fox in a box

One of my favorite genres of visual imagery, hands down, is cute pictures of animals inside their cozy homes. Nestled in warm blankets, safe inside while it’s snowy outside. A quilt, a fireplace and a good book near by. I could look at these kinds of pictures for hours.

I noticed these drawings in books as a child and more recently while reading with my kids. They make me so happy. I think it’s part: my undying love for animals and part: cute, small and miniature. Here are two examples from books we have at home. The Sleepy Book, a Little Golden Book Collection and I am a Bunny, by Ole Risom, illustrated by Richard Scarry.

And then I started looking on Pinterest. Here are some examples. (I kept in names when I could to give credit.)

I decided to make my own! A fox in a cozy den with his little mice friends. There is a string of solar powered fairy lights inside the box that I added into a glass bulb. They light up at night when it gets dark enough. This was a gift for my nephew.