about BoxBoy
Almost Everything You
Wanted to Know About  
BoxBoy, and then Some!
Why is BoxBoy a "Demented" Decoupage?
Well why not?  When a customer sees a box
with a picture of Jesus smoking a cigarette,
why even ask the question in the first place?
 BoxBoy makes very few sweet, pretty boxes
... flowers and Victoriana and cute little
animals just don't cut it, thank you.  If it
ain't BoxBoy, it ain't demented!  
Are These Made in China?
I got your China right here!  Believe it or
not, folks, I make everything you see with
my own tiny little hands.  I sit on the floor
of my BoxBoy Art Studios in lovely
Mount Vernon, Virginia, and toil away
day and night.  I have BoxBoy elves
helping me pluck the boxes from the
decoupage tree.  Life is good.
Is This a Hobby or Do You Work?

Believe it or not, this is how I
make my living and yes, it is a lot
of work.  That's why when people
ask if I will take $10 for a $16 box,
I say absolutely no way, and in not
a nice tone of voice.  That's like
asking your doctor, "What's the
best price you can give me," or
asking for a discount at Wal-Mart.
Do You Paint All These?
I should lie and say "Why of course," but I am
an honest, thus bohemianly poor.  Decoupage
is, in my case, paper images on boxes, etc.  It
is an old art and one which I have enjoyed
partaking of for almost 20 years now.  That's
why everything looks painted on ... practice
makes perfect (almost).
Are You Trained in this Discipline?
I am a self-taught decoupeur.  I do my own
thing my own way in a fraction of the time
that traditional decoupage is done.  I started
way back in the day with an old wooden
trunk.  BoxBoy has evolved several thousand
pieces later into mostly small trinket boxes,
but the creative urge to change/update is
constant.
Do You Teach Classes?
As of now, no.  I wouldn't even know
where to begin.  You never know, though,
when the urge to "learn" others in the
comfort of one's home will take over the
urge to sit out in 100-degree heat and try to
sell a few boxes.  Besides, do I want people
competing with me or making their own
stuff when they can buy from me?
Just How Do You Do This?
Paper, Glue, Varnish.  That's all you're
gonna get from the BoxBoy.  Read a book,
surf the web, ask others ... the info's out
there.  Decoupage is no trade secret, but
BoxBoy Demented Decoupage is ... I have all
sorts of tricks up my tattered sleeve ... it's
called trial and error, and that's life in
general.
You Can Make a Living Doing This?
Yes.  This is how I've supported myself for
the last 15 years.  Will I be traveling around
the world any time soon? No.  Will I be able
to set my own hours, work at my own pace,
do basically whatever and whenever I want
to do something and not have to answer to
the man? Absolutely.
Do You Have a Store Anywhere?
Been there, done that, never ever ever again!  
Try Etsy and eBay (look for items listed by
festivuspole under community tab) for a fun
selection of BoxBoy products not always
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