As I wrote the previous post about the monster matchbox, I realized that I now have the beginnings of a very nice altered matchbox colletction. Here's what I have so far: I love that they are all so different and interesting, and that they are small, which means I could amass a very large collection without having it take over my house! This cute felt bird box has a needle-felted worm for a drawer pull--so cute! I got this one in a matchbox swap on Craftster; my inventive partner wanted the box to look tree-like, so she covered it with actual birch bark! This next one should look familiar! It's the monster book matchbox from my previous post. I made this winged heart box last year as part of my first "go" at art abandonment. This was my practice box, and it ended up being the only one with wings on the heart. I love this next box SOOOO much! It came from the amazing Lime Riot when we did a personal swap. I love the tiny paper clay house on the outside, and the equally tiny felt heart on the inside. The last one is from my second round of art abandonment; I made enough to give away, and still have one for myself! Now that I see my little collection, I'm sorry I've missed the last couple of matchbox swaps on Craftster! I will have to keep my eyes open so I catch the next one. In the meantime, I think I will get more inspiration by looking huge variety of altered matchboxes that are on Pinterest. If you like matchyboxes, you should check it out too!