I have always admired the altered tins with the paper pads inside of them. I always wondered where do you find paper to fit inside the tins? Well, I still dont have that answer, but I can show you how to cut the paper down to size.
Supplies you will need:
- Small Paper Pads (I got the recycled ones from Staples)
- DVD Tin
- A razor (be careful!)
- A straight edge - I used my Tim Holtz Design Ruler
I first measured the paper inside the tin to see where I should make my cut. I then lined up my straight edge with the line on the paper and cut through the sheets of paper. I had to go back and forth several times and use a bit of pressure to get through the entire stack of paper. The paper pad is then ready to be decorated and placed in the tin.
I decorated the DVD tin and the paper pad with Daisy D Paper. I inked the edges of the paper before adhering the paper with my taperunner. I put tiny buttons on top of the pink polka dots as accents. I covered the inside of the tins too.
I also created a little holder for a USB drive out of Small Hinged Top Tin. I have seen these done with Altoid style tins, but I made my holder with a smaller version of that style tin. I found the USB drives to fit inside this tin at Costco (which is a price club discount warehouse in NY). I also customized my USB drive with the same paper.
I hope you enjoyed my little project. This was quite possibly one of the quickest projects that I have ever done. Thank you for stopping by =) Do not forget to enter my blog candy contest. I will select a winner for a $25 gift certificate to my store on July 9, 2008.
Hugs,
Edit: If you are interested in the smaller USB drive, I found it on sale at Staples this week.
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This is really cool. Where do you find the tins? Thanks for the idea!
Those turned out very pretty! I like how you used to 'top' of the staples pad.
Nancy J.
http://craftyscrapper.blogspot.com/
These are really adorable!! If you don't want to cut the pads down yourself, staples or kinko's will do this for you (in bulk is best) for a reasonable fee.
Absolutely LOVE it! You did a AWESOME job!!!!!!!! Love the little USB holder too! I need to make one of those for my USB for my backpack!
Hugs~ Kim
Aren't tins fun to alter? This is so stinkin cute and I love the paper! Way too cute!
Sooo cool! Love them;)
Great altered tins, Loreen. I love that you altered a thumb drive, too! Very cool!
How fun! I'll bet my dh and son would quit "borrowing" my thumb drive if it were decorated like this, lol!! Thanks for sharing!
Betsy Z
Very cute!
I love this idea. I could put my MP3 player and my USB drive in one and carry them with me. Thanks for showing us.
Loved it. I don't usually stray into "altered art" projects but for this one, I think I will. Thanks so much for the post.
Loved this project. I don't usually stray into "altered" art projects, but I think I'll make an exception for this one!
Oh my goodness! These are the cutest things ever! I really have to do this one day!! They would make such great gifts!
Kimberly @ AllAboutKimberly
WOW I just saw this and love it! What a cute thingy!! I like the tablet in there. That would be cute for a gift!
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