I grew up making recycled tin can pencil cups covered in all sorts of things. I never made one though with a fun tie on it though. This is the perfect kid project but I could see making one myself either with a paint chip as shown or maybe some other fun recycled thing. Pop on over to the blog Premeditated Leftovers for the tutorial on how to make a recycled paint chip tie tin can pencil holder.
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How to make matchbook style packaging for all sorts of tiny things
I love vintage matchbooks and their graphics, they are such a cool little bit of history. Even the concept of a matchbook is dated as there isn’t smoking in public places. So repurposing the packaging format to hold all sorts of tiny things is such a great idea. Pop on over to the blog Reading My Tea Leaves to see all sorts of things you can package in a matchbook and how to make them.
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