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Create an altered Altoids Tins Project! These enjoyable projects are so charming. Make one as a gift to your loved ones on any occasion!
Hi everyone! I hope you had a chance to check out all the wonderful NEW goodies in the shop this past weekend! It all started with the ATC Vanity and you can see where it went from there! Mirrors, Fairy Boxes, Victorian Flourishes, and so much more. Oh my! The Retro Café Art Gallery Design Team has been busy creating fairies for the Fairy Shrine Swap so I thought I would share them with you. Fairies are due August 19th so you still have time if you would like to join in! The above beauties are by Gerri Herbst! Lynn Stevens lovelies! And a gorgeous lot by Linda Cain! Linda also created this fabulous DOTD Fairy and in celebration, hop on over to Linda's Blog for a GIVEAWAY. Winner will receive two DOTD Fairy Kits, charms, roses, and more DOTD Retro Café Art Gallery fun! Simply leave a comment on Linda's post HERE to enter! Good luck! xoxo
I love altering Altoids Tins. This one has an beautiful green blue pantina. I used Ranger - Tim Holtz alcohol inks and Distress paints to make it amazing.
Hello all and happy Monday!!! I’m back today with a little tutorial featuring a couple of the recently released Tim Holtz Chapter 2 Thinlet Dies, Alphanumeric Label and Crochet. It’s so…
Good morning :) With another cold & frosty day promised for us today I shall be wrapped up as warm as toast ready to cheer on my Grandsons at the football matches this morning, what do you have planned for today?... ...Maybe you will be spending the day tucked up warm in your craft room making cards??? If so you may wish to join the Lovely Lili Anything Goes Challenge at The Ribbon Girl All you have to do is remember to use a Lili of the Valley stamp, papers or sentiment on your card/project I used one of the Lili of the Valley Christmas Grunge Sentiments and from The Ribbon Girl I used 25mm Cream Cotton Lace, 38mm Mauve Taffeta Ribbon, 3mm Ivory Pearl String, Red Apple, Small Pine Cones, 10mm Burgundy Open Roses, Small Red Berries and Small Bronze Clock Charm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would just like to say Happy Birthday to my lovely Mum who is celebrating her 80th Birthday today, see you later Mum love you to bits! xx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for stopping by, have a superb day and keep warm hugs
Make your Altoid tins something special! I've altered dozens of Altoid tins, and have learned a few tricks I thought I would share. Here's what we're making today: And here's what you'll need: Mod Podge (I prefer Matte Finish), an old ink pad, heavy scrapbook paper (for this tin, I used paper from Graphic 45), a sharp exacto blade, an inexpensive sponge brush, a straight edge, a ruler, a brayer if you have one, and an empty Altoid tin. Figure out where your pattern will fall on the top of the tin by holding the tin and the paper up to a bright light. You'll be able to see the shadow of the tin through the paper. Center any motifs or patterns in the paper. Make sure you pay attention to placement. Carefully flip the paper over with the tin in place, and trace around the tin. Remove the tin, and brush a good amount of Mod Podge on the top of the tin. Once you've got good coverage, flip the tin over and put it down where you marked the position. If you've got a brayer, use it to make sure the paper is adhered well. Now flip the tin and paper over, and with your sharp exacto blade (don't be stingy; change your blade often!), carefully cut around the edge of the tin. Look how perfect the top is! This way of cutting it out assures a perfect fit every time. *Before you go further, if you don't have another tin to use for measurement, trace around the bottom of this tin twice with whatever paper you want to use for the inside (one piece for the inside top, one piece for the bottom). Now take your old ink pad and scrape it around the edge to get rid of the stark white edge of the paper and to give the top a little aging. This will help camouflage any little flaws that may occur when you cover the sides. Cover the bottom of the tin in the same way, and ink the edges. Very carefully measure the side. You will covering the sides with two separate pieces. You know the old saying: "measure twice, cut once". Do it. Even though I have altered several tins, I measure each time, just in case the tin I'm working on is a little different from the last. Making sure your measurements are very accurate, cut the strips needed to cover the sides. Once they're cut, use your ink pad to distress the edges a bit before you begin to adhere them to the sides. Let's