Easy faux metal embossing

I have been drooling over this project ever since I saw it on www.oneprettything.com but, there was no way I could do it, I mean where in India would I be able to get aluminum foil tape or furnac tape, whatever it was called ? I thought long and hard of some other kind of faux metal embossing I could do. This post is about what I came up with. Its really easy and can transform lots of empty containers and stuff. Since I couldn't find any flat tins like the Altoids tin, I used an empty condensed milk tin (milkmaid) can that I had.

Here is the what I did. The pictures are a bit wonky cos its all one handed photography (not being really familiar with the camera timer).
I cleaned the tin and draw some random spirals using puffy paint (3-dimensional paint)
Cut out a piece of aluminum foil which will cover the tin completely and some. I did an approximate job. You could measure it if inclined.

Wrap the foil around the tin
Use your fingers to gently press around the designs, so that they become visible, then fine-smoothen using the back of a pencil or pen or something smooth and rounded. Some wrinkles will be present which I believe add to the charm.
You may need to spend some time smoothing out the wrinkles to your satisfaction. Wrap and press the foil completely around the tin, overlap the edges and tuck in around the bottom and top.Here is how its turned out. Not exactly first class , but definitely an easy peasy way to revamp old tins.I tried dusting some gold glitter on it after painting on some glue. I hated the effect, so I guess I ll stick with the non-glitter routine. Anyways, here is a picture of how it turned out.
Edit : This has not got anything to do with the actual faux metal embossing out there which involves heat embossing and metal embossing powders. This was just a name I came up with. Only much later did I realize that there is actually a technique called faux metal embossing.