A Girl And An Empty Coffeemate Tin

Today I have created a pictorial "How-To" showing you what happens when you leave me alone with my imagination and an empty CoffeeMate tin ... Grin

Yes, I admit it - I LOVE CoffeeMate and I buy it in the biggest tin it comes in and refill my four plastic CoffeeMate containers over and over.  But have you ever seen the Tin?!  They are so BIG and so solidly made that I just cannot throw them away, I just KNOW there must be something I can do to "re-purpose" them ... And then it came to me - My NEW Halloween Candy bucket and future Treasure Holder: TAAA DAAA!

And Here's How It's Done:

1. Start with an empty tin

2. Paste on paint chips (taken from the hardware store to re-purpose) which have been run through an embossing folder to create some texture, and add more texture using modeling paste and some stencils - let dry

3. Cover completely with white Gesso - let dry and then paint background with Silks enamel paint which allow you to layer the color without mixing- let dry

4. Spray 140lbs water color paper with a variety of Dylusion sprays, stamp Multiple Dyan Reaveley images and cut out

5. Paste cut out images to tin using matte ModPodge or multi medium,layering as you go

6. Add details with black and white gel pens

7. finish off with Stickles, Liquid Pearl and Liquid Glass

8. Fill with Candy and share with your friends!

I am sharing this on the Dylusions FaceBook Challenge Site for the October challenge of using Orange and Lime and Toadstools

And with Altered Eclectics - an Anything Goes Mixed Media site that is currently doing a Design Team Call!
And with 2 Creative Chicks, Challenge #19- Use any Tin Can (how could I NOT) grin

Thanks for stopping by to share my creativity and don't forget to leave me a comment if you like what you seeee! Grin
Scrapbook Lynne Mizera