Tiny World Tins : DIY

Remember making shadow boxes when you were younger? Well there's no reason to stop now! Look at how magical these handmade tin worlds are. Wouldn't this be a wonderful little gift to give someone?

Here are instructions to make you very own from Lova @ Sweet Paul:

Find some old tins or boxes. Paint background with watercolors on watercolor paper. Try to build many layers to give your box dimension. Cut out illustrations from old books for the cities and features in your box. On the bottom of the golden one I used clay to build a hill. I used rice paper for clouds. Let your imagination go wild.  

Trinkets & Flats

Anthropologie always has the most lovely pieces for Fall. Look at these charming italian suede flats, topped off with metallic brooch keepsakes. Love them... but I'm also tempted to try this myself with some of the brooch-pins or buttons I have laying around. Wouldn't this be a nifty DIY gift idea?

The 20: Classy Boxed Wine?

These hand selected wines from The 20 have been curated by an expert panel and packaged directly from the barrel into these suprisingly beautiful and eco-friendly boxes. By eliminating bottles and corks, the prices are 25-50% off premium wines. Not too shabby! Not to mention, this would look quite elegant on a buffet table or bar. So, instead of waiting around for the wine bottle to be uncorked and passed around- fearing it may slip from someones hands in the process- the box will handle all the work for you.