Other kids did drugs; I did crafts. I never knew where I fit in. ~ Kathy Lee Gifford

I came across this post on P.S. I made this a few weeks ago and decided it needed to be on my summer DIY list.

My grandfather long ago gave me a gigantic jar full of matchbooks. He collected them as he traveled around the world for business and when he passed them along to me he said I could do anything I wanted with them, except burn them. Well, thank goodness I ran into this post because really, what else do you do with matchbooks other than use them?? 

After painting a few white shadow boxes and rearranging matchbooks a few dozen times, I finally came up with these..

I love that each book represents a specific day in his life. I can't to have them be a part of our framed wall in our new place. It's the perfect way to incorporate old into new!