Wednesday 21 January 2015

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

  1. Cheryl W21 January 2015 at 06:16:00 GMT

    Fun idea for a New Year's celebration. Thanks for the links, too. There are some fun ideas at those, as well.

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  2. Cheryl W21 January 2015 at 06:19:00 GMT

    Great idea for a New Year's celebration. Thanks for the links, too. They also provided some cool ideas.

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  3. Anonymous21 January 2015 at 22:06:00 GMT

    always something special about little boxes......you never know what surprises or goodies are inside.....love this design with the sprinkling of stars!......Dianne

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  4. marc22 January 2015 at 05:13:00 GMT

    we are loving them big love marc

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  5. SueF22 January 2015 at 08:17:00 GMT

    You've certainly got your moneys worth from that die! Fab idea as ever :-)

    Sue

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  6. Mrs B22 January 2015 at 11:38:00 GMT

    Hi Helen. What a great idea. Thanks for the links, they save a lot of trawling. Take care.

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