Parvum Opus is dedicated to celebrating craft, and we've created this Matchbox Kit, a new companion to our Paper-Wrapped Pencil Kit, to share the joy of making with all of you. Studio founder Erika Stefanutti loves to attend to the small details both at work and at home, and she's sure that you'll find that spending a bit of time crafting these colorful matchboxes will yield a charming result that's far greater than the sum of its parts.

With their colorful candy-stripe boxes, our kits will make thoughtful and charming gifts, and the finished matchboxes themselves add the perfect touch as a party favor, a gift topper with a scented candle, or, craft the boxes, pop them back into the box and give the finished set. We have a detailed tutorial on the SOUVENIR blog to get you started.

Decorative matchboxes are pleasing and easy to make. Each matchbox kit includes materials to make four matchboxes, starting with four store-bought matchboxes, precision-cut book-board rectangles to make the tops and bottoms, a mixed assortment of pre-cut, exquisite printed, silk-screened and hand-marbled papers, and printed instructions. *PLEASE NOTE: For safe shipping purposes, matchsticks are not included with this kit, but you can fill your finished matchboxes with any widely available 2” wooden matchsticks. We particularly like the ones with multi-colored tops available from websites like Bulk Matches USA.

As with every project at Parvum Opus, we've attended to every detail in designing this kit. The striking matchbox- style boxes have been expertly made to Erika's design by a team of very nice people in Detroit, and feature five of her original stripe patterns and a colorful wax seal at one end. 

Box designs will vary- please let us choose for you. For large orders, we'll make sure to vary the stripe patterns so you get some of each.