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MATCH STRIKER SHAPES | MATCH STRIKER SHEETS | MATCH STRIKE PAPER

Do you like using matchsticks to light candles, incense, cigars, fireplaces, and such?

Do you ever make crafts or gifts by putting matchsticks in jars, only to realize that you don’t have a durable or attractive striking surface?

Do you own an antique match holder or pretty container of fireplace matchsticks and just need to replace the striking surface every once and a while?

Do you go camping, fishing, or hunting, and need an emergency source for making campfires?

Are you a magician or theatre professional (props master, properties master, stage manager) who needs to order match strike paper or match strikers in bulk for your performances?

Are you a marketing firm, PR firm, printing company, or letterpress company, who is making or sourcing custom matchboxes or matchstick jars for a client, and the project requires a specific shape and size of match striker?

Are you a getting married, or you're a wedding planner, who is making matchboxes or matchstick jars for your wedding favors that require a small striking surface?

We’d like to present our solution – match strike paper and die-cut match striker shapes with adhesive backing. We import sheets of them from matchstick manufacturers in China, using exact same material used on matchbooks and matchboxes everywhere. They are roughly US letter size (8" x 11") and work with standard safety matches as well as strike-anywhere matches.

You can buy them 2 different ways:

1. By the Sheet: Cut them yourself with scissors, paper punches, x-acto knives, and other typical cutting tools.

2. By the Shape: We use a Silhouette Cameo 3 to die-cut the sheets into a variety of shapes that are perfect for crafts and gift giving.

While our full range of products is available on Etsy, we also have many items on Amazon and a few items on Ebay. We also recently just launched our own Shopify portal at www.strikeamatch.2.com. Shop wherever you prefer, but Etsy and Shopify provide the most flexibility and efficiency in terms of custom orders, bulk listing discounts, and direct messaging with customers. It’s also where we debut new items first.

NOTES:

1. While we will continue listing many items on Etsy and Amazon, the ultimate goal is for our Shopify portal to be your one-stop shop for all things matchsticks.

2. All Ebay purchases benefit the Alzheimer's Association.

MATCH STRIKER SHEETS | MATCH STRIKE PAPER

Match strike paper in 3 colors - dark gray, brown, and honeycomb pattern (dotted)

Match Striker Sheets come in variants of black/dark gray, brown, and honeycomb (dotted) pattern. They range from $4.50 to $8 depending on appearance. It's natural and common for striker sheets to have imperfections, especially around the edges, but some have more than others.

* PREMIUM/Excellent sheets are generally smooth with consistent color, with few blemishes. They are the best of bunch, but when they're gone, they're gone - until I order new inventory, which is usually twice per year.
* REGULAR/Good sheets have some spots or blemishes but are easily ignored or can be cut around. They are ideal for most craft projects. Similar to premium sheets, they are in limited supply.
* BARGAIN BIN/Fair sheets have more noticeable blemishes - like smudges, streaks, spots, discoloration, creases, tears - but they work just fine.

SAMPLE MATCH STRIKER STRIPS

Our sample match striker strips are the perfect way to play around with match striker material to see if it works for your project. You can efficiently test your designs, along with making sure the adhesive backing is strong enough for whatever surface you are using.

They are also a useful addition for camping supplies, survival gear, and emergency kits as a backup firestarter. Keep them in plastic bag or metal tin, along with a small box or pouch of matches.

- Approximately 1" H x 7.5 "W

- The color is indicated on the back of each strip.

- Color availability will change as inventory is sold.

- These are cut from the 'bargain bin' match striker sheets, so will they have blemishes.

DIE-CUT MATCH STRIKER SHAPES

Match Striker Shapes are sold in sets of 10.

They come in standard shapes like circles, squares, rectangles, rounded squares, rounded rectangles, and ovals, as well as unique shapes like hearts, cats, scalloped squares, and outlines of United States.

They are available on our Shopify site, as well as Etsy and Amazon.

MODERN GLASS Match Holders

Large Glass Status Jar with 4" Matchsticks with Green Tips. Scalloped Square match striker in brown.

Match holders have been around in some fashion or another since the birth of the matchstick over 100 years ago. Think of our product line as glass matchboxes -- a modern twist on a very old product.

We find attractive vases and jars, drop in matchsticks that come in all kinds of colors, and then adhere an attractive and unique striking surface on the side -- from hearts and moons, to letters of the alphabet, to outlines of the United States.

Each match holder is a gift-ready set, containing matchsticks, a striker on the side of the container, and 4 extra replacement strikers.

MATCHSTICKS

11" Fireplace Matchsticks Our 11 inch matchsticks come plain white matchboxes and have black or white tips. They are the perfect length for lighting candles, cigars, and fireplaces.

Our 4 inch matchsticks come in a full rainbow of colors. Most of our inventory is from HomArt, a brand that has decorative printing on the boxes, but we do have 3.75 inch matches in black, white, and black-on-black that come in plain white boxes. Our goal for 2020 is to increase the number of colors that come in plain white boxes.