i was in the process of doing this BEFORE i saw this tutorial on

craftstylish 

i'm going to link to this wicked cool tutorial by CalPatch  and here's a link to her etsy page, hodge podge farm (check out her bunny stripe dog t)



How to Make a Candy-Tin Sewing Kit

hers is MUCH better than mine was going to be anyway. i'll post a pic of mine when and if i ever finish it. so much to do, so LITTLE time

pic from calpatch's tut linked above