REMNANTS OF THE PAST ALTERED ALTOIDS TINS - PLUS VIDEO TUTORIAL OF SIX DIFFERENT ALTERED TINS - NEW COLLAGE SHEETS

I’ve been altering tins for a long time and I just finished a new one so I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a video tutorial that includes the new project as well as some of my older Altoids tin related projects.

The Remnants of the Past project is vintage themed and involves hinging two tins together (minus the lids), using one tin for a shadow box and the other for an accordion folded book.

On the outside of the tins, I used a paper tearing technique to frame the vintage ephemera images then accented the torn area with paper roses.

Inside on the left is the book.  The last page is attached to the tin and when folded, tieing the lace holds the book in place. 

The papers I used are from the Architecture  2  8x8 Paper Pack.

All of the images in the project are from my NEW Remnants of the Past Collage Sheets.

REMNANTS FROM THE PAST #1 Collage Sheet
& 
REMNANTS FROM THE PAST #2 Collage Sheet

These two sheets are packed with vintage ephemeral all sized to work with smaller projects like altered tins and ATCs.  To purchase these sheets, click on the images below.

Remnants of the Past Digital Image Set

If you liked my Remnants of the Past #1 and #2 Collage Sheets, you will live the download set.   This set is packed with vintage ephemeral all sized to work with smaller projects like altered tins, and ATC’ although with a download set, you can adjust the size of the image to fit your project.  It contains all of the images from the Remnants of the Past #1 & #2 Collage Sheets plus 7 more for a total of 122 images.  To purchase the image set, click on the image below.

PROJECTS I’LL BE COVERING IN THE VIDEO TUTORIAL

In the video tutorial, I’ll be covering all of the projects pictured below.  Some use two tin bases, some use one, and one uses the leftover lids.  Included are a variety of themes and techniques.  Below the video are the links to the supply list for each project (carried by AlphaStamps) and links to the original project post where applicable.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Click here for the supplies used for the project pictured on the right.

Click here for the original blog post for the project pictured on the right.

Click here for the supplies used for the project pictured below.
Click here for the original blog post for the project pictured below.

Click here for the supplies used for the project pictured below.

Click here for the original blog post for the project pictured below.

Click here for the original blog post for the project pictured on the right, which also includes the supply list.

Click here for the original blog post for the project pictured on the right which also includes the supply list.

Click here for the complete supply list at AlphaStamps

REMNANTS OF THE PAST – DETAIL SUPPLY LIST

Remnants from the Past #1 Collage Sheet

Remnants from the Past #2 Collage Sheet
or
Remnants of the Past Digital Image Set

Architecture  2  8x8 Paper Pack

Blank Altoids Tins – Used 2

Small Square Brass Hinges – Used 3

Rectangular Bronze Filigree - Small

Cream Lace from Advent Calendar Kit

½ Inch Pale Peach Paper Roses

Tiny Paper Roses – White

Stitched Leaf Ribbon – Moss Green

CAFE du CHAT NOIR - The Black Cat Cafe - Streets of Paris Event

The Café du Chat Noir is now open and offers the finest in dining experiences.  

After a day of shopping, stop by the café, sit down, rest your feet, and enjoy all the restaurant has to offer.  

You’ll find a sandwich board with the daily specials on the corner.

Take a peek in the window to see the fine imported cheeses, wine, and premium seafood dishes.

This restaurant is a place where black cats are always welcome.  If you look closely, one of the regulars is sitting on a barstool.

The café houses an extensive wine selection.

You can choose an umbrella-covered table outside and enjoy the beautiful weather or step inside for more elegant dining.

Enjoy a tray of cheeses, sausage, crackers, and bread with a side of grapes and cherries.

Perhaps you would enjoy spaghetti and meatballs with a baguette and red wine.   

The café offers a selection of hand-tossed salads and sandwiches for more casual dining.

If you are after sweets, try the tea tray with delectables from the Chocolatier or an ice cream sundae.

Order a designer cocktail from the resident mixologist.

