The difference a lightbox can make

I'm not a great photographer, but I have fun with it nonetheless.

The picture on the left was one of the first things I've bought in order to resell on etsy. The Franklins and the Gagnes took a trip to Indiana to visit our family farm, and we did a little antiquing. I saw this little lady, and thought she might do well on etsy. Anyways, I've struggled to photograph in our home; we don't get a lot of natural light. The first picture is a little embarrassing. Anyways.

I've tried pretty much everything, but its been very difficult to stage smaller more personal items. So I broke down and made a diy lightbox today. Spent way too much and it isn't big enough. I probably need two more lights, and I need to figure out how to get rid of the edges where the boards meets when the items are larger. But hey, look at the difference.