Yes, at first it was just an old trunk that my parents had had for years and I got to use it as my hopeless chest. I made all sorts of things for it like embroidered dish towels, pillowcases, collected glasses from soap boxes and etc. For graduation my parents then bought me a real cedar hope chest by Lane. I still have it and use it for all my special things I want to keep. I have in turned bought my own daughter a cedar hope chest by Lane for her graduation present and if I ever get to be a grandma hopefully I can carry on with the tradition.