DIY Recycled Tin Storage

When it comes to storage, sometimes you have to think outside of the box. Since I had acquired a nice collection of Christmas tins, I figured I could repurpose them to use for storage containers. All I needed to do was create a style for them that would fit in with my decor.

Repurposed Christmas Tin Storage

Although I liked the cute graphics on these tins, I thought I could better use tins that were good for all seasons. My plan was to use twine and burlap to create some rustic chic storage.

old canisters

Twine Covered Tins Tutorial

First I went to work on the lids.

I began by painting with an acrylic paint in a graphite color.

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I had also painted the rim of the canister where the lid would be placed.

I didn’t want the lids to look too new so I added some light scratch marks with a fine paint brush and some sterling silver colored paint.

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I then went to work on the canisters.

For the smaller canister, I decided to wrap it in white twine.  I first applied Mod Podge decoupage to the canister, one half at a time, and began winding the twine around the canister.

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When the entire canister was wrapped in twine, I applied another layer of Mod Podge over the twine.  I then added a narrow strip of burlap around the canister and another layer of Mod Podge over that.

Then, I attached canvas stickers onto the burlap to spell the words “nuts & bolts”.  I did add some more Mod Podge over the stickers which may have been overkill but they aren’t going anywhere!

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For the second container, I followed the same steps accept that I used a thicker natural twine and left off the burlap.  I used stickers to spell out the word “coins” for this one.

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Don’t worry, they don’t stay looking so messy!

Once they dried….

They ended up looking like this:

recycled canisters by rustic-crafts.com

recycled tin canister by rustic-crafts.com

recycled tin by rustic-crafts.com

The Mod Podge might not be totally dry on the nuts and bolts canister but I think you get a good enough idea!

 

 

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