Purple Tin

A new follower on Instagram commented on the tin I had posted and asked if it was available for a swap.  I told her that it was already gone, but if she wanted to swap, I could make one for her.  She said her favorite colors were purple and aqua, so I got my trusty Twinks out and made some background paper for it.

This is the top. I stamped the butterfly with Stazon ink before painting and splattering and all the other stuff I did to the paper. :)

Here is another view with different lighting/background.

 Inside-- I have never had a tin work so perfectly before.  Every single piece of paper fit to a T, and there was no problem aligning things. I was in the zone this morning!!

Here is the top and bottom together.  Before I signed and dated it. :)

A Tin full of Trinkets

This was a little mint tin that I covered with some scraps.  The shiny surface is Glossy Accents which I spread on with a silicon brush. While it was still wet, I put some fusion glue on the back of the flower and stuck it on top.  The glue held the brad and flower down and the petals stuck to the wet Glossy Accents to make it more secure.  Inside is lined and filled with little trinkets from my stash.  This is for a private swap.

New Tins, Clipboards and Checkbook Covers

I have been working on all sorts of stuff in the studio lately, but my husband has been gone with the camera or too busy to take pictures for me, so Saturday I got him corralled and persuaded him to take some pictures for me.  Here are the clipboards, checkbook covers and tins I put up on the etsy shop this weekend.

Cards and Tins

A sudden spate of muse action drove me to the studio this past week.  Eighteen greeting cards (mostly Thank you) and seven gift card tins are the result so far.

I used up all my purple scraps. :)

Gift Card Tin and Note set

Map from 1958 National Geographic Society of the British Isles.  Top is Ireland, bottom Scotland, inside Ireland and Isle of Wight.  The top and bottom have an acrylic sealer on them to help protect the map from tearing. The outside edge has a black velvet ribbon attached.

Two Tins and Thank You Cards

The last two empty tins were repurposed today...

Birthday Gift Card Tin $4

Butterfly Tin $4

AND, I made a few Thank You Notes...

AC Thank Ewe $4

AC Thanks $4

Blue and Brown Thanks $4

My Heartfelt Thanks $4

Recycling Coffee Cans

I continued working with tins today, and these twelve one-pound coffee cans with Christmas fabric and ribbon. I used ModPodge to adhere the fabric to the tin, and photo tape to attach the ribbon. Inside the lid, I have placed a single glue dot to the center and attached a piece of holiday paper cut to the inside dimension of the lid. You can see the paper through the lid, but not real clearly.
Inside these tins, I plan to put bags of home made granola. I haven't decided if I will add additional embellishments to the tins, but I will be printing out an ingredients list and sticking it to the bottom. I like recycling things to a new purpose, and these not only will serve as packaging for my granola, but also can be reused to gift cookies or store holiday items in once the granola is gone.

Ten Tins

Well, there are only nine shown here, but I actually made ten... They are recycled lozenge tins, and come loaded with a little coupon book for you to fill in with heart felt gifts of time or services.

The tins are metal, and have a unique design in that to open them you press on the center of the lid, and to close them you squeeze the sides of the lid.
Each coupon book has ten blank coupons in it. The tin is lined on the bottom with a coordinating paper. A label on the bottom of the tin gives opening instructions. :)

These will sell for $6 each.

Tins and Bottles

For several years I have stashed empty tins, jars and bottles with the intention of making something beautiful and useful out of them. Here is the first batch of them for sale. I have the jar set below (first two pictured) listed on my etsy shop, as well as the last tin. The rest I am waiting to put on my new website, which Ornery says should be ready in a couple/three weeks.

Either the jars or the tins would be great for wrapping a couple of those cute altered dominoes in. :) (see previous post)

Gift Tins

Yesterday morning I began working on a new craft. We love a certain type of little licorice mints from Whole Foods and over the course of several months, I have been saving the tins they come in for a project. When I got the dominoes ready to use as gifts for the Toastmaster Un-birthday party, I realized I needed something to "wrap" them in. TA DA!

This one is my favorite. The side view didn't work for me, but you can see a hint of the brown polka dot ribbon on the side.




Since they take so little paper, the only real cost in them is the embellishments. Ornery is working on emptying some more tins for me. He says it is the least he can do for my business...