THE DETAILS

I don’t think I could have packed one more thing into this project.  I have so many ideas, tips, and tricks to share with you that I’ve recorded three video tutorials.  The first video covers assembling the café and the non-food items.  The second and third cover polymer clay food and drinks.

To go along with the project, I’ve created two new collage sheets and a digital image set – details below.

 NEW COLLAGE SHEETS & DIGITAL IMAGE SET

THE BLACK CAT CAFE COLLAGE SHEET

This collage sheet includes images to decorate the inside and outside of a French café.  Included are posters, bottle labels, a menu, and a sandwich board.  To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.

CAFE BOTTLE LABELS

This sheet contains two or more copies of miniature vintage wine, soda & liquor labels perfect for 1:12 scale miniatures.  To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.

BLACK CAT CAFE SHOP DIGITAL IMAGE SET

This image set is packed with images to decorate the inside and outside of a café.  There are 56 images, including the ones found on The Black Cat Café collage sheet.   Included are:

8 French Poster/Signs

Window Glass Sign (This fits the 2 columns rectangular bay window)

French Menu Sandwich Board

19 Unique Wine & Champagne Labels

28 Unique Liquor & Beer Labels

17 Unique Soda & Other Drink Labels

7 Unique Cheese Labels

4 Sets of Different Styled Black & White Awnings

Black & White Umbrella Panels

2 Types of Napkins, 1 Placemat & Menu
To purchase this image set, click on the image below.

AWNING STYLES & SIZES - The Black Cat Cafe Digital Set includes 5 styles of awning pictured below but in black & white.

VIDEO TUTORIALS

NOTE: Since I have covered building the main structure and making sweets in other videos, in these three tutorials, I’m going to focus on putting the Cafe together and making the food.

THE BLACK CAT CAFE

In this first video tutorial, I cover architectural changes I made to customize the store, additional furnishings, lighting, bay windows, a wraparound sidewalk, signage, and new image sets.

THE BLACK CAT CAFÉ POLYMER CLAY FOOD – 1 of 2

In the second video tutorial, I cover making bread, cheese & sausage out of polymer clay.

THE BLACK CAT CAFÉ POLYMER CLAY FOOD – 2 of 2

In the third video tutorial, I cover how to make spaghetti, salad, ham sandwiches, ice cream sundae, olives, cocktail onions, grapes, cherries, & drinks out of polymer clay and Glossy Accents & Alcohol Ink.

RELATED VIDEO TUTORIALS

BUILDING STRUCTURE TO HOUSE SHOPS

MAKING MINIATURE CHOCOLATES

MAKING MINIATURE PASTRY & TARTS

MAKING CAKES
MAKING MINIATURE UMBRELLAS

FREE STAINED GLASS IMAGE

Feel free to download the stained glass image to use in your projects.

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DETAIL SUPPLY LIST

COLLAGE SHEETS & PAPER

The Black Cat Café Collage Sheet

Café Bottle Labels Collage Sheet

The Black Cat Café Download – Digital Image Set

Architecture Trims Download - Digital Image Set – Trims
Barger Shoppe Razor Scrapbook Paper - Ceiling

