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Altoid tin sewing kit with vintage sewing print cover.
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Altoid Tin Sewing Kit

Recycle an Altoid tin into a great travel sewing kit with all the things you need to repair or sew while you are away.
Active Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Yield: 1

Equipment

  • Scissors
  • Nail File
  • Computer
  • Color printer

Materials

  • Altoid Tin
  • Printer paper
  • White glue or Modge Podge
  • Printed Scrap Book Paper
  • Decorative trim
  • Felt
  • Cardboard or Cardstock
  • Thread in various colors
  • Mini Scissors
  • Pins and Needles
  • Buttons
  • Safety Pins

Instructions

  • Trace the tin on cardstock to make a template.
  • Cut out the vintage print with the template and something for the bottom inside and outside the tin.
  • Glue the papers onto the tin.
  • Use a nail file to file off the edges of the outside of the tin print.
  • Use some ribbons or trim to decorate the sides of the top of the tin and the bottom. Trim as needed.
  • Glue a piece of felt to the upper inside.
  • Glue a second piece of felt half the height and glue it on top of the first piece to create a pocket.
  • Cut a square of cardboard for thread. Make a few notches on the top and bottom.
  • Wrap a few different colors of thread onto the notched cardboard.
  • Place the cardboard threads in the felt pocket.
  • Stick a few straight pins and needles into the felt.
  • Store a small pair of scissors, safety pins, buttons and other notions in the bottom of the tin.

Notes

I used paper to decorate my tin however you could also use pretty fabrics.
 
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