Wednesday, July 3, 2013

How to make Altoid Tin Traveling Altars


One Project me and  Vadora love to do is   Building Altars together
as We love to travel and we want to take a bit of our Altars with us on the Road

So today I will Show you and Give you Ideas how to make your own Traveling Altar
Pagans and Wiccans honor  Different Deities so make one that best fits you and your Deity


What you want to do is come up with an idea of  what you want your  Tin Altar to look like








Yes They do Sell Blank Altoid Tins  you find them in craft stores  usually 10 pack for 5 bucks

Some people have asked me that the Altoid tins  have an Embossed   Lettering
This is Simple to Fix



What you need is  Blank Index Cards  This is to Cover up the Embossed Lettering
on the inside and out
That is just an Example to give you an idea 


Once you Figure out what Style and Theme of a Traveling Altar you are going for
you will need 

Altoid Tins
Mod Podge
For the People who do not know what Mod Podge is
its Decoupage Glue   for Crafts  
Decorations  such as  Crystals , Glassbeads , Plastic Beads , Glitter, Paint
Gemstones , Sand , Ribbon , 


Mini Tools make them out of Salt Dough and paint them
Candles
Incense
 Vials 
Goddess / God Symbols
Runes
Voodoo Symbols 
Sigil Symbols 
I can not Tell you how to Decorate an Altar for you
All I can do is Share some Tin Altars to Inspire you to make one that best suits you








































  If you Buy the Blank Altoid Tins you can Emboss the Tins with a Stamp  like this one









Steampunk version 







I like to make Baron Samedi Altars and Voodoo Themed ones
to make Mini Day of the dead skulls simply use 
Skulls beads usually sold in costume shops at halloween time
and Paint them and enjoy 




Have fun making your own











19 comments:

  1. These are absolutely beautiful and so creative! I may have to try my hand at making one!

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  2. Thank you for sharing these ideas. They have been very inspiring.

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  3. Off to buy supplies, I had one years ago so I have a good idea of what I need. Thanks for reminding me.

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  4. what a great website you have here, I will definitely make some of these things with my Grand daughter when she gets older, she is being brought up Pagan, you have some lovely Pagan projects here, I look forward to seeing more
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  5. These are beautiful! I definitely have a good starting ground for the tons of birthdays of loved ones this year. Blessed be!

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  6. OMG These are so beautiful and awesome!! I cannot wait to make one for my friends and family! Thank you so much for the awesome ideas. Blessed Be!

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  7. there awesome im totally going to try and attempt to make one <3

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  8. Absolutely loved this blog and enjoyed all of the photos!!! Thank you for sharing.

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  9. These are so adorable. Pic # 1 did you make the chalice and sword or purchase them?
    Pic # 8 - disc of elements bought or handmade? Also bowl and cup?
    Pic # 24 - the incense holder and pentagram are outrageously cute. Did you make them? Would you share the directions for these? Our group wants to make the tins for Pagans in the military.

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    1. the chalice and sword are made of salt dough easy to make and just painted

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    2. the Disc of elements is salt dough and painted

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    3. the incense holder is also salt dough and painted

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  10. Just came across this post--thank you so much! Many years ago I made a folding card tribute to my dad, after he passed, housed in an Altoid tin, but never thought of making altars with them. Wonderful idea!

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  11. Awesome idea.some of these are really nice.

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  12. These are absolutely awesome and beautiful....I will definately make one very soon....thanks for sharing...

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  13. These are fantastic thanks for the idea.

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  14. Love these ideas of yours ..Mr daws.:)

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  15. Love these ideas of yours ..Mr daws.:)

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