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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.
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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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