Matchbox Shrines

Ingredients

Empty Matchbox

Magazine Images

Decorative Paper

Ribbon

Seed Beads 

Vintage Photo

Flatback Pearls

Buttons

Label Maker and Tape

Loteria Cards

Matte Medium

Glitter

Vintage Music Paper

Steps

1.  Empty matchbox and cover with decorative paper

2.  Create a collage/assemblage for the interior of the box.

3.  Decorate the outside of the box.  

I created two different shrines using different components for the assemblage.  

This was a class from the Dedham Public Library

Tag #29

Adhere a paper towel used to clean up acrylic paint to a chipboard tag.  Using black acrylic paint, stencil the floral image.  Stencil used was from Crafter's Warehouse.   Cut out image and sentiment from a magazine and adhere to the tag.  Outline the image and the sentiment with a permanent marker.  

Tag #2

 With a cut out of the bear, line up magazine strips and glue them into place, trim off the access strips.  Let dry.  Glue to a black tag.  Trim to fit the tag.  

The bear collage was from a kit from the Tualatin Libray.