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This Christmas trinket box was made by covering an empty flavored coffee tin with red polymer clay. I then made Christmas ornaments from various colors of clay and attached them around the sides of the container. I cut stars from glow in the dark polymer clay and added these to the bottom edge and around the ornaments. For the lid I sandwiched heavy gauge wire between sheets of polymer clay for added strength. The Christmas tree serves as a handle and is decorated with tiny ornaments sculpted by hand. I used glow in the dark clay to make the garland and the star. Presents in different sizes and with different wrappings and bows surround the tree. One of the bows even glows in the dark. I dusted the tree and the sides of the box with glitter and sealed the entire box with high gloss glaze. The bottom of the container is covered in felt, which I've signed and dated. This pretty and useful trinket box would make a wonderful gift.

I like recycling my empty coffee tins in this manner, and have been thinking more about Christmas themed items lately. This handy little box certainly says "Christmas" to me!

polymer clay, glitter, empty flavored coffee tin, felt