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Altered Tins & Dresden SALE
Filed under Altered Tins, Art Projects, Back in Stock, Featured Artwork, Halloween, Kristin Batsel, Valentine's Day
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. But you can try searching on the same names (as links below) on the new site.
What? Altered tins?! And Dresden? (Yes, some even using both!)
When I think of altered tins (of course), I think of that fabulous and hard-working Design Team Member Kristin Batsel. She makes an amazing array of tins. Beside that cute new one (below at right), I thought these past ones (in styles from circus to Halloween to… randomly odd?) would be a good intro to her altered tin projects AND some encouragement to grab a tiny tin and make something creative.
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The Small Madonna Shrine is beautiful and pretty simple: start with a Small Hinged Tin (Kristin probably recycle a “real” mints tin, but this size is pretty close), add some round filigree at the top (and bottom) of the tin, some rosary chain around the outside, and a focal image and you’re basically done. It also includes a Gold Dresden Halo… which is a good tie-in to today’s new sale: ALL Color Dresden!
We had the gold/metallic Dresden trims on sale a few weeks ago, but with the new white and pink wings being announced today (and who knows… Valentine’s Day and Easter projects coming) I just put all the color (and white) Dresden trims on sale at 25% off! The sale will continue through Monday night, January 29th, but some are in limited quantities so catch ’em quick!
Note: you can read more about Kristin’s shrine on her blog. And check the Giveaway below for lots of Dresden & tins you can win!
NEW Acrylic Heart Mix FREE Gift Kit!
Wow. We have a new free gift with all orders starting today that is sooo PINK (and red).
There are tiny heart charms (with a brass loop — and on sale), mixed color matte hearts (on sale), flat-back hearts in multiple shades of pink (and red) — some are faceted and some are flat. But everything is acrylic (and heart shaped).
ALL ORDERS on Thursday through Monday, January 25 ‒ 29 (2018) will receive one of these Acrylic Heart Mix Gift Kits FREE! (A baggie with about the quantity as is shown in my hand.)
Hooray for the Very Pink Giveaway!
What? I didn’t even talk about the new papers! At right is a photo from the new Old World 8×8 Paper Stack — a HUGE stack, and I’m including half of one in today’s Giveaway! (That’s still 24 sheets!)
Take a deep breath: here are more goodies in the Giveaway:
– Small Hinged Tin (from Kristin’s Madonna shrine)
– A larger Blank Altoids Tin (used in Kristin’s Halloween tin shown above)
– All 3 of the new miniature cakes
– Sheet of Pink Dresden Wings (new & part of the Dresden sale)
– New 8mm Round Swirl Beads – Mixed Colors
– Gold Dresden Halo (from Kristin’s Madonna shrine)
– Bouguereau #4 (Angels) Collage Sheet (from Kristin’s Madonna shrine)
– White Dresden Border Sampler Set (part of the Dresden sale)
– Altoids Tin Insert Frames – Wrought Iron (in Kristin’s Halloween tin shown above, and fits the Altoids tin also in the Giveaway!)
Plus a bonus: one of the Acrylic Heart Mix Gift Kits.
And a Small Antique 3D Gold Crown, back in stock. Whew!
To enter the Very Pink Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY or TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, Friday Night, January 26, 2018).
AND tell me: A Valentine’s Day tin? Halloween? Easter? What will you make from these supplies?
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
Hey, who won the Winter Spool & Shadowbox Giveaway from Sunday’s newsletter? That would be Barbara Carter! Congrats! Check your email for info.
Awesome samples! I’d have fun making a Halloween tin!
I am obsessed with the thought of making altered tins, especially shrines. I love the Madonna and Child one here. The circus tin is also charming. Once I get some free time I will be creating all sorts of tins. Fun!
This looks like a great giveaway! I would love to make some sweet valentines for some little girls in my life.
I would love to make a Valentine tin.
Love the Dresden wings. Think I would make something love/romance. Lots to work with in this giveaway.
I love these miniatures I would love to make a Valentine Steampunk shrine
I love altering tins & have made many Halloween/creepy ones with images purchased here. Would love to make a Valentines one & those wings are divine!
Mini cakes, Valentines how divine! Love the pink angel wings….pink is my daughter’s favorite color 🙂
The Madonna tin is beautiful. I think I’d try an Easter one.
Omg,those little cake and those pink wings! How could I make anything else but a special Valentine tin? Thank you for the opportunity to win. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
I love the circus tin!!
I would make a little Valentine’s Day scene. I have been wanting to make one since I saw one from Joanne Swanson a few years ago.
I would make some valentines and a cupid tin.
I love the tins. I would love a scene for every holiday.
Would definitely make a Halloween one!! I really love the circus elephant and the Dresden wings!!
I would love to create an altered Halloween Tin. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
I love the tin shrines! I would create Halloween shrines!!!
Love the circus tin and could easily put the heart charms in a valentine’s tin
Enjoy the day!
Geri
LOVE the idea of using the lid as a little “porch”. I’d make a curiosity shop.
Gorgeous ideas! I’d do an angel shrine. Thanks.
I would create a tiny altoid tin Christmas scene with pink winter and Santa.
I think I would make a tin that is all about cakes! I just love minis so much!
I would make a shrine to chocolate.
I would make an angel tea party…how sweet!
Love the pink wings and all the spring colors. Would make a May Day Celebration tin, or perhaps Peter Rabbit in the Garden…something with lots of colors and flowers!
Oh, so much lovely goodness! Though I know I wouldn’t finish in time for this Valentine’s Day, I would make a Valentine’s Day tin.
I would love to make a spooky tin!
I love Dresdens and pink and white sound luscious. I think I’d make a
valentine’s treat.
Honestly I love the Madonna shrine. I have had something like that on my mind since the Taj Mahal frame. I really think I would make a similar shrine. I have a house in need of food that I have been working on and V-Day is coming so all those hearts would come in very handy. The Old World papers are pretty! And who doesn’t need pink Dresden Wings!!
I would make a valentine tin but I would make a spooky one to love spooky more to add to the tin like a little casket and little grave yard.
These are so creative! I am not sure which is my fave or which I would make.
Congrats to Barbara! A Valentine or Easter tin I think. So many goodies, so little time. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would make a Valentine tin.
I would pass the giveaway to my wife, who enjoys making shrines using tins, shadow boxes and pocket watches.
Halloween of course. After Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday to decorate for and after that comes St. Patrick’s Day.
Loving the little mini cakes! The hearts would be so much fun to add as little “charms” to different gift projects. I would want to make something similar to Kristin’s lovely Madonna and Child shrine. And, those old world papers would be fabulous to win!
I would love to make something for Valentine’s Day