Few vintage graphics are as charming & cool as funky matchbook art. There’s just something about the simplicity of the designs, thick typography and off-register spot printing of the colorful inks– not to mention the attention-getting verbage. ’Thought you’d enjoy a few from my collection for your crafty projects. Click on the matchbooks for the larger file.
Oh my goodness, these are incredible. I have no idea how I’m going to use them, but I have to think up something, stat!
these are nice !! thanks for sharing
That large image of the plane is great! I still like to collect matches when I go out to dinners or a bar. My parents had a huge collection at one time. It seems to be a declining form of advertisement But I still use matches to light candles all the time. Thank you for sharing your great work!
These are too fun! Thanks for sharing.
OOoohhhh, cute little notepads for my purse are in my future! Cathe, you rock and I love you {in the I stalk your blog and you inspire me to do creative things sort of way}
Have a lovely week!
Oooo! You don’t know how happy you make me. I am doing the happy dance looking at these matchbooks. I (and I know this makes me sound a little ridiculous, but it’s true) wait with baited breath for your next post. Thank you so much for sharing all of your treasures. They are so appreciated!
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Another fabulous freebie, Cathe – thanks so much! Wish I could go to Spark…stories for another day/year I suppose… So glad you’re so amazing and generous and I get so inspired here! Have a great week!
Absolutely love them, thank you
Judy
Thank you so much for this great machbook covers. I can not wait to make a lot of notebooks with them and give them to all my friends.
Greetings from Holland.
Margreet
Thanks for sharing this download. You have so many great vintage images, and I love these, too!
Thank you SO much, Cathe! These are just wonderful.
Thanks so much, Cathe! These are fun, and could make some really cute box books (like shown here: http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/2011/08/how-to-make-books/). Serendipity, I tell you.
Thanks again!
Thank you. These are beautiful as always!
I didn’t know you were a matchbook collector (although I should have assumed)!
I love matchbook graphics and use the images from fun ones I find to make my coasters and candle blocks that I sell in my Etsy store.
I’m loving that airplane graphic in your header.
Thanks so much for being such a constant source of inspiring ideas!
Best,
David
Thank you so much!! These are wonderful. I just found your website and it is amazing. Thank you for all the goodies!!
Thank you.
Those are some cool covers there. They don’t make matchbook covers like they used to!
Hello!
I just wanted you to know I love love love your blog and I featured these awesome matchbooks in my “friday favorites” this week (http://www.pecklife.com/) -thanks for providing so much inspiration!
Happy Friday!
You have been such an inspiration to me Cathe and I can hardly wait to create some of the things you have shown. I’m going to make mini note pads from these matchbook covers. Thank you for sharing your talent
These are so cool! Thank you! Thanks to Pinterest I found your site!
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love your site all you work!!!!!