To match

Hi Hermine here. This time I made a match box with a matching necklace.

 

step 1: Take a match box alteration die and cut out the shape out of cardstock. Spray the 2 pieces with water and sprinkle some Brusho. This is just one colour called Sandstone.

step 2: Stamp  Whimsical Cyclops 19407 with Stazobn  Black Colour the lips and make some white accents in the eye.

step 3: Mask off the face and stamp Writing Circles background 19567 over the rest of the outer  piece.

step 4: take a piece shrink plastic and stamp the Whimsical Cyclops and Whimsical Acorn 19405 with Stazon Black. Give some colour accents on the face. Cut both shapes out and make a hole at the top of each one. Shrink the 2 pieces. Take a piece of leftover shrink plastic, cut a rectangle and colour with Brusho. Punch holes on each sides, bent it and fasten it temporarely with a piece of wire and shrink it so it forms a loop. Take a metal ring and fasten the face onto the loop and treat the loop over a chain. Fasten the acorn with a metall ring to the necklace clasp.

step 5: put a piece of cotton ball into the box and put the necklace in.

Used materials:

Whimsical Cyclops 19407

 Writing Circles Background 19567

Whimsical Acorn 19405

Stazon

Swap Time!!

Hello Friends! Every couple of months(ish) we host a swap through this group on facebook. Our most recent swap were large match boxes. This post today shares the matchboxes that were received and sent back out!

Right now we're signing up for the next swap.. Altoid Tins in a Halloween Theme! Stop by, read the rules, and join us!

But take a gander at these beauties!

This one is by Mary Vogel Lozinak. She used Caution Frivolity Enclosed and  Braids Lady.

Carol Hodges used the Mermaid with Drink. I really love the gorgeous watery effect of the whole box.

Lea Cioci used Whimsical Fish, A fish out of water, and  

Mermaid holding tail in her nautical themed goodie!

Michele Kosciolek used Sm;)e, Sunflowers and Small Spotted Butterfly to

create this gorgeous nature based bit.

This is by Anne Squire and this girl uses so many stamps all the time, it's INSANE. 

The two major ones on this piece are Eye and Lashes and Butterfly Eyes.



 

This box is by Marilyn Hughes and she's really great at using a lot of stamps, too! I can't get over that adorable little kitty on the chair, and how witty putting in corrugated cardboard to line the walls!

This one is by Barb Rankin -- full of lots of beautiful sewing goods and

is a total gorgeous vintage sewing box with Lady Sewing ATC on top.

Jennifer Walker combined lots of found goodies with our Wanderlust, Leaves blowing from Tree and Children Playing on toy Car stamps. 

 

Karen Knight chose to open the front of her box and peek her Steampunk Cat through. She also used Adventure Awaits, Dictionary Page and Hot Air Balloon With Flags.

I knew as soon as I opened this one it was from Dawn. She used our  

Dress From stamp to complete her Paris Match Box.

Lyneen Jessie brings a little softer side to her normal steampunky goodness with this box 

using our Time Flies, Flying Watch and Nesting Gears.

Can you believe all the goodness that arrived at the store for me to sort through? Just glorious! Each and every one.

Once They All Believed in Dragons

Excerpt from 2011 Dear Diary -

December 23rd

Today one of my co-workers gave me a little Christmas gift. Nothing expensive, just unexpected. I should have just said thank you and left it at that. But no, the guilt blossomed like a rose in a too hot room and I said, “I have something for you, but I left it at home”. Had to stop at the store and buy something for him. New Years Resolution is to make a ton of little gifts so I don't have to fib!!

I remembered what happened last year and I am determined to follow through with my promise. No one is going to taunt me with "Liar, liar pants on fire." Umm...something just sparked my creativity (pun intended) and I'm thinking fire and two Viva Las Vegastamps - If you can't stand the heat and
Knight burned by dragon.

Before



After

Side/Back View

Supplies
Plain Old Box of Matches
Scraps of Checker Board Paper, Coordinating Paper, Red Glitter Paper
Viva Las Vegastamps - HERE and HERE.
Miracle Tape
TH Black Soot Distress Ink

Directions Remove the match drawer and set aside. No need to paint the box, just cover the top and bottom of the box using your trustworthy Miracle Tape. Apply the Checkered Paper on the top and the Coordinating Paper on the bottom. Let the red edge of the box show through. Cut strips of the Coordinating Paper and attach to sides of box. Be sure not to cover the sandpaper strike area. Stamp your VLVS images and distress heavily. Add TH Black Soot Distress Ink. Cut a square of the Red Glitter Paper. Attach all with the Miracle Tape. Cover the front and back of the match drawer with paper and fill with the matches or red fire hot candy. Repeat over and over again until you have a full stash of Dragon Decorated Match Boxes.

This little 15 minute gift is both fun and practical. What I really mean is this little gift is both cheap and easy. Remember that the next time you get that unexpected gift!