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I came across some old fluted tart tins, about 4" in diameter and 1" deep.

They were screaming "make me into something" at the garage sale where I found them. I have about 30 of them.

But what? Any ideas?

Wow... I see what you mean. Those tins are lovely, and every time I see them I have to resist the urge to buy them. And you have 30! Oi!

Some ideas:

-A windchime? (I'm assuming you mean the metal tins, here. Ceramic ones wouldn't work so well for chimes.) Hang several from chain or cord (punching holes in them with an awl), and hang the chain from a piece of wood or similar.

-Picture frames? Generally these tins have a flat bit on the bottom, yes? Cut small pictures to fit this flat bit, add a piece of string glued to the back for hanging, voila! Tart tin frame! (This would be really funny if you had, say, pictures of all your friends dressed as "tarts"...)

-Could they be soldered or glued together, open-sides-up, to make a sort of candy/nut dish? Like the ones you can buy that are segmented, so your walnuts don't mix with the pecans? :) Similarily, could you fix them edge-to-edge, open-sides-down, and group them nicely as wall art?

-Mini shrines? (go to www.craftychica.com. She has all the info on shrines!)

-Could you put two together-- so that the open, cup-like sides were together-- and punch holes in them to make small lanterns? I think filling them with water and freezing it first would probably work well. Then glue or solder them together, wedging a christmas light inside.

I'm sure you'll come up with something great. I wish I had better (or at least more coherant) ideas for you, but it's been a long morning and I still haven't breakfasted (and now you've got me wanting tarts!).

2007-11-17 19:28:17 by Auntie Ruth

Thank you You Tube for showing me your beautiful craft rooms..they have inspired me to make a craft area in my bedroom because I'm sick of ...

We were given a bunch of old ceiling tile and we were going to sell it as is but I got online and started researching it. I found out that people are framing it and making mirrors out of it and selling it for alot of money. I am not very creative so does anyone have any other ideas or know of a website that shows how to do this? Here's what it looks like. http://photos.yahoo.com/jeffandlori3901

THEY ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AS WALL ART. YOU CAN CLEAN THEM UP AND PAINT THEM OR LEAVE AS THEY ARE. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE WALL YOU CAN USE ONE BY IT'S SELF OR A GROUP IN AN INTERESTING PATTERN OR MIX THEM UP WITH PHOTOS.

YOU CAN USE THEM AS A COVER FOR A BAD LOOKING TABLE TOP OR PUT THEM ON A DESK AND COVER WITH GLASS SO YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT

USE SEVERAL FOR TO DECORATE A LARGE DOOR OR TO DECORATE SMALLER CABINET DOORS

MAKE A SERVING TRAY IF YOU SUPPORT IT UNDERNEATH WITH A BOARD CUT TO FIT AND A GLASS TOP

IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH YOU CAN USE THEM AS A BORDER IN A ROOM

USE AS A FACE FOR A CLOCK

COVER A STORAGE CONTAINER

YOU MIGHT HAVE A COOL PLACE IN YOUR GARDEN TO DECORATE WITH THEM

THEY WOULD LOOK GREAT ON A FIREPLACE MANTLE

JUST A FEW IDEAS FOR YOU. THEY ARE REALLY GREAT ITEMS TO HANG ON TO AND USE AGAIN FOR FUN THINGS. I'M SO JEALOUS!

2006-10-02 21:38:52 by fradertoadie

I have some great recipes for homemade skin care and I was wondering if anyone had tried to start out at craft fairs? Could you give me some pointers as to what I need to do to enter my products and get a table? Is it free to register for a TIN number for tax purposes?
Also if you have any websites that are helpful in this situation? My friend and I are really excited about this and hope it works out. If not, I will at least have a great skin care line for myself, lol!

Since you've never been in business before, I would strongly recommend that you talk to a business counselor before you do anything especially spend money. I'd call the local office of SCORE (go to http://www.score.org and input your zip code to find the chapter nearest you), the advice is FREE.

The counselor at SCORE will most likely advise you to write a business plan which is very good advice because it will force you to dig out all of the start up details and the costs of starting a homemade natural beauty business and force you to also understand all of the aspects of this business including the customers at the craft fairs you'll concentrate on (your market ) and how you'll go after them.

You'll need to register the business with your state controller's office and make sure that you have any city and county licenses if any are needed where you live. All of this will come out in a business plan.

Try this link :
http://www.ychange.com/small-business-consulting-articles.html and read some of the articles especially the ones about a business plan and starting a business.
Good Luck

2007-08-05 10:53:57 by rgehron1031

I've been burning a lot of tea light candles lately, and the little empty tins are so cute, not to mention flexible. Can anyone think of any ideas of crafts of projects for which I can use them? My eight-calorie cheesecake idea is JUST NOT WORKING! ;-)
I use the lights for my oil burners. A bag of tea lights is much much cheaper than the combined cost of candle making supplies, especially since they burn away almost all of their own wax.

Don't use them to make foods. Those little tins are not food safe containers. That aside, I'd refill them with scented wax to make more candles.

2007-02-09 19:06:26 by spit_316

I have a metal tin that was already painted white, but i wanted to paint it with regular acrylic craft paint. I want to know if there is anything i can use to seal the paint so it doesn't get scratched off. Here is what my tin is like http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat3016&PRODID=prd38697

I love mod podge. It can be brought in glossy or matte and dries fast. A great sealant.

Cheers
Christine
Happy creating

2008-05-14 00:31:45 by luna1693

Please help me!!This is my project and I really need your idea...Thanks...

For the bottle. Cut a few square or circle holes in the side of the bottle on either side and line bottom of two shapes with duck tape or clay that hardens so it wont cut the feet of birds. Cut high enough so you can fill with bird sead without falling out if bottle swings in the wind. Punch a couple of hole in the cap and hage with a wire, loop through and screw cap back on, and ta da... you have a bird feeder. Paint out side with suncatcher paint or other paint the will not ware off when wet.

The can can be made into a pencil holder or a can with a cardboard/thinboard lid covered with cloth. Decorate as you wish. You can store a collection inside or something small. Use ribbon or cord to make a latch so it wont open when knocked over. Use the same for a hinge for the lid. The sky is the limit or the limit of the store you buy from to decorate as you wish.

Have fun.

2006-10-27 02:43:21 by Hybrid Angel