Look how creative I can be.....

For Christmas, along with my gifts she made me, my Mother-in-Law sent me this cute little tin-can with a little note asking me to make something for her. She loves getting pictures of her kids and grand kids so I was always looking for creative ways to make pictures of our family to send to her as gifts so I don't just send plain pictures. One year I made this cute little album in a can, where I took pictures of our family and using an Altoids tin can, I transfer it into a cute little album. It was just the perfect gift for her because she can carry it with her wherever she goes and when she wants to show off her son and his family who live in Hawaii, all the has to do was take that little tin album out and show them. It was such a hit that this year, she sent me this tin can you see here. And a little note telling me to make another one for her since the kids are older and there's a new addition to our family.


So, that's what I did. I took the tin can and with a little more creativity, I turned the empty can into this work of art...brilliant, uh?

Here's the tin again, closed. (She loves cats so the lid is perfect, I don't need to do anything to it.)


This is what it looks like when it's opened up. I was supposed to have a picture of my hubby but I didn't get around to taking any recent one of him, but will do that before I give this to my MIL. The next moving picture shows what it looks like all finished. I still need to put a picture of my son Chris on there. He was also missing when I was taking pictures of the other kids.


The first page is supposed to be where my hubby's picture goes, then mine, Stephanie, Jennifer, Christopher(picture missing), Jonathan, Joseph, Daniel, and then Kaitlin.


Here's what it looks like when I pull the pages of the album out page by page. Pictures of hubby and oldest son are missing from this album. I have to teach the Beehive class tonight on how to make this pull-out album so I was a bit pressed for time.














This is what the whole album looks like completely pulled out. I used ribbon and gold brads to attach the pages together. It was a such a fun thing to make. I still need to put some embellishments on each of the pages.


My MIL's birthday is the first of May and also with Mother's day coming up, this is just the perfect present for her. Since she is coming to attend my daughter's graduation close to the end of May, I still have more time to keep playing with this to make it even prettier. I might change the pictures altogether.

So what ya think? Love it? I know, I love it myself so I just might make one for myself soon with just the kids. If you would like to have one of these, leave me a comment telling me your birthday and I will make you one....you can decide on what colors you want and whose pictures you would like on it....see, I'm very generous that way.


(Becky{mom}, if you read this, call me and tell me what you think of your gift. Better yet, leave a comment telling everyone what a wonderful daughter-in-law I am..eheheh.)