Mottled Cream Heavy Paper

Chesterville Chester Scrapbook Paper

ARCHITECTURE

Rectangular Bay Window – 2 Columns

Rectangular Bronze Filigree – Medium – Window Shelves

Baroque 3 – Medallion & Filigree Silicone Mold – Window Accents

¼ Inch Square Wooden Dowels – Ceiling Supports & Glass Rack

Chipboard Wrought Iron Flourishes Set - Sign

Large Gold Filigree Bead Cap – Window lighting

Folding Screen Fretwork Insert - Door

Miniature Antique Brass Door Pulls - Door

Pair of Fancy Mini Hinges w Pins - Door

Symmetrical Bronze Flourish – L-bracket for glasses shelves

Tim Holtz Adhesive Mirrored Sheets – Option for mirrored bar

TRELLIS

Variegated Green Vines

½ Inch Tall Wooden Flower Pots

Small Bright Pink Mulberry Blossoms

Small Pale Pink Mulberry Blossoms

Mini Fern Garland

Stained Glass Border – Trellis

FURNISHINGS

Wrought Iron Patio Table

Set of Stools – 1 Inch Scale

5 Inch French Doilies – Used on tables

Embossed Brass Trim – Ball & Leaf – Bar

Glass Microscope Slides – Wine rack & Shelves for glasses

Small Metal Box Feet – Wine Rack

Dazzles Gold Thin Lines Stickers – Wine Cabinet & Bay Window

Basswood Strips – 3/16 Inches Wide – Glass Rack

38mm Long Bronze Filigree – L-Brackets for Liquor Shelves

Rectangular Bronze Filigree – Large – Liquor Shelves

Plastic Serving Tray – Cheese platter

Round White Serving Dish – Used for Spaghetti

Mini Silverware – Set of 12 – Used for serving plates

BOTTLES

1:12 Champagne Bottle

1:12 Green Wine Bottle

Amber Resin Potions Bottle

Clear Resin Quart Bottle

Half Scale Red Wine Bottle

Mini Clear Resin Whiskey Bottle

Miniature Clear Wine Bottle

Large Clear Resin Potions Bottle

Miniature Gin Bottle

Miniature Tequila Bottle

Miniature Wine Bottles

Resin Olive Oil Bottle

Mini Glassware – Set of 17

1:12 Resin Brandy Bottle – Brown

1:12 Resin Brady Bottle - Red

DISHES

Miniature Silverware – Set of 20

Mini Silverware – Set of 12

Silverware with Red Handles – Set of 12

Mini Wine Glasses – Set of 2

Kitchen Glassware Set – 16 Pieces

Mixed Mini Glassware Set – 13 Pieces

Clear Mini Beer Mugs

Gold 3-Tier Cupcake Stand

Pewter Dollhouse Dishes – Used as chargers

Orange Color Mini Teapot Charm – Painted silver & red

White Plastic Salad Plates

White Plastic Dinner Plates

Set of 12 Bowls & Plates - White

Flat Miniature Bread Basket – Similar to what I used but prettier

FOOD & DRINK

Silicone Mold Rectangular Braid Bread Loaf

Silicone Mold – Set of Croissants

Silicone Mold – Large French Bread Loaf

Silicone Mold - Round Bread Loaf

Mini Silicone Mold – Large Bread Loaf

Mini Egg Custard or Flan

Mini Soda Pop Bottles in Create

Tiny Resin Cookie Cabochons – Used as crackers on the cheese tray

Miniature Ice Cubes – Used in the glass of soda

Mini Silicone Mold – Biscuits & Bread

Polymer Clay Lime Cane

Polymer Clay Lemon Cane

Polymer Clay Orange Cane

Flat Round Wooden Beads – Glued 2 together, wrapped in tissue paper with a label for cheese wheels

Twinklets Diamond Dust – Cocktail glass rim

Mini Aluminum Beer Cans

MISCELLANEOUS

3 Miniature Vases – On tables

Mini Rose Buds – Red - Vases

Tiny Paper Roses - Vases

Mini Fern Garland – Flower arrangement & lettuce on the sandwich

Ceramic Black Cat Bead

Ceramic Lying Black Cat Bead

Couture a Bejeweled Altoids Tin Dress Shop - NEW Collage Sheets & Digi Image Set

AlphaStamps May kit is aTiny Dress Shop.  For my shop, I thought I would create dresses made from images of vintage jewelry.

The tiny shop is made from Altoids tins so you can imagine how tiny the dresses are.  What gives the shop an architectural look is the 3D roof chipboard kit designed to fit the top of an Altoids tin.

I could see the items I used applied to other themes like Halloween, Alice in Wonderland, Fairies, etc.

