Matchbox Drawers
Let your children make their own chest of drawers with this fun craft!
Step-by-step on how to make matchbox drawers, as presented by: Crafty Corner
For any questions contact: Winnie
What you will need:
- 4 matchboxes
- 4 small beads
- 4 medium-sized beads
- Contruction glue
- Recycled tin container
- Scissors
- Felt
- Engraving tool
- Sellotape
- Cardboard
- 4 jeweller's pins
Read through all the instructions first before starting this craft. Make sure you have everyting you will need at hand and your working area is celan and tidy. Cover your surface with plastic or brown paper if you need to.
Step 1
Sellotape the four matchboxes together, as shown in the picture. Stick them together on both sides for extra strength.
Step 2
Cut two pieces of cardboard, a piece of the tin and a piece of felt the same size as the taped-together matchboxes.
Step 3
Glue the cardboard to either side of the matchboxes, and leave to dry.
Step 4
Once the cardboard is firmly stuck to the matchboxes, place the square of felt on the top. Leave to dry.
Step 5
While you are waiting for the felt to dry, you can begin engraving patterns into your square of tin.
Step 6
Glue your engraved tin onto the felt.
Step 7
Take a small bead and push it to the end of your jeweller’s pin.
Step 8
Poke a hole in the part of your matchbox that will slide out, and insert the jewellers pin into the hole.
Step 9
Push a larger bead along the pin, cut the pin to about a centimetre away from the bead, and fold the pin over to avoid the bead falling off.
Step 10
Repeat Steps 7, 8 and 9 on your remaining matchboxes. You matchbox drawers now have handles.
NOTE: When you run out of matchsticks, simply refill with matches from a new matchbox.
TIP: When engraving patterns into your tin, it is advised to press on something soft to avoid making holes.
