Saturday, October 16, 2021

Halloween Altoid Tin

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Hope you have something fun planned this weekend!  My sister was visiting this past weekend and fell in love with the little Halloween Altoid tin I had made several years ago.  You can see it here. I have several empty tins in my stash, so I went looking for some vintage stamps and papers and went to work!  This is the front; it features a stamped witch (Crafty Secrets), watercolored, fussy-cut and layered on some striped paper that was also stamped and embellished with some stickers (Tim Holtz and Crafty Secrets) and sequins:


The back features another Crafty Secrets image, mounted on some scrapbook paper:


Did you notice the black cat perched on top?  He's an Impression Obsession diecut! 


I covered the sides and top with some Sticky Strip and metallic ribbon, then added a hand-dyed shabby seam binding bow on top....hot glue works best!


And here is the inside; more Crafty Secrets images and embellishments along with some glimmer paper stars and a few more stamped items:


I love this sassy little girl and the man in the moon!  The spiderweb paper in the background adds a spooky touch:


I happened to have two of these images, so I after gluing the first one in, I fussy cut the second one and popped her up on some little "boosters" so she would stand out!  I am so sad that Crafty Secrets is no longer in business; they had the best vintage stuff!


I am going to enter this over at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge---of course, it's Anything Halloween, and also at TGIF Challenges - Halloween!  

And now this is winging its way to South Carolina as we speak! I hope she likes it!  Thanks for popping in today!  

And here are some not-too-scary pix from my morning walks:




My neighbor up the road is a single guy but I think he just got a girlfriend....his house is suddenly decorated very seasonally!  I am coveting his wagon!

Enjoy your day and be blessed! 

16 comments:

Kampin' Karen said...

This is your best post ever! The tins are marvelous!! Your photos, to me, are breathtaking and I can see why you covet that wagon. Have a blessed weekend and you are a blessing.

Wendy said...

Love this, LeAnne! I have done the Altoid Tins years ago and still have them! I recently just came across it in a stamp draw, it has pictures of my kids in it from when they were little! Love the vintage items you used on yours! It just makes me smile and i'm sure your sister is going to cherish it! Great Halloween project!

Vickie said...

You know I love love love these vintage pics. Super job on these tins.

Diane said...

Adorably cute and fun recycle! Your other photos are great as well! Thank you for joining our challenge at Two Old Bats!
Diane TOB DT {Nellies Nest}

I Card Everyone said...

LeAnne I just love your decorated tins - and every vintage thing you do for the holidays! Ummm I'm betting she's going to LOVE this one!
Your photos are fabulous - you must have a WEB cam!!! lol
=]

Maria Rodriguez. said...

OHH!! LEANNE!!!! I'M BLOWN AWAY BY THIS AMAZING, OVER THE TOP FABULOUS ALTOID TIN CAN, YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND GORGEOUS WITH EACH OF THE IMAGES, PAPERS AND DETAILS!!!!
I WENT TO CHECK OUT THE OTHER PROJECT AND I WAS EQUALLY AMAZED BY ALL THE DETAIL AND BEAUTY OF IT. EACH OF THESE TIN CANS IS A WORK OF ART.
I'M RECALLING THAT I HAVE SOME ALTOID CANS (I LOVE THESE LITTLE CANDIES) SO I'M GOING TO GIVE MAKING ONE A TRY.
THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION AND FOR SHARING WITH US AT "2 OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE"
STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE.
XO
MARIA/DT

Lisa Elton said...

This is filled with all things vintage and fabulous! I think she'll love this, LeAnne. That web is amazing but I love the delicate string of 'pearls' in the second photo!

Carol L said...

what a fun and creative way to recycle Altoid tins! Love those vintage images and fun ribbons! Great photos too! I had something about 5 inches long looking like a milky white pencil sticking out of one of my berry-filled shrubs this morning and when we went to investigate what it was, it shrunk back into the bush! Must have been a snake - yikes!

Vannessa Osbourn said...

Love your tins! Beautifully done with amazing detail!

Lorraine said...

Such a creative little gift for your sister. She is sure to love it.

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

You are so good at making these LeAnne - your little vintage tins are amazing!

Linda Callahan said...

Those tins are fabulous! Oh so perfectly vintage and detailed! Love them!

Bonnie said...

I love your Altoid tins and this brings back so many memories of Halloween when I was a kid! Fantastic, LeAnne! Your sister is going to be so happy to get this!

Darlene said...

OH WOW ... I haven't seen one of these done up in years! You did an AMAZING job ... I just LOVE IT! Cool photos from your walk too! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Two Old Bats Halloween challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back each month. Remember, if we have 50+ entries, we will give a PRIZE.

Darlene
TWO OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Please stop in for a visit!

kel said...

ok that spiderweb looks gigantic.

Vickie Y said...

Love this altered altoid tin! Thank you for sharing with us at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge.