old to new - turtles tin!

Old to new... so recyclable, so rustic, so... NEW! I love creating new things from the old. This tin (believe it!) used to be a turtle's chocolate tin! The orange and white stripes are part of the original pattern!

The wings were cut from some scrap fabric. I also cut out the guitar freehand. The background is just plain old newspaper. Very recycled!

Instead of trying to cover the whole edge with paper, I just wrapped some lace and ribbon around it. So simple... except for the struggle with streching the lace enough to get the safety pin in :P

I tied a "bow" in front.... maybe I should stick with knots lol

I challenge you all to make something new from a recyled item! Please let me know if you have posted anything recyled and I will most definately go check it out! Thanks!

Supply list:

• ink- tea dye distress ink
• paper- orange, newspaper, chocolate chip, metalic gold(ish)
• other- safety pins, lace, ribbon, wings, turtle's tin