Matchbooks…

A while back Erika showed off one of her latest flea market finds.



She was lucky enough to find a huge book full of matchbooks and decided to do this with it:



URBANGRACEMATCHBOOKS



Close up of matchbooks:



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I was wandering all over Boston Public Library flickrs page from this mornings post and found this!



A whole section dedicated to matchbooks:



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There are over 400 of them! If you have the time for a whole bunch of printing and patience to line them you up you can recreate Erika's look for less.

18 comments:

  1. Stacy @ Design Something BetterJune 23, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    Oh, this is lovely! I am inspired... but lack matchbooks. Although I have a ton of boarding passes. :)

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  2. LindseyJune 23, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    Wow - what a great idea!! I love it! And that wall color is fab too!

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  3. TaraJune 23, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Hmm... I have a collection of about 180 postcards. Maybe I could do something similar with them? I've been trying to figure out for years how to display them.

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  4. UnknownJune 23, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    Very cool, this this idea

    Tara should frame those postcards -maybe 2 to 3 per frame!

    ps: I have a giveaway going on!

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  5. Hello Lover...June 23, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    This looks great - can't wait to see what you do!

    I bet Erika will be thrilled you remembered something like this from 2 years ago!

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  6. autumnJune 23, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    what a gorgeous wall! i love seeing interesting collections displayed.
    i;m sure yours will be fab!

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  7. Caroline @ The Feminist HousewifeJune 23, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Wow, I love this idea...I just might have to copycat!

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  8. 1 Funky WomanJune 23, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    How cool what a find! These are so awesome!

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  9. RubyJune 23, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    What a wonderful display...enjoyed todays blog for sure! Very creative!

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  10. Jessica @ Lavender and LiliesJune 23, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    What an interesting idea! I love it.

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  11. Hopeless ChestJune 23, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    Those are so neat! I've got a bunch of flick pages bookmarked with tons of vintage matchbook pics and I'm thinking of printing them and framing them on a gallery wall

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  12. Tonia Lee SmithJune 23, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    Such a neat idea. I would have never would have thought of that. Thanks for posting

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  13. AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 11:13 PM

    Wow...so creative!

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  14. Danielle Oakey InteriorsJune 23, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    i love this collection. thanks!

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  15. LavanyaJune 24, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    May be you guys would love this book then :)

    http://www.tarabooks.com/books/books/adults/art--design--pop-culture/matchbook/

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  16. Porchlight InteriorsJune 24, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    Very cute idea! Tracey xx

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  17. UnknownJune 24, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    what an awesome art idea! i just did a similar project with my sister's pin collection :)

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  18. UnknownJune 24, 2010 at 10:10 PM

    My brother has collected matchbooks for years, I'll have to show him this. Unless, of course, he sold his collection to Erika... ha, ha

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