Accomplishment unlocked: #matchboxes made and deployed for #storage!

The matchbox die I bought makes good standard-sized matchboxes; I used 250gsm cardstock, which may be a little light, but hopefully okay. So far, the best method of adhering the flaps is using double-sided tape, the kind which has a protective strip on it. Using a glue-stick works too, but you have to hold it in place until it dries.

The matchboxes are intended to replace the small zip-lock bags I'm using to store small beads and jump-rings. The reason why I prefer matchboxes is because you can use the items straight out of the matchboxes, rather than having to transfer them from a bag into a little dish. Also, they are more tidy. It's a trade-off, because the zip-lock bags have the advantage of being transparent, and being leak-proof.

Ich hab vor einigen Jahren mit großer Freude Miniaturen in Streichholzschachteln gebaut. Wenn ich mir die heute ansehe, mag ich die immer noch sehr, würde aber manche Dinge deutlich anders machen. Vielleicht ja demnächst...

A few years ago, I really enjoyed building miniatures in matchboxes. When I look at them today, I still really like them, but I would do some things very differently. Maybe soon...

#fediart #miniaturen #smallart #matchboxes #mixedmedia #diorama

Philolumenia Collection

#Collecting #Ephemera #Philolumenia #matchboxes

We’re In a Matchbook Renaissance.

As a younger generation takes up match collecting, matchbooks are taking on a new life as a design motif and an emblem of worldliness.

https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/matches-matchbooks-collectors-tiktok-prints-kate-spade-110d6b07?st=ogu7gttbe4shp1r #collecting #matchboxes

What's green and flies out of a window? Yes, a matchbox car. See what other matchboxes were used today under the link.

#amwriting #matchboxes #poetry
#Sunday is for #monuments

https://scriptorium77.com/2023/09/10/he-throws-matchboxes-for-a-living/