For this project, I created two new collage sheets and digital image set.  One of the sheets is filled with dress forms that can be used standalone or layer over the chipboard dress forms from the two shape sets I used.  
The Mini Bejeweled Collage Sheet is a mini version of my older Bejeweled & Bejeweled #2 Collage Sheet.
The digital image set contains most of the images on the older Bejeweled collage sheets plus some new images.  The great thing about the digital image set is that it is easy to size and flip images and to print multiples of an image which is what I did to create my dresses.

DRESS FORM #2 COLLAGE  SHEET

This sheet contains three sets of different sized dress forms with each set made up of 14 unique patterns.  The dress forms are sized to work with the Dress Shop Shape Set & the Mini Paper Dolls Shape Set.  You can layer the images over the dress forms in these sets or use them standalone.

MINI BEJEWELED COLLAGE SHEET

This collage sheet is a mini version of my larger Bejeweled & Bejeweled #2 Collage Sheets and is packed with all kinds of jewelry.  The images are great for smaller projects.  Use them as an accent or combine multiple pieces of jewelry to create clothing. 

BEJEWELED DOWNLOAD – DIGITAL IMAGE SET

This sheet contains 72 vintage jewelry images which are also found, with a few exceptions, on the Bejeweled and Bejeweled #2 Collage Sheet.    You can “jewel up” these images by adding rhinestones, Glossy Accents, microbeads, glitter, and Stickles. 

THE DETAILS

I started by assembling the roofs which are made from a chipboard kit and then covered them with Hampton Brick Scrapbook paper.   Notice the grove at the bottom, its designed to fit on top of an Altoid’s tin.

For the tins, I started by removing the lid and flattening the prongs.  I covered the back and sides with 1:12 Brick Wall Sheet which is embossed.  

I covered the surfaces on the inside with papers from the Moments In Time 6x6 Paper Pad.

To make the dresses, I used dress forms from my New Dress Form #2 Collage Sheet.  I applied the dress forms to chipboard dress forms found on the Dress Shop Shape Set & Mini Paper Dolls Shape Set and painted the bases of the dress forms black.

To create the dresses, I used jewelry images from the Mini Bejeweled Collage Sheet.  Since for many of the pieces I need multiples and flipped pieces, I also use the Bejeweled Digital Images Set.  The longer curved images and leaves work great for bodices and skirts.  Birds are great for shoulder accents and bodices.  Horizontal pieces work well for belts or connectors for long waisted dresses.  Wings turned upside down work well for collars and the use of multiple wings upside down can create a tapered skirt.

To give the jewelry more dimension, I applied Glossy Accents to some of the jewels.  You could also add rhinestones, glitter, Stickles, microbeads and metal findings.

I glued the dresses inside the tins by using layers of double stick foam tape which popped them up from the back. 

The frame I glued on top of the tin is from the Altoids Tin Facades which dresses-up the edge of the tin.  I cut away the top of the frame as it would have covered up the roof.  Next, I glued the roofs on the top of the tins.

For the centerpiece, I used two more of the Altoids Tin Facades.  I used the same paper for the roof and the main area of the frame. 

The posters displayed in the opening of the façade come from the Mini French Fashion Magazines Collage Sheet.  To the image in the front, I added a feather and jewelry images from the Mini Bejeweled Collage Sheet to the hat and used part of an image for the earring to which I added Glossy Accents.  In the center of the flower on the hat, I added a red bead.  

I glued the poster images to paper from the Moments in Time paper pad then sandwiched the images between the two facades.

Finally, I glued the edges of the Altoids tin on top of the edges of the façade.

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DETAIL SUPPLY LIST

Dress Forms #2 Collage Sheet

Mini Bejeweled Collage Sheet

or

Bejeweled Download – Digital Image Set

Mini French Fashion Magazines Collage Sheet

Moments in Time 6x6 Paper Pad

Hampton Brick Scrapbook Paper

1:12 Brick Wall Sheet

Blank Altoids Tins

Altoids Tin Facades – Set of 4

Altoids Tin Roof

Dress Shop Shape Set

Mini Paper Dolls Shape Set