Christmas Gift Tins from Soup Cans

Baking week has arrived!

This week in my home is one of my favorite. The Children are home from school, all the Christmas shopping is done, we have planned a couple of fun holiday events, are putting the last touch on some Christmas crafts, watching some Christmas movies, enjoying the Christmas tree, doing just a little decluttering, finishing up wrapping gifts, and baking a little each day.

Of all of these things, it is the smell of baking that signals that Christmas is almost here. Everyone pitches in to make fudge, roll out dough, cut out the gingerbread men, sugar cookies, and to decorate gingerbread houses. And (of course) to eat all the imperfect cookies.

This year I discovered a fun way to wrap up our Christmas treats using things I had in my home.

Supplies: Tin can (washed well), wrapping or scrapbooking paper, packaging tape and/or a glue gun, ribbon, Thicker white paper such as cardstock, ribbon, 1 nail, hammer, sewing needle or other pointy object, black pen, orange marker, bendable wire, and something for the snowman to hold.

Start with any tin can.

Punch a hole on each side with a nail.

Cover with wrapping or scrapbooking paper.

Add you snowman. Two white circles from thicker white paper such as cardstock.

Add detail to the snowman with a black pen and orange marker. And add some bands of paper along the top an bottom of can. Do not worry about matching the paper. Mismatched paper gives this its fun feel.

Add ribbon on the top and bottom of can.

Give your snowman something to hold. This could be a snowflake, a heart, a bow, a button, or a scarf.

Use a sewing needle or something sharp to poke through the holes in the can and make holes in the paper on the sides of the can. Feed your wire through holes.

Wrap wire for a fun effect.

Wrap you holiday treats in saran wrap and tie with ribbon. You have a simple and cute treat tin!

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