Light a match by striking it straight against the boot, since the unglazed ceramic underneath works as its own strike pad. A cowboy boot doing double duty as holder and striker keeps twenty-five matches upright in one small piece for the counter.

Each item sold separately. Each order includes one in your selected color.

Paddywax, based in Nashville, Tennessee, shapes the boot so a fresh match still strikes off that same rough base once the original twenty-five run out.

• White: a matte, finely speckled white ceramic boot holding matches tipped in pink.
• Terracotta: the same speckled ceramic in a warm clay orange, its matches tipped in blue.
• Gold Metallic: a smooth, polished gold glaze with a glossy shine, its matches tipped in purple.
• Ceramic boot stands 2.75 inches long, 1.18 inches wide and 3 inches tall, with 25 safety matches included.