This Valentine’s Day craft project brought together three of my loves: upcycling, washi tape, and my curiously strong addiction to Altoids. Over the years I’ve tossed a lot of Altoid tins into the trash, so I started saving them up and have been thinking of ways to reuse them. Pick Your Plum and Consumer Crafts have both recently had fantastic sales on washi tape, so I have been stocking up. A lot.
These sweet, quirky little Valentine tins can be filled with Conversation Hearts or your favorite Valentine’s Day treat.
Altoid Tin Makeover for Valentine’s Day
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Altoid tin
assortment of washi tape
white acrylic paing and brush
Directions:
Paint the lid of the Altoid tin and allow to dry completely.
Place a strip of washi tape around the base of the tin. The tape will be slightly wider than the base of the tin, so just press and stick the excess onto the bottom of the tin. There is no need to cut it to fit.
Cut or tear pieces of tape, in a variety of designs, that will fit across the top of the lid. Press into place.
Fill with your favorite Valentine’s Day candy and give to your sweetheart!
This project couldn’t be any simpler and is so inexpensive to make. I just love making homemade Valentines, and think these will make sweet gifts for a few of my friends.
I would love to see some of your homemade Valentines! Feel free to link them up below.
What a cute way to recycle! I’m for that! I just don’t have any tins 🙁
Love your makeover. What a great use for the Altoid tin!
I have never used Washi tape, but with both of my girls keeping mints in their lunchboxes, this craft would be a great place to start.
Washi tape is so useful and versatile
This is adorable! I have to start buying Alotoids to make this for all my friends!
How cute!! My daughter would love this. She is obsessed with Washi tape.
My husband eats altoids all the time. I’m sure I can find a few tins laying around to complete this adorable project, thanks for the idea!
What a cute Valentine’s Day hack for an Altoid Tin. So creative!
That’s the cutest!! I need to make this for my son, he would flip.
So cute and simple! I have washi tape and haven’t really figured out what to do with it yet. This gives me some ideas.