Tin Gift Boxes

No wrapping necessary. Reuse well-designed tea, chocolate, or coffee tins this season for gift-giving. They work well for small gifts or stocking stuffers, and the recipient can reuse them in their own home.

You can use ones you find around the house, or pick up tins for pennies at thrift stores. For the best selection of packaging, visit international grocery stores.

Images: Tins from Illy, Droste, and La Semeuse

Comments (7)

and the cheesy looking ones are easily decorated for custom packaging! decoupage, simple painting, etc are a breeze

posted by eat more lemons on December 5th 2007 at 7:28am
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Julius Meinl has great tins that for their coffees.

posted by pamela on December 5th 2007 at 8:08am
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I have a whole stack of Illy coffee cans that I've been saving for a re-use project. I like the packaging idea, but they're kind of small for most gifts. I've brainstormed other ideas with friends such as using them for a wine rack. Any other good ideas so I can put these cans to good use?

posted by oko on December 5th 2007 at 9:28am
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Wow, now I know what to do with my left over Campbell's cans! THANK YOU! YOU SAVED MY LIFE! Do you have any more out-of-these-world ideas?! PLEASE, what would I do without this suggestion! WOOOOOOH!

posted by Djluckyonline on December 5th 2007 at 9:52am
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For some more nice ideas along these lines, see my post on German tins with tasty treats and tea tins - not just for tea.

posted by Jeri Dansky on December 5th 2007 at 3:25pm
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this tea company has lovely tins!

posted by LaDonnaNichole on December 5th 2007 at 5:38pm
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http://www.harney.com/mango.html

posted by LaDonnaNichole on January 7th 2008 at 6:10pm
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