A Clever Remembrance

This was not our own idea, but it is so clever that I think it is worth sharing with the world.  These remembrances were given at a retreat that I attended.  The theme of the retreat had to do with a journey.  This little “traveling bag” would be suitable for any retreat theme revolving around travel or our journey in the Christian walk.

If you think you recognize the basics, you probably do.  It is made from an Altoids tin and a half-ring.  The tin appears to be covered with a wood-grain contac paper, and black (vinyl or electrical) tape outlines it.  The tape is also used to attach the metal half-ring as the “handle.”  Travel destination stickers were cut out and glued on to add authenticity.  As a special bonus to the attendees, the Altoids tin was full, but that does not need to be the case.

If we had made these as a remembrance for one of our retreats, we would have had the name of our retreat, date, and retreat theme scripture printed somewhere on these mini-traveling bags.