My version of the Altoids Tin

I used a fine sand paper to lightly sand off some of the paint. Just enough to give the paint and glue a bit of a 'bite'.

I still have the pages posted on my picturetrail account. Just go here:

and look for the Altoids tins album. Feel free to browse through my other albums too, if you like. Two are password protected though.

Oh yes you can buy them in Canada. I'm in Calgary. :o) Just go to the drug store, or Walmart, Zellers, the grocery store. Anywhere that sells junk food actually. They're slightly bigger than a sucrets tin, but not quite as deep. They're just very great tasting mints with a ton of taste. You will probably find them closer to the cash register, it's one of those 'compulsive' shopper items.

I used modpodge to glue down the paper to the lid of the tin, then I put a coat over top of the whole thing. The embellishment is actually a tag cutout. It's one little round piece of paper that I cut out. No real eyelet, button or metal. Just a piece of paper. The three stars, however, are metal. I glued them down using white elmers glue.

It's going to hold a mini scrapbook with a few pictures of my son.

Just want to thank everyone for your comments. I got the idea from a magazine, so I can't take credit for it. If you can find the November 2004 issue of Paper Crafts, they show how to alter a pringles can, an international coffee tin, and something else that I can't think of off the top of my head.

Very Cute!!

Judy, SA

I'm thinking you could put lots of things in them....mini albums/books, magnets. Hey! What about a tin filled with tags? You could use decorated tags to be used for scrapping, or just gift tags for special occasions. The creative juices are starting to flow....

very nice. I love it!