Matchbox crafts

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I have a secret love for matchboxes. In my mind they are cute tiny boxes with endless crafting possibilities: a treasure hiding place, matchbox camera, etc.

If you like making mixed-media projects that include shadow boxes and little scenes over at the blog Paper Artsy there is an amazing collection shadow box mixed-media art that includes this adorabl…

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Below is the template I use for making my matchboxes. It's finished size is 5x7cm's but you can scale it up or down depending on what size you want. Copy onto whatever material you need/want, cut out and pre-fold all the folds. I start by folding up the long edges, I glue the flaps to the inside of the short flaps, then fold over the edges and glue the flaps on all four sides to the floor. For the lid, just cut out, fold and attach. You may need to adjust the size of the lid depending on the…

For the holidays, we made these adorable place cards from matchboxes. They are dioramas of winter scenes. We teach you how to make your own.

When was the last time you sent a greeting card? It's probably been a while. And that's because of a simple reason that those ordinary greeting cards are pretty dull, aren't they? But that won't last much longer because Vietnamese shop shop3xu is reinventing the greeting card by turning little matchboxes into cute greetings with a surprise inside.

Christmas Matchbox Scenes made by Jane Corbett

Ignite your creativity with this list of 25 crafts with matchboxes! There is something for all ages, and these are perfect for beginners.