The Goddess of Garbage is featured in Long Island Pulse magazine this month for her DIY matchbook covers designed for Autumn decor: Beth Ann Clyde, September 28, 2015. Full Article: http://lipulse.com/2015/09/28/5-diy-fall-decor-projects/
These give-away restaurant matchboxes from Carol A. Tanzi, Interior Designer aka The Goddess of Garbage can be up-cycled into little “works of art” for the table. Either of these decorative fall foliage matchboxes paired with candles makes a thoughtful hostess gift for an early autumn gathering.
MATERIALS NEEDED
- 4 matchboxes (restaurant give-a-ways)
- Lightweight cardboard Felt, decorative paper or photo from magazine
- 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon
- Glue gun
- White glue
- Natural/artificial leaves, berries and acorns
- Crepe paper, candy paper cups, initial logo
HERE’S HOW
- Glue 4 boxes into a square allowing strikers to face out
- Cut 1/4″ ribbon into four 1″ tabs, fold over evenly and glue underneath, in the middle of the four matchboxes
- Cut two squares of cardboard 1/8″ larger than the size of the four glued boxes
- Glue felt to each side of cardboard squares (four)
- Glue felt covered squares to the top and bottom of matchboxes, showing a 1/8″ border
- Glue natural/artificial leaves, berries, acorns to top of box
