Return of Creative Friday

{Tin I made for Michelle}

Hooray, it's the return of Creative Friday! I shouldn't be blogging about it, I should be gathering my stuff and putting it into my new cute bag from Robyn so I can get to Michelle's house before noon. (We had a primary activity this morning at 9:00 so I'm just now getting ready to go at 10:30.)

{Tin I made for Lisa N.}

I'm delighted that so many of you are interested in those collage tins. They are super easy and fun to make. The tins can be found in the scrapbooking section of most craft stores. They're sold as storage containers for eyelets and brads, but I like them much better as art.

{Tin I made for Amie}

You just pick a color scheme, grab scraps of paper and all kinds of rub-ons, stickers, buttons, and other ephemera and then have at it. It helps if you have a circle punch the same size as the tin because then the background circles go faster and look good, but if you have better scissoring skills than I you could certainly just cut the paper out. You can use Mod Podge, glue dots or double stick tape to stick the paper down. You'll need to put a glue dot on the back of the tins so they don't fall out of the container when propped up. I think it makes for a thoughtful, personalized gift that one never tires of looking at. I'm so happy Michelle made one for me.

**Any specific questions about
making these? Any tips?**