I’ve been staring at two boxes of metal tins that have been on my shelf for over a year. I thought I was going to make tiny travel sewing kits, but never quite got around to make them. Was I really going to buy a bunch of tiny scissors? Would anybody need such a thing? Since I couldn’t decide, nothing happened and I put them on a shelf.
I finally took them down off the shelf today to see if I was any more insightful about what to do with them. I have two sizes of tins.
Box #1
One box contains 4 sets of heart-shaped tins with lids. The largest is about 4″ across and 1 1/2″ deep. The lid is not attached. Two smaller hearts are stacked inside.
I thought I could use my covered button magnet for decoration on the top of the largest heart, and with additional magnets inside things like a needle and pins could be secured…but that’s as far as I got.
I ended up putting the heart-shaped tins aside for now.
Box #2
The second box has 28 rectangular tins, 3 1/2″ by 2 1/4″ and 3/4″ deep. The lids are attached. (Originally it was a box of 30…I must have used two for something!)
I still couldn’t decide what to do with them, so I took myself out to dinner at Cracker Barrel to think about it! While I was eating, I pulled up Pinterest on my phone and searched DIY Projects with Tins. Wow! What a treasure trove of ideas! Here are few ways folks have used the tins:
After dinner, I wandered around Cracker Barrel to see all the cool stuff for sale. Guess what I found!
O My Goodness!! Now I have so many ideas swirling around in my head I’m going to just have to let them simmer for a day or two. Be careful with brainstorming…you may be sorry you asked for ideas! If you have any ideas that I should try let me know! Or try them yourself!! Enjoy!
Please share your ideas here or email me directly at marykisner@comcast.net.