Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Altered matchbook

I came across a new challenge blog http://alteritmonthly.blogspot.com/ Every month they will have a new alter it challenge this month it was to alter a matchbox I love the site and the matchboxes altered on it are fab. So I decided to give it a go.
Thanks for setting the challenge Carol, Gillian & Zuzu.
 I also altered the other Jigsaw piece Kindly sent to me by Gina I aimed for  a vintage sewing theme on this one, so lots of lace, buttons,&  alter long sewing pin

16 comments:

Zuzu's Blog said...

thank you so much for joining in. its a great matchbox. very "nature" .. and if i am seeing rightly.. your butterfly floats (is that a little bit of acetate keeping it up? cool idea) Great job and thanks for speaking so kindly of out Blog :)


Hope to see you back again in future months

SusieJ said...

Fabulous matchbox Alma and I love the feel of the altered jigsaw piece.
Sue xx

Valerie-Jael said...

Lovely ideas!

Katherine said...

Great items - particularily like the matchbox - love the colours - it looks great.

tea_bag said...

It is indeed a piece of acetate keeping the little butterfly floating:)

Unknown said...

Lovely girly project.

Carole said...

Two fab projects here Alma, see what we can do when we're not otherwise engaged on a certain website!!! I'm loving your jigsaw piece, adore all the lace and buttons and other scrummy embellishments! Matchbox is cute too, fancy it being all green though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carole xxx

sue-bubbles said...

Stunning items Alma, utterly gorgeous! Thanks for the link to the webby - I have saved it in my favourites and will go and pay a visit. So...start collecting matchboxes now then..lol!
Sue x

Ally said...

Lovely altered items Alma. I haven't got into altering things yet but this could start me off!

Hi it's Maria said...

cool, both FAB projects there alma, well done, love the way you made the butterfly fly, brilliant...

maria x

Kim Dellow said...

Love your altered matchboxes. Fab! Kim

Gillian .... said...

Hi Alma, thanks for joining in on this month's theme, your altered matchbox is devine, love the depth of that green, really striking, and the way you have made the butterfly "fly" fantastic work and hope to see you again.

Ginger said...

Thank you for joining in with the challenge this month. An inspired idea to make your buttterfly float like that. a lovely match box.

Xhanthi said...

ooh this is so pretty, it puts me in mind of the sorts of thing 1920s flapper divas would wear in their hair. Not sure why, I think the feather is speaking to me!

Unknown said...

I played with a MB too I love yours and the tag is darling

love Dawn xx

Moira said...

Great matchbox, aren't they fun to do!

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