do the top strip first. Check to make sure you actually cut it to the right size to fit. Then, brush the Mod Podge on the narrow side of the top, and begin attaching the strip, making sure you butt the paper right up against the little lip of the tin. Pay special attention to the corners, as the paper may want to gap in those areas. Smooth as you go. You're going to have to cut a little around the hinges in the back. The best way to do this is to slice the paper carefully along the side of each hinge. Once you've made those four little cuts, use your fingernail along the long side of the hinge to fold the paper up on the hinge. You can cut the paper there if you wish, but generally folding it there will hide it well enough. The strip of paper will be a little longer than you need. I find it's best to trim off the extra little bit when you see how the pattern of the paper will look at the overlap. Try to make the seam as invisible as possible. When you do the bottom, make sure the patterns on the two strips match up as closely as possible. Little things like this make such a big difference! You'll most likely have to cut out around the bottom hinge. Just use your blade to cut along each short side of the hinges, and then cut along the bottom of the hinge to remove the little flap you created. It's very important that your blade is sharp for this step, as a dull blade will tear the wet-with-glue paper. Now for the inside! If you haven't already done so, trace the BOTTOM of a spare tin onto the papers you want to use to cover the inside top and bottom of the tin. For the inside top, cut just barely within the lines of your tracing. Fit the paper into the top and make sure you have a good fit. Trim a little if necessary. For the bottom of the inside, you will have to cut a tinier bit more inside of your tracing lines. Remember, you can always trim more, so be conservative at first, and keep fitting the piece as often as needed, until you get it right. Measure the side of the tin, and cut a strip to cover. Ink all your edges, and then adhere the paper to the bottom of the tin. Put the side strip in, tucked carefully under the lip. Start from the back, as pictured, so your seam will be in the front of the tin, where it will be less noticable. Pay attention to how the pattern falls. Really tuck those corners in tightly. The paper is going to want to pull out, so watch it and make those corners obey! Put a good coat of Mod Podge on the bottom and sides to seal. Glue in the top paper, and seal it as well. If you're like me, you're going to have a little Mod Podge residue on the exposed metal parts of the tin, both on the side of the tin and on the inside lip of the top, as well as on the hinges. Scrape all that off with your fingernail. Clean that bad boy up! Now that your tin is fully covered, decorate and embellish. Find some good images to use. I used these images from Alpha Stamps collage sheets. To make sure your images fit perfectly, glue them on with parts hanging over the edges, and then flip over the tin and trim to fit. Make sure you edge the corners. Coat the entire tin with Mod Podge to seal any edges. When the tin is dry, you can further embellish it. I added some Dresden trim under the lip of the side, and a few metal bits. The Dresden trim was attached with Tacky Glue, but any metal parts are best adhered with E6000 glue. Here's the finished project: Sometimes I like using beads for feet, or ribbons for trim; the decorating possibilities are endless. Don't ever throw those tins away. Make something!
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Happy Weekend Everyone! We have some great new goodies in the shop this week. First of all the new Tim Holtz Halloween Paper Pad is in stock and it's fabulous!!! Also, our awesome Manikin Dolls are now available in Chipboard, offering even more design possibilities. AND we now have a Doll Head Paper Cut set that is ONLY Fridas! Hooray! CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE Feature Inspiration By Chrissy Colon! Design Team Member Chrissy Colon has a fantastic project for you! I know many of you are in full on Halloween mode and Chrissy's amazing doll is sure to inspire! And we just love the combination of paper, glitter, and embossing! Meet Jackolynn the Pumpkin Witch over on Chrissy's blog here: http://twistedmusedesigns.com/jackolynn-the-pumpkin-witch/ Inspiration By Karen Hendrix! We had to share this absolutely amazing Halloween piece by Karen Hendrix! We adore the combination of the Divine Shrine Kit, Mini Santos Doll, and lots of black Dresden. The dramatic colors have created a wonderful antique look! Hauntingly beautiful and completely gorgeous Karen!
