I love incorporating old stuff into what I make and vintage tins make a great frame for stories, small projects, drawing challenges, and more!
Helen C Stark and invited me to join her for a workshop through her Time Forager’s Club. She started the conversation with a reminder of this beautiful scene from Amelie. Thank you to all who joined us and to Samantha Dion Baker for helping us out! I ma new to live events and have to work out the trembling each time!
If you don’t have tins, start a-gathering! Find them at flea markets, charity/thrift shops, yards sales, &c. If you want them to come to you - they are plenty on Etsy and Ebay! Type around and try different searches for specific tins like this: vintage peppermint tins. (i love the top one at the time of this writing!)
Cut out watercolur sheets, meh artwork, stitch tiny books, and make magic. We love the variety of ideas shared during the session and since!
Watch our (long) video here -
Things we talked about:
Beam Paints which you can find here !
The bookbinding workshop I did with Beth Spencer for The Introvert Drawing Club
For some more inspiration and past projects:
See Helen’s Concertinas Here:
No. 1 and No. 2
Here are some of my adventures with tiny tins:
Tins and Bottles in tins March 2024
Folktale Week November 2023
Paints in Tins March 2023
A Book in a Tin January 2023
Folktale Week November 2022
Portraits in a Tin August 2021
Handmade Paints in Tin May 2021
Gift for Edward Carey in a Tin March 2021
Things I Hate in a Tin October 2019
And so many Flowers in Tins! May 2019
More Plants from 100 day projects May 2019
Where do I send photos?
congrats to you and Helen for this meet. Inspiring as always and like a box full of stories .