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A fresh breath of retro goodness

Make sure to scroll down for lots of  good information! Normal people buy Altoids for the mints. As my family will readily tell you, I'm not normal.  I'm Betsy Skagen of Paper Calliope and unless I begin eating a bushel of garlic a day, I will never be able to eat all the bags of mints I have accumulated. That's because one of my favorite craft activities is making altered art with Altoid containers. (or using the fabulous tins from AlteredPages) I'm going to keep this fairly brief since this is the second time I am writing this tutorial. Right before it was due for publishing, the post mysteriously disappeared. Now that the tears have slowed enough for me to see my computer screen, I'm going to give you a quick and dirty tutorial.  Tutorial on how to make an altered art tin Christmas Ornament Step 1:  Twist the hinges and remove the lid from a  Tin . Snip off the hinges as close to the box as possible and use a pliers to fla...