DIY Altered Tin Tutorial

I got this crappy tin from a ‘free box’ at a garage sale during the summer. The paint was rubbing off and I hated the design, but I knew I could do something awesome with it.

Earlier, I wrote a post titled Tins, Cans, and Aluminum Metal: What Can I Do With It? - which will give you TONS more ideas for altering tins. This post is just about what I did with mine!

Let’s revamp this sucker!

Materials:

• Crappy Tin
• Sandpaper
• Primer Spray Paint
• Color of your Choice Spray Paint
• Images/stuff to Mod Podge to your tin
• Scissors
• Mod Podge and Brush

Instructions:

Step 1: Sand the tin all over with your sandpaper, so that the paint will stick to it better.

Step 2: Lay out a big piece of cardboard that you can use to spray paint on outside. Then, place the tin FACE DOWN without the lid. The lid should be placed on top of the bottom part of the tin. (I hope that made sense!) This way, you can spray paint everything at once, without getting the bottom part of the tin painted on. Spray paint with your primer to cover up the design.

Step 3: After the primer has dried, take your colored spray paint and spray paint it the same way you did with the primer. Let it dry.

Step 4: Pick out clip art or anything else you’d like to Mod Podge to the tin. I used black lace around the tin and a big skull with tiny umbrellas for the top. Cut all of these things out and place them on your tin to get an idea of where you’d like to place everything. The umbrellas took SO LONG to cut out!

Step 5: Using spray adhesive, spray the backs of the objects to be placed onto the tin, and then place them. Doing this keeps the clip art in place while you Mod Podge.

Step 6: Mod Podge the tin and let it dry. All done! Easy, right?

I made this tin specifically for DIYscene’s Black and Metal October swap -my swap partner loved it!

DIY Christmas Recipe Tutorials

I absolutely hate making ‘boring’ food, as I enjoy calling it. If I’m gonna bake, the end result has to look like something! This post includes a ton of recipes that serves as an edible display that is interesting to look at. I think I may need to borrow my fiance’s nieces to make some of these some weekend!

I just love these recipes – they all look yummy and really fun to make! Click on the photo to get the how to.

For a huge list of Christmas desserts from Family Fun, check out their Delicious Christmas Desserts Recipes

Contents:

• Appetizer Tutorials
• Candy Tutorials
• Cookie Tutorials
• Cupcake Tutorials
• Donut Tutorials
• Drink Tutorials
• Marshmallow Tutorials
• Popcorn Tutorials

Appetizer Tutorials:

Candy Tutorials:

Cookie Tutorials:

Cupcake Tutorials:

Donut Tutorials:

Drink Tutorials:

Marshmallow Tutorials:

Popcorn Tutorials:

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Gingerbread Houses, Candy Trees, and Other Food Decor Tutorials

Um… these look amazingly delicious! Too bad you can’t eat them Click on the photos to get the tutorial.

Contents:

• Candy Tree Tutorials
• Gingerbread House Tutorials
• Marshmallow Men Tutorials
• Ornament Tutorials

Candy Tree Tutorials:

Gingerbread House Tutorials:

• How to Make a Gingerbread House: EasternEuropeanFood.About – This is a link that shows you how to do EVERYTHING!

Marshmallow Men Tutorials:

Ornament Tutorials:

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!