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.
ooooo…so darn easy & cute. Not to mention original! Thank you so much for linking up @ our “Inspiration Monday Party” today! Happy to meet you both! ~ Julie redheadcandecorate.com (pinning & sharing on my FB page in a few min.)
Love how you were able to recycle the tin into such an adorable craft! Such a great idea for a sweet and personalized Valentine container.
What a cute idea!!! I am constantly eating Altoids, so I’m pretty sure I have a bunch of tins around! What a cute idea to decorate and fill them with candy! 🙂
Love that with the tape!
Great use of of a great tin! Your washi tape idea is wonderful. So cute!
So cute! We just got some tape too
This tin is adorable! I love how you used different washi tapes to make it. Thanks for linking up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop! Hope to see you again this week!
Blessings,
Nici
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This would be a great idea for a pill storage box or if you lined the inside of it you could put other small stuff in it. Would be great for my purse.
I have never used Washi tape before, but it sure looks versatile. This is a great idea. Thanks for shAring.