Altoids–it seems nearly everyone carries around a tin of the famed {and effective} mints in their purse. Once you’ve emptied a tin, it seems a shame to just toss it out, doesn’t it? Actually it is! Because there are some ridiculously easy ways to reuse Altoids tins. Here are 12 of them for inspiration.
1. An Altoid tin is the perfect size to fill up with first aid supplies for a quick emergency. Stash it in your pocket when you go hiking or fishing, or keep one handy in your purse.
2. Make your own travel-sized games chest. It’s certainly handy for those long airport layovers!
3. Did you know you can actually buy a kit for turning a mini Altoids tin into a cool flashlight? It’s true, you can!
4. See Field & Stream for the instructions on making a survival kit from an Altoids tin. It’s pretty darn amazing what you can fit in there!
5. This one is just for fun, but there’s something so appealing about a pocket s’mores kit.
6. You never know when you might need an emergency candle. An Altoids tin makes a great one!
7. Over at Steampunk Workshop, see how they copper plated an Altoids tin and turned it into a work of art.
8. The Sassy Crafter made an Altoids advent calendar for Christmas. What a fun idea!
9. Improve someone’s office life with a little bit of nature. A miniature tin garden is just the thing!
10. Turn that Altoids tin into a nifty business card holder. No more lost, bent or stained business cards!
11. How about a pincushion that holds double the pins?
12. We could all accomplish some major junk drawer organization with a dozen Altoids tins!
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