Could I Get Help Both With Opening My Mom's Jewelry Box, And Finding Someone To Help Me Repair/Restore It?
This is my mom's jewelry box. My dad gave it to her after he either went to or went through Egypt while deployed back in either the 70s or 80s. Based on some googling, I've found that it's likely made of camel leather. I want to get into it but I don't have any key for it.
We lost my mom in a massive electrical fire that ravaged my hometown while she was living there temporarily due to complicated circumstances with my grandma's house.
I lost the back one of my earrings while I took them off to try to clean them a bit tonight. My mom was the one who repierced my ears using these exact studs just a few weeks before the fire, when she came to the mainland to visit my dad and I. Since I can't find the backing, I was looking for another set of earrings to temporarily take a back piece from. Then I remembered her old jewelry box, and I thought it might be nice to take a backing from one of her old pairs to use until I can find the one that came with the stud, to feel a little closer to her. Her birthday was just a few days ago, and I couldn't make her favorite cake like I've been doing every year since we lost her, so I'm thinking about her a lot more than usual.
Sorry if this is long and rambly, I just have really strong feelings right now and now I really just want to be able to open her jewelry box to see if there's any of her jewelry I recognize in it. Maybe something that'll bring back some old memories.