Altered Altoid Tin

I have engaged in a challenge to swap an altered Altoid tin in a whimsical fairy in a romantic design.

So I painted the tin in white gesso.  Followed by a mixture of paints by Claudine Hellmuth.  I used a paper plate as a pallet.  I placed a small amount of painterly pink, smudge of blue with a large drop of  Scribbles shiny petunia purple,  I brushed it over the inside and out side of the tin.  I didn't like the look.  I washed my hands and dried them on a paper towel and began dabbing at the tin.  While still wet I sprinkled silver DreamWeaver metallic F/X. Then I took an eye dropper of alcohol and poured it over the over the metallic F/X which caused it to mottle.

After it was dry I placed a fairy Dazzle from Paper Wishes inside the tin.  I found a branch off the tree and glued Sweet Pea Flower Soft onto the branches with some blossoms from my stash.  The border on the inside of the lid is
Recollections: Glitter on a rolls.

I placed lace on the outside with flowers from my stash and called it complete.

I hope my swap partner likes it as much as I do.  I was almost wanting to keep it.

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ATC Swaps

something folder

summer favorites

summer favorites

money

Birthday





















My swap categories I chose this month was something folded, summer favorites {which I made 2 sets}money and birthday.  I like the fun of making these cards and love receiving cards from my swap buddies.  I swap at www.scrapbook.com


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A FRUGAL LIFE by RHIANA JONES



A FRUGAL LIFE by RHIANA JONES is available from Amazon.com.
This is another practical book by Ms. Jones.  Not only is it a practical hands on approach for frugal living but any individual can apply the techniques starting today.  We have all read about how to save on shopping but Ms. Jones tells you step by step how she does it for her family which I can relate to my personal shopping habits.  She demystified the Amazon prime and strategies for accessing better deals. 

The tips about working from home using Task Rabbit and Fiverr were a new approach for me and I signed up for the virtual assignments. 

You will not be disappointed in purchasing this book.

The following is her product review:
“This is what I do on a daily basis to make it from paycheck to paycheck. This is not a compilation of articles on the Internet. This is not a rehash of other books. This is just the way I do things.
Maybe the tips in this book apply to you; maybe they don’t. Hopefully you’ll at least be able to use these ideas as a jumping-off point to adjust your living to a more frugal lifestyle in your own way.
This is a not a book on couponing, although there may be a few words on it. I don’t live in an area with double coupons, so I do the best with what we have, but that’s not my main focus.”

Rhianna Jones other books that you may be  interested in include:
The First Book in Rhiana’s Frugal Academy Series
Cooking with Home Canned Foods
The Second Book in Rhiana’s Frugal Academy Series
Cooking with Beans
The First Book in Rhiana’s Expert Guide Series
Expert Guide to Home Organizing

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