... or fluffy kittens adorned with a big bow.


The boxes themselves were utterly charming.


Even the delicately  embossed glascine wrap.
Protecting the delights within.
Nothing sophisticated …
… or perhaps it was then …
Orange cream and coffee cream.


Soft caramel and hard toffee.
Moist coconut, hazelnut and marzipan.
And the one that no one seemed to covet …
… the grainy Turkish Delight.


I’m a soft centre girl myself.
Rose or violet cream.
Wrapped in  dark chocolate ….. yummy!
I have a modest collection of vintage boxes


Filled with ribbons, labels and other vintage goodies.




Do you have a favourite?

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(My apologies for the pants quality of the piccies ... due to the miserable weather and resulting light conditions).

4 comments:

  1. I'm a sucker for pictures of thatched cottages surrounded by beautiful gardens! Inside I'd want to find chocolate covered fudge or caramel...
    x

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  2. I love those old choccy boxes (but don't have any, well maybe one but it's not that pretty). Like you, I am a fondant centre girl but I also like the turkish delight too. Keep those hard centre toffee thingies away from me (luckily, that's all the other half likes!)
    Hen x

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  3. Your boxes are beautiful and so perfect for all the little sewing fripperies, much better than a plastic box. Soft centres enrobed in dark choc for me every time! M x

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  4. Love these vintage images! They are perfect for Easter's decorations.
    Hugs
    Silvia

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