25 interesting things from matchboxes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We recently talked about how many beautiful things can be made from ordinary clothespins. And it turned out that this is not the only household item that can be used in an original way. In this collection you will find 25 beautiful and useful things from matchboxes.

Suitcase

To make this miniature suitcase in a retro style, you need thick brown paper (two shades), an empty matchbox and funny pictures (these will be "badges"). We glue the boxes with paper, make a handle, "belts" and decorate with retro "badges" - the suitcase is ready.

Miniature photo album

Do you want to surprise and delight your loved ones? Then give them such a miniature photo album as a gift. To do this, you will need: a matchbox, glue, paints, postcards or scrap paper, scissors, brushes and, of course, tiny photographs. Decorate the box and put a miniature photo screen in it. Such an album can always be worn near the heart - in a breast pocket.

Screen book

By the same principle, you can make a baby book. Print out short stories, come up with illustrations, make a screen and stick it in boxes. Perhaps such an unusual form will awaken an interest in reading in a child.

Giraffe

7 empty matchboxes can be used to make this cute giraffe. You just need to make a frame, glue it with paper and decorate. This is a great idea for co-creation with children.

Mini zoo

You can make not only a giraffe from matchboxes, but also a whole zoo. Take four boxes, paint them gray (hippo), orange (lion), light and dark brown (bear and donkey). Glue the corresponding muzzles on top. You will get a bright and original gift for your baby.

Valentine

You can (and should!) Declare your love not only on February 14, but all year round. Moreover, it is so simple: take a matchbox, glue it with beautiful paper, attach a couple of hearts - and you're done. In addition, you can (and should!) Put something tasty inside - you get a very sweet confession.

Garland surprise

For the New Year, as well as any other holiday, you can make such a bright garland with surprises. Cut stars out of glossy paper and glue matchboxes with sweets, nuts and other goodies to them.

Christmas calendar

In America and Europe, on the eve of the New Year holidays, it is customary to make the so-called Advent calendar. This is a kind of postcard, consisting of 24 "pockets" (according to the number of days before Christmas). Inside these cases are sweets, small gifts, notes with biblical quotes or just kind words. One surprise is opened a day, thus recharging the pre-holiday mood. You can also make a calendar like this. A simple but very beautiful way is a matchbox mosaic.

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Christmas decorations

Christmas decorations in the form of Christmas deer and Santa Claus are matchboxes pasted over with paper and with felt faces. If you show your imagination, then the Snow Maiden, the Snowman and other New Year's characters may also appear on your Christmas tree.

Gift wrap

In such an original box, you can give a ring, earrings or other "little things". And it remains to be seen which will be more valuable - the box or its contents. After all, as you know, the best gift is a handmade one. To turn a matchbox into original packaging, you need scrap paper and other decorative elements, as well as your imagination.

Airplane

The boys will surely love the idea of making a plane with their own hands. This will require a matchbox and colored cardboard. Cut out blanks from cardboard: two wide strips, one long narrower and two narrow small ones. And then, as they say, it's a matter of technology.

Robot

Another "male" toy is matchbox robots. In this case, the boxes are used as parts of the constructor. To get a real Iron Man, the main thing is to glue and paint correctly.

Doll furniture

For girls, you can make chic doll furniture. A little imagination, and gray matchboxes turn into exquisite side tables and desks. You will find a detailed master class by clicking on the link below.

Computer table for dolls

Not a single modern lady can do without a computer, so a computer desk is a must in your daughter's dollhouse. Matchboxes will come to the rescue again. Glue them together to create a table with drawers, and decorate it to your liking. "Computer", by the way, can also be made out of a box.

Dolls

From matchboxes, you can make not only doll furniture, but also the dolls themselves. To do this, on the label you need to draw or make a little girl using the scrapbooking technique, while the matches sticking out of the open box will play the role of her legs.

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Confetti boxes

Arranging a party is easy. One recipe for a great party is matchboxes + confetti. Decorate the boxes brighter and pour confetti in them - it will be convenient to store and use.

Panel

If matchboxes (or rather their "sliding" part) are glued together, made cells of different sizes, painted or decoupage, pasted inside a photo, decorated with flowers and other decorative elements, you will get a very original and beautiful panel. You will find a detailed master class below. But remember: the point of any tutorial is not to repeat it, but to be inspired by your own creativity.

Puzzle

Print out a nice picture, stick it on the "canvas" of matchboxes, and then carefully cut along the contour of each box to make the puzzle pieces. Thus, you can also make a photo puzzle - an excellent gift for loved ones.

Cubes

Matchboxes can serve not only for entertainment but also for educational purposes. So, if instead of labels stick images of various animals with their names, you get a kind of "cubes". Of course, the theme can be anything - fruits, colors, professions, etc.

Children's educational game

Another game useful for the development of the child is called “Who lives where?”. And it can also be made at home using matchboxes. To do this, you need to stick a picture on the label with the habitat of this or that animal (for example, an aquarium), and inside the box - with the animal itself (fish). Thanks to this, the baby will quickly and easily remember who lives where.

Counting and ABC

For your child to quickly learn numbers and the alphabet, try to offer him such "abacus" and "alphabet". On the matchboxes write 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., and put as many matches inside as is written on the box; or write letters, and paste pictures inside with words starting with these letters.

Inspiration boxes

Dutch illustrator Kim Velling is convinced that one kind word or smile is enough to cheer up a person. But what if no one is around? Make a "box of inspiration" - says Kim. This is an ordinary matchbox, inside of which is an encouraging or parting note and a cute picture. You can carry it with you and at any time, taking it out of your pocket, improve your mood.

Seating cards

With the help of matchboxes and beautiful paper, you can make original seating cards for guests at a wedding. All you need to do is print out the names of the invitees and paste over the boxes. Guests will be able to take matches with them, such a souvenir will remind them of your celebration for a long time.

Bonbonnieres

A bonbonniere is such a beautiful box in which souvenirs and small surprises are put for guests at weddings, anniversaries, name days or other celebrations. Initially, candies were used to fill such boxes (even the word "bonbonniere" comes from the French "bonbon" - "candy"). But now everything is put inside: from key rings to aromatic oils. As you can see, making a bonbonniere is simple, you can just decorate an ordinary matchbox.

Small items storage box

You can't tell right away that these elegant chests of drawers are made of banal matchboxes. However, this is the case. The technology of their creation, on the one hand, is simple, but on the other, it will require a lot of imagination and perseverance. But, you see, the result is worth it - beautiful and functional. These boxes can be used to store jewelry, paper clips and other little things.

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