Altered altoids tins

I had a few of these cute blank Altiod-like tins laying around and I thought they would be perfect little containers for sewing or knitting supplies. So I covered them in fabric, lined them with felt, and I have cute little tins to store my supplies in. Super simple, but here's how I did it. Supplies: Fabric (little scraps are perfect for this) Felt Selvage (or just strips) of matching fabric or ribbon (for the sides of the tin) Scissors Fabric Glue Spread Fabric glue onto one side of the…

Happy Monday, peeps! I hope you had a great weekend! I've got a little different project for you today! I haven't done one of these altered Altoid tins for a long time, and I thought it would be fun to delve into my big stash of vintage/retro Halloween ephemera and create a 3D item! So here we go: I first covered the front of the tin with some Tim Holtz paper that was stamped with a vintage spooky design by Close to My Heart. I added an image from an Authentique scrapbook page, diecut…

Don't throw away those empty Altoid tins! Get creative and repurpose them with these 27 fun and creative craft ideas.

My first altered Altoids tin

bagatelle - 1630s, "a trifle," from Fr. bagatelle "knicknack, bauble, trinket. These little boxes are perfect for displaying all your little trifles, trinkets and baubles.Build just the set you want. Mix and match them to create the configuration that displays your items the best.

This month at Alpha Stamps, it's all about Alice. My favorite characters from Alice in Wonderland happen to be the Tweedles, both Dum and Dee. Guess who got star billing on the two works I did this month? First, I made an altered tin. I removed the lid before covering the outside with polka dotted paper, and the inside with a beautiful background image from a collage sheet. The outside mushrooms are a chipboard insert. I used colored pencils and Copic markers to paint the mushrooms to match…

I’ve been altering tins for a long time and I just finished a new one so I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a video tutorial...

Scrapbooking: decoupage a tin box into a most stunning circus. Learn how to make your project a success with these rules of paper art design.

I’ve been altering tins for a long time and I just finished a new one so I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a video tutorial...

Redditor Qoth recently uploaded an album of clay polymer artworks affixed to the outsides of Altoid tins. The post quickly went viral, with the accompanying Imgur album already viewed 177,00…