New Year’s Favour Using Tim Holtz Matchbox Die

New Years Eve is an occasion that I as a crafter I feel I neglect greatly, all those parties and celebrations are such an opportunity to get all creative yet I do very little for it …… so in 2015 I am hoping to try and come up with a few more ideas, to even up the score for other occasions.

For this idea I used one of the die cut Tim Holtz matchboxes Marc sent me …..

….. and made a false bottom for it, using some of the New Year rub-ons Marc and I found in Home Bargains in the summer, which I think only cost us 29p, and embellished it with a bit of doodling and star confetti.

I then threaded some alphabet beads to spell ‘Happy New Year’, to go in the box, hiding the end of the cord under the false bottom, which I also lifted slightly using three layers of foam tape.

I decorated the matchbox sleeve with scraps of star patterned paper and an assortment of stars, and that’s it really. 

This idea could be adapted for so many other occasions, using the beads to say all manner of things.  I can’t wait for Marc’s visit, as I know we will be bouncing other ideas, left right and centre ……. I already have one for someone who had just passed their driving test!

I know I keep harping on about matchboxes and I think they are going to feature quite a lot in the coming months  because they just inspire me so much and you know how much I love tiny things, but if you don’t have a die, there are plenty of templates available for free on the internet,

http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/matchbox.htm

http://kellbellestudio.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/altered-matchbox-template.html

http://blog.swap-bot.com/rachels-matchbox-template/

They are also pretty easy to create using a score board ………  or you can buy blank ones from various craft suppliers, like Baker Ross

http://www.bakerross.co.uk/craft-matchboxes-1?gclid=CjwKEAiAw56lBRCs29jB9uOvkygSJADnD3-6Jhm1Gbg2kThMsY1CfjzygXpvrRBcKyZGpGv-9Si7lBoCd_7w_wcB