altered tins

i love making collages in boxes, and looking at ones other people make as well. i like how a closed box brings in a small anticipation of surprise when it is opened. the small things arranged gently....



i've been using bird images and nests a lot, here's a smaller tin with the same theme:





i've made six (!) tins that are ready to be sent off to a swap at atcards.com

disappointment, etc

today i recieved the returns for an atc swap. the theme was candy. when i ripped open the envelope i only had one card, instead of three :(

but i did get some awesome goodies from hope of paper relics! she held a raffle and i won a collage sheet, some ephemera and five beautiful postcards! the collage on the postcard is lovely, but the only criticism i have is that the postcard is printed on glossy paper, which does not seem to suit very well for writing.

i finished one altoid tin for a swap at atcards. i think atcards is my favorite place to trade, it's got the most organized swaps for atcs, & no uneven swaps. there's not too many altered art swaps yet, but i think more will come. it's not too late to join in the altoid tin swap, the deadline is feb 28.

finishing touches

my collage in my journal today:


lately, i've been altering tins. but i've also been doing several pieces at once and for awhile none of them felt finished. thanks to cassandra's package of goodies - scrabble letters & many other things as well as lia's wonderful package of ephemera i have finally finished up some of the projects.



this is a 5 1/2 x 8 collage done on a cover of a book. it was a book of sonnets by shakespeare and the cover was falling apart.

a fashion themed altered tin:




originally, the inside had a belt buckle glued inside, but i couldn't glue it down flat so i had to remove it.

a school themed tin, full of found/ordinary objects: