Comments on: Repurposing Biscuit Tins – Organizing Ideas & Craft Projects

By: Airmans Mom

Airmans Mom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:15:40 +0000

I saved a large popcorn tin from the Christmas. I used it to ship cookies to my son and his guys stationed in Iraq. My son has been over four times. I have found these tins to be the best to ship cookies. I can pick them up for 50 cents at the Goodwill. Run them through the dishwasher. They are sturdy enough to protect the cookies, yet light enough to not drive up the postage. They also would keep the cookies fresh over there, but, once home made cookies are opened, all the guys share and there are never any left to have to worry about getting stale!

By: patty

patty — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:30:59 +0000

use nail polish to coat the bottoms of the tins.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:32:12 +0000

Re: Repurposing tins….spray paint them & decorate if you wish with pretty cut out cards, post cards, etc. They make wonderful “Memory Boxes”. Scrapbooks are really nice, but the decorated tins are fabulous, especially if you put a letter or descriptive message in the tin, write on the reverse side of photos, store ‘bits and pieces’ of memorabilia in the tin. It’s fun to pick up items and sort through them if they are in the tin. Also if someone so desires, a photo or article can be computer scanned.

By: sara

sara — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:37:21 +0000

I absolutely love tins! I keep one in my bathroom cupboard filled with bobby pins, hair clips, etc. My kids use them to keep small toy pieces together and we have a popcorn tin in the laundry room for the whole family to put change in and when it’s full, cash it out and take a mini family vacation.. I also found a popcorn tin that matched my kitchen and wanted to display it, so I made it functional by storing dry dog food in it. I also have a decorative one on the bathroom shelf of the salon where I work that is hiding feminine hygene products for emergencies. A tin filled with a new bar of soap, razor, toothbrush, etc. would go nicely in a guest bathroom. Just one more tip..my mother-in-law lives 12 hours away and only gets to see my kids once a year. One year for christmas I painted 2 tins green and the lids red, and then put the kids’ handprints on top in green paint and sent them to her. She still displays those in her home filled with pictures we’ve sent over the years of each kid in their respective tin. The most inexpensive gift can be the most meaningful!