Nothing Beats A Try

So I finally started working on being crafty. I haven't made my nephew and/or niece's gifts yet, but I did complete one of my housemates gifts. It was really simple and easy and looks great.

What I used:
* an old/empty tin (I used a hot chocolate tin and a small Tetley tea tin)
* patterned paper of your choice (this is when you can get really creative and use magazine cut outs, old wrapping paper, nice paper from a chocolate, a map or anything that you think will go well with the person's style and taste)
* hot glue gun and glue sticks
* paint (I used black for mine)
* paint brush
* glue and water mixture (one part white glue to one part water)

How I did it:
* I made sure the tins were clean. Rinsed them with water. If you wanted a specific scent I'm sure if you rinse it with the desired scent that would work.
* Using the paint, which I bought at the Dollar Store, paint the tin. I recommend putting two coats just to make sure it's all covered and even.
* Once tins have dried thoroughly, add a line of glue using the glue gun along the edge of the paper (which I should have said earlier was measured to fit the height of the tin) and stick to the tin.
* Fit the paper around the tin making sure that the bottom is lined up (if that is what style you are going for)
* Add a line of glue to the other end of the paper and stick to the tin.
* Finish off with a coat (or two) of the glue and water mixture.
* Let dry thoroughly (a few hours if not days lol) and TA-DA!! There you have it. Your lovely matching tin set :)


Isn't it lovely?! If you're not too sure how it will turn out, I recommend not using the actual paper unless you have enough to spare. You can test drive the method on another tin until you are comfortable with what you're doing. If my instructions suck, I'm sorry...I'm new to this. Maybe the next time I will try to do a video or something...

Please feel free to comment!