Upcycling Tin Cans
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I love DIY crafts and especially ones that are practical and useful in our daily lives.
Our Illy Espresso coffee comes in these canisters that I wanted to upcycle. They easily transform into cute containers with just a little bit of paper and glue. It is great to create storage in personalized colors that match your home. This DIY craft is so easy that you’ll want to make a few for your home!
Upcycling Tin Cans with Scrapbooking Paper Instructions:
Basically, you will cut a long piece of paper that will wrap around the tine can.
Step 1 – Measure the Paper
Place your tin on top of the paper and measure the tin’s height—Mark your paper.
Step 2 – Draw a Line
Measure the distance from the top of the tin to the bottom. Now measure your paper and create a line across the paper.
Step 3 – Cut Paper
Now cut the paper along the line. Make sure to have enough to wrap around your can.
Step 4 – Glue
Glue or tape the ends to the can. You don’t need to glue all the paper. Otherwise, it’s apt to bubble.
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Janine Waite
Hi Sarah,
Too cute on the joke! he!he! :o) Yes, this is a fun project and I just love my decorated cans. I have about 8 more to cover and they'll house my craft supplies. Can't wait to find some pretty paper to match the room's decor! Let me know how your's turn out. Thanks for visiting!
~Janine
Bill
Where do the lids come from on the cans? where I come from cans don’t have lids till they are cut off! Do the lids come from surplus store like Big lots or Walmart?
happyhappynester
My cans are from the Illy Coffee pods. The lids come like this and they aren’t sharp but rather a true lid. Hope this helps. Sorry for my late response.
Cristin Frank
These are adorable – love the colors. Do the knows get loose easily? I have a group board on Pinterest for upcycled packaging. If you want to join the group let me know!
Janine Waite
Hi Cristin,
Sorry about your earlier post, some how it got deleted. Not sure if blogspot did it.
Anyway, I would love to be in your Pinterest group! I'm always trying to find cute ways to upcycle things.
Thanks so much for visiting my site.
See ya on Pinterest,
~Janine
koshka cook
Hi Janine, I love these upcycled tin cans,though I'm not sure where to get those lids,can you give me some idea's? Most lids on cans I've recycled had either plastic lids or if they're metal they didn't usually cap-off over the edge like yours do. Thank you for your creativity.
happyhappynester
Koshka,
I’m so sorry that I didn’t respond to your question! Ugh… this is so late getting back to you, please forgive me for my lateness. The canisters are from the Illy coffee, which comes with the can and the lid. The coffee is amazing and I just adore the tins. You can find the coffee in Sur La Table, Whole Foods and probably online. Good luck and I hope you make this project. Thanks so much for you comment and visit.
koshka cook
Hi Janine, I love these upcycled tin cans,though I'm not sure where to get those lids,can you give me some idea's? Most lids on cans I've recycled had either plastic lids or if they're metal they didn't usually cap-off over the edge like yours do. Thank you for your creativity.
Pili
Love those tins, I have tons of them!! Thanks for the inspiration!
DazzleWhileFrazzled
So cute! I want to look into that sticky back chalkboard paper. So many fun things you can do with that. Visiting from Blogtalk.
happyhappynester
Thanks for your visit! You’re so sweet to leave a comment! And yes, the chalkboard paper is awesome and you need a roll to make labels! Have fun creating and organizing!
Kathleen
I’m wondering the same as Koshka. Where did you get the lids that cap over the top?
happyhappynester
Oh shoot, I guess I didn’t see Koshka’s comment. I can is an Illy coffee can, they sell all their coffee in these cute canisters and they come with lids! You can find the coffee online, Sur la Table, Whole Foods and it is amazing Italian coffee. I hope this helps. I love these containers and we use them daily and now I have like 8 of them on my shelf! Thanks so much for your visit, comment and question!
Sam @ Raggedy Bits
These are so cute!!! I love the co;ours that you chose! So bright and warm!!
happyhappynester
Thanks so much, Sam! Now to come up with another project!!!