Decorated Match Boxes

so, let's share the match box fun!

here is the result of a little fun time with paint, paper and glue

Santa arrived with lots of toys

I painted this box in a light pink before I glued Santa to it

added a few silver stars in the sky and gave him some more snow to walk on

this cute little girl with her baby doll

I framed her in white, light brown and stone red, with a golden background in the middle

her girlfriend here on the left seems pretty jealous...

these are modern prints of vintage Swedish images by the way

but of course any image, scrap from a magazine or picture could work for you

and Santa perfectly matches to the birds I think

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the good news about match boxes though

is that they have two sides...

so here I went, decorating the other side a little less traditional

by weaving Japanese paper that I had to cut in strips first

and a painted version that goes with it

in a pattern derived from the Japanese paper print

and the result: no more ugly match boxes in our kitchen cupboard

but pretty ones on the side table!

it is a very easy and quick project, providing you with a lot of fun

did I inspire you or your kids to decorate your own match box?

~  I would love to know! ~