Mini Matchbox Photo box

I love looking for new ways to alter things you usually throw away. These are made from mini match boxes... I am a huge candle nut... I use a lot of matches... I just couldn't part with the little boxes. 

Fady and I decided to have a friend use our digital camera to take our engagement pictures (trying to save a little money). The box with the picture of the two of us I gave to my mom. That picture had 3 rays of sunlight around us and between us. My Grandpa passed away a couple of weeks before we had our pictures taken. My mom thought the 3 rays were symbolic of my 3 grand parents who have been very influential in my life (and all of who have passed).

That same day, there was a full rainbow that just appeared behind us while we were taking out pictures on the beach. The picture of my mom looking at the rainbow with my dog is one of my favorite pictures of my mom. I made that box for myself. That is the first project I've made for myself (other than my scrapbooks).

These were VERY easy to make. just a few scraps of ribbon & paper. I printed the pictures small from my computer...