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1st Try at Altered Altoids Tins…

Yep, it was a process.

I’d seen some projects people had done where they remade Altoids tins into cool stuff.  I figured doing something like that would be the perfect little home for some magnets I was making.  Good idea…cruddy execution.  I almost gave up!

What I Did:

1st – I tried Mod Podge…It didn’t work for me because I didn’t have a good plan about where I wanted the paper to begin and end.  Sad.  I might try it again in the future, but it looked bad.

2nd – I tried painting it.  I sprayed it with a white primer then covered that with black paint.

This wasn’t a bad idea…until I tried to close the tin.  That’s when it scratched all the paint off.  Darn.

3rd…I decided to see if I could just punch some holes in the tin with my Crop a Dile Big Bite.  I could!!  That success led me to my genius idea…stick with what I know!  Paper!!  The only problem with this one is that I squashed the corners when I made the holes.  I had to maneuver the Crop A Dile until I could be relatively sure I wasn’t going to smash the sides, ’cause that makes for a U-Gully gift.

4th…I DID IT!! 😀  What finally worked was punching the holes, carefully.  Then, I attached cardstock with some big brads.  I also got really smart and made a template for the size the paper should be for the Altoids tin AND where the holes should go.  So next time, I’m totally prepared!  SWEET!!

Then I used some pop dots to raise the “Pow” image that I cut with my Cricut Expression using the Indie Art cartridge.

I added a little ribbon to the tin just to dress it up a tad.

Woo hoo!!  A perfect home for the magnets I made for my brother!!

Now, how did I make the magnets?  Well, that’s another story.  Stay tuned tomorrow and I’ll tell you ALL about it!

Happy Crafting!!

 

 

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  1. lisajill1 says:

    Hi Joy! I sanded mine a little bit, then used ultrathick embossing powder (opaque colored type), added some normal glitter embossing powder, and then stamped somethings on them using staz on ink or brilliance.

    1. Hi Lisajill1!
      That sounds like a great idea! I bet they look great!
      ~Joy~

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