Altered Mint Tin/Shrine

[pugmom]

I was looking around Esty last night and saw a lot of amazing altered art and was inspired to do something today. I found a small mint tin with a slide off lid, painted it with alcohol inks, decorated the inside of the lid and mounted it on the upside down bottom. Wasn't there a shrine swap here not too long ago? As usual, I'm late to the party!

Has anyone ever altered a spoon? I thought that was such a cool idea. Some were painted with alcohol inks with vintage-y images in the "bowl". Others had little bitty objects embedded in resin in the "bowl". Do you think UTEE would work?

TFL

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[tlscrap]

I've never done a spoon, but that came out GORGEOUS!

[azemigh]

Gorgeous Sue! Alterend tins are just so cool

Not sure if the UTEE will stick good to a spoon, but no harm in trying.

[pugmom]

Gorgeous Sue! Alterend tins are just so cool

Not sure if the UTEE will stick good to a spoon, but no harm in trying.

That's what I was thinking, too. I think I've got some old flatware laying around, I'll have to give a try one of these days. (I don't think my mom would appreciate it if I used my grandmother's sterling silver stuff, even though its been sitting in my closet for years).

[pbp908]

Try Diamond Glaze or Glossy Accents if you want to embed. They both work in other metallic areas so maybe they'll stay in a spoon. Maybe you should lightly sand the bowl first with a low grit sandpaper to give it some tooth.

[pugmom]

Thanks, Pam.