This is a 14 x 12 x 2 inch box filled to the brim with paper ephemera (including some vintage), book pages & game cards and pieces, wall paper, fabric, embellishments, trims, washi tape, found objects, and so many more goodies than you'd expect. The photos are from the 10 different boxes available--you'll get a random assortment of goodies sure to make your junk journal, scrapbook, smash book or altered art journal amazing! $60 - $80 value for much lower price with free shipping to domestic US locations. I've included scrap book type pages with plastic sleeves which is a great way to lay out your Smash Book or Altered Art Journal ahead of time before you attach it altogether. I'd love to see the things you make with your goodie box! Please attach some photos with your positive review--I'd love to see your creativity at work! I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS ON THIS ITEM. Want to have your own Etsy shop? Click the link below to get 40 FREE LISTINGS! https://etsy.me/3AJsgzK
Gisteren is Alie hier weer een dagje heerlijk wezen knutselen en kletsen natuurlijk. Het was dus mijn beurt om iets te verzinnen ,wat niet altijd meevalt hoor. Maar toch wat gevonden natuurlijk . Deze keer is het een muizenval geworden,die we zijn gaan oppimpen We zijn begonnen om er wat metalen onderdelen af te halen ,dat werkt wat makkelijker. Het hout bewerkt met Verday Paint en Patina en dit goed laten drogen . Ondertussen wat stempels op Kraft karton gestempeld en de stempels bewerkt met wat witte accenten met de Sharpie pen en wat gouden kindertoververf. Toen de ondergrond goed droog was de stempels erop geplakt ( deze zijn van de Stempelwinkel). Er nog wat metalen dingetjes bij gedaan en wat origineel metaal terug gezet. Heb er een beetje een gekkigheidje in verwerkt ,ben benieuwd of jullie kunnen ontdekken wat het is. Zo zag de muizenval eruit voor we begonnen. We hebben een heerlijke dag gehad en ontzettend genoten. Was weer super Alie en we houden het erin hoor om zo af en toe samen te knutselen en kletsen. Bedankt voor alles en ben blij dat je mn tosti's lekker vond. .
Day Two with guest artist - Lesley Venable TREASURE WITHIN ALTERED TIN By Lesley Venable We will be altering a metal band-aid tin us...
Happy Weekend Everyone! We have so many amazing new goodies in the shop this week! First, we have Sandra Evertson's Dresden Trims, which are even more gorgeous in person! Falcon Crests? I think yes! We also have three stunning new Shrine Kits, inspired by an amazing assemblage piece by Linda Cain! You can find the tutorial for Linda's incredible piece below. And then of course just like potato chips, I couldn't stop at just one. I love what you started Linda! CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE Find ALL Christmas Goodies HERE Find all Coffee Break Design Christmas Goodies HERE Art Time Feature With Cat Kerr! Design Team Member Cat Kerr has a fantastic, inspirational post for you today. Not only does she share an amazing Shrine Kit Tutorial with your, she speaks about embracing fear, and learning to live with fear as an artist. This is a post you definitely don't want to miss. Amazing art and a wonderful heartfelt post dear Cat! http://inthelightofthemoon.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-answer-to-almost-every-question-is.html Be sure to check out the full tutorial! Inspiration and a Tutorial By Linda Cain! We adore the way Design Team Member Linda Cain combined several of our Kits and Cut Outs to create this exquisite assemblage piece. Hop on over to Linda's blog for a full tutorial. And huge congrats to Linda who is now a Finnabair Brand Ambassador! Not that we're surprised. Way to go Linda! You know we love our Finnabair products too. Read more here: http://cain81art.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-journey-with-lovely-lady-and.html (The Brand New Adorned Flourished Shrine Kits were fashioned after Linda's stunning piece!) Be sure to check out the full tutorial! Christmas Inspiration! These Deer Mount Ornaments are some of my favorite holiday pieces to make! So many creative possibilities, and they are just plain fun! You can find the tutorial and supply list here: http://krishubick.blogspot.com/2014/10/delightful-deer-ornaments-and-more.html Deer Mount Ornaments (Other supplies linked in the listing): http://ow.ly/iwi7305n5Uu Alternate Tip: How about combining our Plaque Ornaments (http://ow.ly/RCT9305n6a2) with Sandra Evertson's RELICS & ARTIFACTS Resin Blanks (http://ow.ly/25eD305n6qm). Mount an Ex Voto Heart II, or even a sweet Resin Face (Facia Familiaris) with some Antlers (http://ow.ly/U4JQ305n6KL). More Christmas Inspiration By Cat Kerr! "Tis the Season to be Jolly", a magical Christmas shrine by Design Team Member Cat Kerr is one of our favorites! We especially adore the sweet sledding children she added from one of our collage sheets, creating tons of "action". Stop by Cat's blog for the complete tutorial: http://inthelightofthemoon.blogspot.com/2015/12/tis-season.html
Hello! Today I made a a fun little gift box using a page from the Maya Road "Home Sweet Home" Mixed Media Album. I loved that album from the minute I saw it and I knew that there were many...
