You will need a sheet or 2 of A4 card depending on the size of your tin

I chose to use card and stamp it - but I am sure it would work with paper either patterned or stamped. The lid does need to be made from card or thick paper.

Then cut around the circle allowing about another 1.5cms.

Then snip little bits like the picture, make it quite a few so that the lid will still look round.

If you are stamping the lid it is best to do it at this stage

Now bend all of the little bits over, it might be helpful to score first depending on the type of card you have used.

Cut a 1.5cm strip of card- Don't worry about it fitting exactly, it can be trimmed after. Then put double sided sticky tape all along the length of it. This now needs to be stuck to all the little tabs, I found it easier to start in the middle of the strip. I overlapped the ends by about 1cm and stuck with glue as the DS tape didn't seem to hold it. I then popped a peg on until it was dry.

Measure the height of your tin and cut a piece of card to this height and then make it the right length.  It maybe best to test this on scrap paper if you are not confident.

Decorate your cover

And this is the finished article