Cabinet of Curiosities- 250 Matchbox Found Item

Based on my Vintage Found Item Swap.

I have a fascination with Cabinets of Curiosity and have found a few shops on Etsy that have really got me interested in produce my own vintage assemblage one day. I am always on the hunt for old wild and crazy items I might use in said assemblage and in the process have amounted a large collection of found items. Sooo, I hope to do some object swapping with others looking for found items. The last round was a great and fun success. I think it would be fun to see what folks from around the world send so it's international! This will be limited to 4.9’s and above. I will be checking for 1’s and will allow with good explanation. Here’s the requirements:

-You must collect 20 small items that may be used in art- small enough to fit in a large 250 count matchbox.

-Items must be Natural, Vintage, Old, Retro, Antique, Victorian, ect. or reproductions of, odd, unusual, Macabre ect.

-They must be nice and fairly clean (considering the vintage aspect), but do not have to be new.

-No junk...in the sense of trash! wink

-None of the same item, variety please.

-Decorate your 250 count matchbox 'cabinet' inside and out to follow theme.

-Extras for hearts

Some ideas might include: keys, broken pieces of crock and china, sea glass, costume jewelry, old lace and ribbon, ephemera, buttons, watch parts, small old bottles, gears and metal fittings of sorts, small `nick knacks, old pictures, old fabric, small toys, game pieces, shells, rocks, handkerchiefs, natural feathers, doll parts, thimbles, old silverware. You’re only limited by imagination. For some ideas look up assemblage and altered art on yahoo or your search engine. If you have any questions let me know. I would rather not angel this swap, but will if I need to.

Some ideas for such cabinets can be seen here:

www.brianbooker.etsy.com

www.zinesbyjoy.etsy.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/winonacookie/3710332811/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/squidney/2403574848/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirkullay/sets/72157611656870714/

Photo borrowed from Sirkullays flickr stream. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirkullay/3134397327/