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!
You Will Need
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- PROJECT BUDGET
- Almost Nothing
Matchbox Drawers
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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).
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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.
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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 kaludesign
By THE NAMES WILDISH-JONES KATE WILDISH-JONES
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Cat Morley
08 Apr 16:07
So cute, I want some but I don't have any matches :(
Mandy
08 Apr 17:41
I have to go buy matches now! That's adorable! I love the way you decorated it..cuteee!
Cheap Champagne
08 Apr 18:08
That is so cute!!!
Lucía
08 Apr 18:37
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.
08 Apr 19:23
Super cute!
Lucía
08 Apr 20:24
Gosh! I got featured!!! Thanks guys :) *flattered blush*
Caty C.
08 Apr 22:13
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.
queenfairypants
08 Apr 22:54
an absolute classic!
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kaludesign
09 Apr 02:59
so adorable. :) definitely making this.
Mora Eden
09 Apr 06:09
Too cute! I love it. Nice work.
Shivi
09 Apr 08:03
OMFG!!!-too bad ppl already had your idea- that has happened to me a couple of times- so annoying!
Anye
09 Apr 18:58
Cute ^^ I wish I could make one but I don't have enough matchboxes...
Dee dee
09 Apr 19:41
I LOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!
northernstar
09 Apr 22:03
This brings back great memories of being a kid, but ours were never so cool looking :D Well done!
Now I have to buy lots of matches!
JuliaFuentes
12 Apr 00:06
SO CUTEE:]
Zina
13 Apr 04:53
oh Barbie is going a set of these!
Phwarfcat
15 Apr 17:10
this is really pretty
dont wanna burst your bubble but this isnt thefirst matchbox drawer
nice job though!
Maraluce M.
17 Apr 15:50
Awww, that's so cute ^^ Thanks for sharing!
Payal P.
22 Apr 13:09
totally adorable!!! :)
moonfae
08 May 17:56
wow soo much easier than trying to do it with polymer clay. I'm certain if i try this i wouldn't fail miserably. Yay!
Jacqueline Y.
03 Jun 20:01
this is awesome!
merve
10 Jun 17:44
its very useful for earrings:D:D
DeLightfulfreak
13 Jun 12:42
Very cute!
Lundora
29 Dec 11:59
oh, this is great! Maybe I should make a version.. too bad I have no idea what I should do with the matches. :'D
JessayahX
02 Jan 15:13
yeah...we made those in kindergarden.
♥ R.a.c.h.e.l. ♥
18 Sep 03:53
cute!!