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Yes, when I made the first tiny tin I already had an idea for a butterfly themed second one...add in the CC3C technique of distress glitter and the 'Sunday Stamper Challenge' of Brown and Blue and here's the result. Apart form the touch of blue to lighten the project I wanted to keep to neutral tones so I've used pumice stone, vintage photo and black soot distress glitters. For the kraft glassine flowers I've used the 2 smallest sized tattered florals die. After scrunching up, I used touches of the 2 distress paints below and brushed with perfect pearls. Hopefully you can see the various stages of the flowers below. The movers and shapers butterfly is cut from clearly for art modelling film, a butterfly stamped on in black and I just used glitter on both sides (no paint or ink) so it would still have transparent areas. I then heated the butterfly to mould it. The smaller butterfly inside was stamped and then scissor cut. I've used chit chat stickers and remnant rubs inside and outside. To add some extra reflection inside the base as it's deep, I used a piece of very thin extra sticky tape (approx 1/8th inch) just inside the rim and sprinkled it with more pumice stone glitter. As well as the Sunday Stamper Challenge which I have linked above, I am of course entering this in Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge, which this month, as it's an even numbered challenge is sponsored by 'The Funkie Junkie Boutique'. I haven't any more tins, tiny or otherwise at the moment and although I have really enjoyed making them they can be quite fiddly and time consuming so I will be quite happy making something a bit more straight forward......well more normal size anyway! Thanks for looking in.
Mixed Media Friday Challenge at ECS this week was to alter a tin using a Spring theme and this is what I came up with using only half a tin. I glued a BIG black button to the bottom to help it stand on it's own. I wrote a tutorial on altering tins last September and it was posted on another blog, which has since that time been deleted. So this is for a friend who asked how I make my tins, and I hope that those of you who have never tried this fun project yourself will take advantage of this tutorial, they are so quick and easy :) I will go through the steps I take, but you may like to do things a little different of course, that is up to you. Remember that if you need to see any of the photos close up just click on them and you will get the full size image. First of all you will need an empty, clean tin. I use an Altoids tin, I just love the mints, but any tin will do. What I do is scruff up the tin a bit with some sandpaper, any kind , not too rough. Then I take it outside and spray paint the outer parts of the tin to give it a clean finished look. You could also use a metal paint from the craft store and brush it on, but I have not tried that yet. Ta da..... blank painted tin. Sand lightly the parts of your tin that you will be gluing anything to. Usually the front, and two insides . If you don't take this step the glue may not adhere properly. Take your tin and draw around it on a plain piece of paper, and keep it as your template, or if you prefer just draw right on to any paper you have chosen. I chose a vintage clip art for my fairy child then decided on this paper for the front of my tin. Place it on top of the tin to see how it fits. NOOOOOOO.. no glue yet please! If it fits perfect you are lucky, if not then you need to trim it a bit all around until you can see it is going to fit properly on top of your tin. What I prefer to do is work on my front paper before gluing it to the tin, just incase I either make a mess or don't like it. So let's start adding our clip art. Here is the vintage image I chose of this cute little girl. I chose some butterfly wings to make her look fairy like, and gave her a little crown too. Once all my pieces are together I will then glue her on to the paper. I use a regular type glue stick for this part, it works great, just a UHU or Elmers glue stick. Now you are ready to glue this piece on to the front of your tin. The inside of the tin is fun. For this one I chose a green paper because I am going to put a baby fairy in the forest. I then used my glue gun and used this burgundy trim around the deepest part of the tin. Make sure you don't go too near the top edge or you won't be able to close the tin after. You can see the other side of my tin is sanded and ready for something. Here is my baby fairy all glued together. You will see her in a minute but I wanted to show you what I do to the back of her. First I will fold a piece on the bottom edge for sitting her down, and to make her more 3D I used 3 pieces of sticky foam which comes in strips. It depends how deep your foam is, you will have to judge how much to use. Before you see the baby fairy I want you to go out into the forest and collect some natural dried pieces of nature. Just kidding! Although I do like to hunt for little bits and pieces at the park here to use in mixed media, only at the time I am posting this, it's still way to cold for that. I use spanish moss, just a tiny bit and I got the other drieds from some potpourri I made last