Vintage Valentine's Day Tin

I hope you're all have a wonderful week...it's finally nice here (minus the wind)...no rain, no snow  and we even had a bit of sunshine this a.m....

Today I thought it would be fun to alter an altoids tin... I tell you I love those things!  Anyway, I haven't messed with one for a while so I thought it would be a nice change of pace.

You're going to need your tin...

Which I sanded....

Next I cut out a few pieces of pattern paper for the front, sides and two pieces for inside....

then I painted the tin with a coat of gesso (white acrylic paint will work too).

Now it's time to glue the pattern paper pieces on to the tin...

and sand the edges...

Next I applied several colors of alcohol ink to the bottom of the tin - Latte, hazelnut & shell pink - I just smeared them around with my finger. After the AI dried I sanded the bottom to distress it a bit.

After that I decorated the inside and out! I left the inside of the lid blank...it's a nice place for a special message for your sweetie!

((mmmmm don't ya just love that vintage looking tinsel!))

And there you have it!

A super fun gift that can be made in an afternoon

(including dry times for the various mediums).