The first is a Peaked Roof Matchbox. This little house shape is so cute! I toyed with the idea of covering the outside with scrapbook paper, but the color of the cardboard was just the same shade as gingerbread, so I decided to make a gingerbread house using dimensional paint to mimic frosting, and some polymer clay canes that look like candy. I used the paint to hold the "candy" on, just as one would decorate with frosting.
Imagine how sweet this roof would be if this were a real gingerbread house!
Just for fun, there are a couple of gingerbread cookies on the back side.
When you slide out the matchbox drawer instead of matches, there's a little Christmas scene inside. I love that teeny vintage plastic Santa! The bottle brush tree is decorated with seed beads.
For a list of supplies to make the gingerbread matchbox, click here.
The second project is a little matchbook.
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Like the gingerbread matchbox, this matchbook does not contain matches. Instead, it houses a little folding book.
Wouldn't these be great stocking stuffers?
Love all your ideas.Really like the little book.
ReplyDeleteReally love your work. I esapecially like the little book.
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