Gift: Popcorn Tin

Most everyone has received a popcorn tin at some holiday function at some point in their life; and everyone knows the only palatable of the three options is the carmel corn. Seriously, I may be able to understand the white cheddar, but that “buttered” yellow crap is…crap. So why don’t we do everyone a favor—while reusing an old gift—and make our own popcorn tin? An all carmel popcorn tin.

But before I get too far ahead of myself, we’ll need to start with a tin. You can get these from thrift stores fairly cheaply, or you can reuse one you’ve already been given this season. Either way, you can revamp the tin easily (since, if you’re anything like me, you tend to not be a fan of the prints on these tins.).

The Shopping List:

Mod Podge (Gloss)

White Glitter

Paintbrush

Sheet Music (one page)

Cut-out Snowflake Stencil

Gift Wrap

Popcorn Tin

Ribbon or Bow (optional)

2 Pieces of Construction Paper

First, thoroughly clean inside and outside of tin, to get rid of all those nasty salts left behind from the previous popcorn. Dry with a paper towel.

Cut out strips of wrapping paper to fit tin. The larger the strips, the more difficult to get them to lay flatly on the tin, but the more strips, the more lines you have. To off-set this, you could decide to do a quilted design, alternating different types of wrapping paper as you go.

Spread Mod Podge thinly over backside of wrapping paper and lay onto tin. This requires an extremely gentle touch. I recommend smoothing the paper down from the center and working your way outwards and upwards. Fold the leftover paper over the top of tin, add extra Mod Podge to edge, and press down. Allow strip to dry for a few minutes.  Continue this process until all of the strips have been applied. If you desire, mix Mod Podge with white glitter and thinly paint over wrapping paper. This will give a glittery gloss to the tin, but it will alter how the tin feels (due to the glitter).

 

While you wait for the tin to dry, use a snowflake stencil and trace onto the backside of a sheet of music. I made my own stencil by searching snowflake images on the internet, printing it off, and cutting it out.

Cut snowflake from sheet music and Mod Podge backside onto the tin’s lid. Allow to dry one or two minutes. Once dry, mix Mod Podge with white glitter and paint over lid.

I still had the divider for my tin, so all I did was wipe it off and place it back inside.  If you don’t have one, make your own by folding to pieces of construction paper together. Line them up and glue half of each paper together. Fold the other halves in opposite directions to make a “Y” shape.

Voila! Your very own popcorn 

tin! =) Stay tuned for some delicious carmel corn recipes to put inside your tin.

14 Days Until Christmas!