year. The little orange things that look like pumpkins are Pudka Pods if that is how you spell it, I am unsure. I will be showing you what I used them for later, but really, whatever you can find, even a tiny craft bird would be nice in there too. Ahhhhh there she is, my baby fairy :) Just waiting to sit in the forest. I glued the dried berry thingies and even some very vintage cotton flowers I have in my stash to the top side and up over the top a bit, with the glue gun. Then I put a few spots of the same glue and laid down a very light amount of moss. Baby is going right inside, and on top of that piece of moss. Either glue your foam and press it against the back of the tin, or just use the sticky part of the foam. This gives you more dimension rather than just a flat look. I used the foam again today on my new Spring themed tin to add the little butterfly. Shown below, she is glued in, I glittered her crown , added some more moss in front of her and glued down some more dried pieces. For the narrow inside of the tin I have printed out a fairy poem and aged the paper them simply glued it in. You could add another fairy there, whatever you feel like. ta da, you have a cute little altered tin :) Here is the front of another one I made for a swap, it's pretty much the same inside. Below is a Halloween tin I made last year , see how the little Pudka Pods look like little pumpkins, they are so cute. Mine smell good too because they were in a potpourri mix. Here is the front of that tin. As you can see, I used a black spray paint for this one. I hope this tutorial was fun for you, if you have any questions just ask and I will try and answer them. Credits: Some clip art from my own collection, and others can be found at the sites below Digital Collage Sheets Shabby Cottage Studio From The Craft Room This tutorial is not to be used on any other site, it is copyrighted. A link to this tutorial is fine, please do share on your blogs, and feel free to print it. Copyright Sept' 12th 2008 revised Feb' 2009
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Happy Weekend Everyone! The gorgeous new Artisan Powder Colors are in the shop and ready to ship! I love all four colors, however I think French Sage is my favorite! I'm also partial to Antoinette Pink as well, but part of that may be the cool name! CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE Find ALL Halloween Goodies HERE Read about the Tombstone ATC Contest HERE If you missed the Artisan Powder video I posted last time, you can catch it HERE. While I was perusing Youtube, I also stumbled across and amazing Rust Paste Camera video and photo by Anna Dabrowska (Finnabair)! And since we just received more Rust Paste stock, I thought I would share. Check it out HERE. Art Time Feature Cat Kerr! Design Team Member Cat Kerr has a wonderful new take on Art Journaling for you today! See how she transformed her page into a 3-D work of art using our new Niche Shrine Kit. The perfect piece to place on a shelf or desk to admire over and over again! So wonderful Cat! Find the full tutorial with supply links on Cat's blog: http://inthelightofthemoon.blogspot.com/2016/09/brave-heart.html Be sure to check out the full tutorial! Inspiration By Kim Collister! Stunning ATCs by Design Team Member Kim Collister! Such beautiful colors and sentiments! So lovely Kim! Medieval Magick Collage Sheet: http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_73/Medieval-Magick.htm She Also Used Our Doll Head Paper Cuts Inspiration By Bonnie Ashurst! Bonnie Ashurst is sure to make you smile with her fun and funky "Halloween Bingo Caller"! We love how creatively she used our Paper Mache Skull. He has so many wonderful details, including his thick spectacles! Awesome job Bonnie! Paper Mache Skull: http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_7179/Paper-Mache-4-Inch-Halloween-3-D-Skull.htm She also used several of our Skull Beads, Brass Wings, Brass Gear, Letter Beads, and Brass Crown Inspiration by Sandra Brandt! We're loving these gorgeous DOTD Ornaments created by Sandra Brandt! So many wonderful details, including the way she cleverly used those cigar bands! Beautifully done Sandra! Small Mini Dash Shrine Kit: http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_290/Small-Box-Shrine-Kit-Small-Mini-Dash-Kit-PACK-OF-TWO.htm She Also Used Our Tiny DOTD Fairy Shrine, Winged Heart Cut Outs, Mini Rum Bottles, Paper Flowers, and Vintage Cigar Bands The Tombstone Contest is Underway! Some of you have already completed your 2016 Tombstone Set! And the rest of you still have plenty of time to play along with us! Come see what everyone has been up to in the new Facebook Group! (You can find the link on the Contest Page) Tombstone photos are due October 14th! So you still have just under a month to play along! I created not one, but TWO Digital Collage Sheet prizes for everyone who plays! If you've submitted a photo already, your Collage Sheets have been emailed to you! If you don't see them, check your junk email box and let me know. Sometimes things get lost in cyber space. I hope you enjoy "Pumpkin Patch" and "Witching Hour", created especially for the challenge! And special thanks to Sherry Matthews for the cool skeleton dictionary page image!
