upcycled tin...

Today is the birthday of a gal at work.  When our office went through a mini-makeover she gave us this tin of Cavellini parisian magnets:

I, of course, saved that hinged tin and upcycled it for her birthday 'card':

This is chock full of a 'little bit of this...and a little bit of that".

Lily Bee paper

October Afternoon paper

Studio Calico Fabrips

Studio Calico Wood Veneer Star

Martha Glitter

A Muse Sentiment

Kaiser Bling

Here's a peek at the interior...I put some October Afternoon paper in like tissue paper, kwim?

I sewed a tab so that it would be easy to 'lift up'...finished it off with a PTI button and some Twinery goodness:

Here's the card...which is really a Taglet {tag/booklet}:

More of 'this and that'

October Afternoon paper

Hambly Woodgrain Overlay

Prima Bloom

Kaiser Craft Bling 

Upcycled Swivel Clasp

EAD Designs Co-Branding Paper Smooches Birthday Sentiment Stickerz

The taglet is a great way to have plenty of room for co-workers to write up birthday wishes!

I'm crossing my fingers that she likes it...