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Matchbox Drawers

Store your craft minis

I had this idea for a long time in my head, and I thought it was really original, so I made one to store all my buttons and needles... to later find out it's been made by lots of people here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/matchboxdrawers/pool/
Anyways, I think there's no tut for this one here, so I'll go ahead and post my very first one... so be gentle!

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You can start by saving empty matchboxes until you have the number of drawers desired. Decide if you want your mini furniture to be double-row (as in my finished project, in this case you'll need an even number of boxes), single-row or triple-row (as showed on the flickr mentioned above).
Now take the inner part of the boxes and paint them or cover them in decorated paper, in my case I lined the interior with adhesive velvet. You can also add handles by sticking beads, buttons or similar small embelishments on the front of the box.
For the outer structure, line up all the exterior parts of the boxes and glue them together. Wrap them in some thin cardboard and paint the whole thing, or just use coloured cardboard to save time :)
Decorate with stickers or paint, put back in all the drawers, and you're done!

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By Katie LooHoo

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Cat Morley

Apr 8, 2008 4:07pm

So cute, I want some but I don't have any matches :(

So Strawberry

Apr 8, 2008 5:41pm

I have to go buy matches now! That's adorable! I love the way you decorated it..cuteee!

Cheap Champagne

Apr 8, 2008 6:08pm

That is so cute!!!

Lucía

Apr 8, 2008 6:37pm

Thanks for the comments you guys! You're so sweet! Go ahead and make one for yourselves, it's super-useful... good luck :)

Katherine B.

Apr 8, 2008 7:23pm

Super cute!

Lucía

Apr 8, 2008 8:24pm

Gosh! I got featured!!! Thanks guys :) *flattered blush*

Caty M.

Apr 8, 2008 10:13pm

OMG! i used to do those for my barbies dolls when i was little!. No a cute, of course, pretty simple ones. I had to end when my uncle stoped smoking... that was the only sad thing about it.