Mixed Media Friday Challenge at ECS this week was to alter a tin using a Spring theme and this is what I came up with using only half a tin. I glued a BIG black button to the bottom to help it stand on it's own. I wrote a tutorial on altering tins last September and it was posted on another blog, which has since that time been deleted. So this is for a friend who asked how I make my tins, and I hope that those of you who have never tried this fun project yourself will take advantage of this tutorial, they are so quick and easy :) I will go through the steps I take, but you may like to do things a little different of course, that is up to you. Remember that if you need to see any of the photos close up just click on them and you will get the full size image. First of all you will need an empty, clean tin. I use an Altoids tin, I just love the mints, but any tin will do. What I do is scruff up the tin a bit with some sandpaper, any kind , not too rough. Then I take it outside and spray paint the outer parts of the tin to give it a clean finished look. You could also use a metal paint from the craft store and brush it on, but I have not tried that yet. Ta da..... blank painted tin. Sand lightly the parts of your tin that you will be gluing anything to. Usually the front, and two insides . If you don't take this step the glue may not adhere properly. Take your tin and draw around it on a plain piece of paper, and keep it as your template, or if you prefer just draw right on to any paper you have chosen. I chose a vintage clip art for my fairy child then decided on this paper for the front of my tin. Place it on top of the tin to see how it fits. NOOOOOOO.. no glue yet please! If it fits perfect you are lucky, if not then you need to trim it a bit all around until you can see it is going to fit properly on top of your tin. What I prefer to do is work on my front paper before gluing it to the tin, just incase I either make a mess or don't like it. So let's start adding our clip art. Here is the vintage image I chose of this cute little girl. I chose some butterfly wings to make her look fairy like, and gave her a little crown too. Once all my pieces are together I will then glue her on to the paper. I use a regular type glue stick for this part, it works great, just a UHU or Elmers glue stick. Now you are ready to glue this piece on to the front of your tin. The inside of the tin is fun. For this one I chose a green paper because I am going to put a baby fairy in the forest. I then used my glue gun and used this burgundy trim around the deepest part of the tin. Make sure you don't go too near the top edge or you won't be able to close the tin after. You can see the other side of my tin is sanded and ready for something. Here is my baby fairy all glued together. You will see her in a minute but I wanted to show you what I do to the back of her. First I will fold a piece on the bottom edge for sitting her down, and to make her more 3D I used 3 pieces of sticky foam which comes in strips. It depends how deep your foam is, you will have to judge how much to use. Before you see the baby fairy I want you to go out into the forest and collect some natural dried pieces of nature. Just kidding! Although I do like to hunt for little bits and pieces at the park here to use in mixed media, only at the time I am posting this, it's still way to cold for that. I use spanish moss, just a tiny bit and I got the other drieds from some potpourri I made last year. The little orange things that look like pumpkins are Pudka Pods if that is how you spell it, I am unsure. I will be showing you what I used them for later, but really, whatever you can find, even a tiny craft bird would be nice in there too. Ahhhhh there she is, my baby fairy :) Just waiting to sit in the forest. I glued the dried berry thingies and even some very vintage cotton flowers I have in my stash to the top side and up over the top a bit, with the glue gun. Then I put a few spots of the same glue and laid down a very light amount of moss. Baby is going right inside, and on top of that piece of moss. Either glue your foam and press it against the back of the tin, or just use the sticky part of the foam. This gives you more dimension rather than just a flat look. I used the foam again today on my new Spring themed tin to add the little butterfly. Shown below, she is glued in, I glittered her crown , added some more moss in front of her and glued down some more dried pieces. For the narrow inside of the tin I have printed out a fairy poem and aged the paper them simply glued it in. You could add another fairy there, whatever you feel like. ta da, you have a cute little altered tin :) Here is the front of another one I made for a swap, it's pretty much the same inside. Below is a Halloween tin I made last year , see how the little Pudka Pods look like little pumpkins, they are so cute. Mine smell good too because they were in a potpourri mix. Here is the front of that tin. As you can see, I used a black spray paint for this one. I hope this tutorial was fun for you, if you have any questions just ask and I will try and answer them. Credits: Some clip art from my own collection, and others can be found at the sites below Digital Collage Sheets Shabby Cottage Studio From The Craft Room This tutorial is not to be used on any other site, it is copyrighted. A link to this tutorial is fine, please do share on your blogs, and feel free to print it. Copyright Sept' 12th 2008 revised Feb' 2009
