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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

geeky gift

if you've been reading my blog for a while
you know that I have a special love for matchboxes


and a while back I found an entire flickr pool devoted to "matchbox stuffing"



what a great gift for that geek you know
:)



my etsy listings:

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and because I know you're a do-it-yourselfer
take this idea and run with it
I know you can
:)
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14 comments:

  1. Heavens2BetsyNovember 2, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Hi Kimmie, I love the matchboxes and their wonderful contents... little treasures every one. Thank you for your recent comment on my poem ... Kimmie, you totally understood where I was coming from and that is such a lovely feeling for me, to have you get me. pen xxx

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  2. ElizabethNovember 2, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    I'm proud to own several of your perfect matchboxes. I'm off to the site, though, to maybe, just maybe create one of my own.

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  3. sukipoetNovember 2, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    wow both sold already. i used to have a commerically made Frieda Kahlo matchbox and also one of the virgin mary I think but it never occured to me to make one myself. yours are precious.

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  4. DianneNovember 2, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Very cool gifts indeed!

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  5. Gayle PriceNovember 2, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    Oh so cute, whimsical and very creative...........I had never really considered the match box any thing more than a vehicle for the illumination of my candles. I love these, might just, as you say, "run with it". xx

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  6. aleNovember 2, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    dear kimmie!!!!!!!! they are absolutly adorables!!!!! muchisimos besos and all my heart!

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  7. JaN's ArTy JouRneYNovember 2, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    From one matchbox lover to another...These are FAB..loving the little treasures... I'm soooo addicted to these lil boxes!! ;)
    Jan x

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  8. Little Messy MissyNovember 2, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Sounds like an awesome swap idea!
    xoxoxoxxo

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  9. Mary Helen-Art Saves LivesNovember 2, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    I have received matchbook art from a dear friend but as of yet I have not made a matchbox work of art. This little treasure trove is spectacular. Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez stewart

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  10. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Fabulous idea, little gems hidden inside matchboxes, Great gifts for us crafty types. xox Corrine

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  11. *jean*November 3, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    oo these just make me squeal!! LOVE matchboxes full of tiny things!!! i made one a few years back to keep in my purse...it had tiny pieces of paper and some metallica pencil leads to make rubbings with!!! wanna do a trade?

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  12. *jean*November 3, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    o i just can't stop looking at all the little things...it's like the glass covered trays in antique stores...full of tiny treasure!

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  13. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresNovember 3, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Hi Kimmie, I love, love, love your little matchbox gift sets. So sweet! I save all my matchboxes and have upcycled some to hold the bracelets I crochet. I love this idea of tiny little thoughtful gifts. Those pebble faces are so cute. Hope your day is great. Tammy

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  14. ooglebloopsNovember 6, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    I will have to pull out all my matchboxes and look thru all their treasures - thanks for reminding me!!!
    I see a horseshoe nail in those treasures!!:>)

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