Every day, every average family produces an impressive amount of household garbage, a significant part of which is made up of food packaging. Usually, bottles and cans are not even considered something useful and are immediately sent to the basket. But if you want, you can make a lot of beautiful and useful things from the waste material. Each handmade DIY tin can will fit perfectly into your interior and will serve as a reminder that even the most commonplace objects can be transformed into something magical.
We assemble and prepare the basics
From time to time, everyone purchases canned foods in cans. After the contents are eaten, do not rush to throw away the packaging. Cans can be washed, dried and used well for the manufacture of various decorative items and useful devices. Best for creating crafts suitable containers with a "key", self-opening. Their edges are quite even and do not require special treatment, the risk of cutting is minimal. However, if you use a modern can opener, cutting the lid evenly, any “dishes" will do. If you wish, you can not immediately start creativity, but store the most suitable workpieces in size and shape exactly until you want to make crafts from cans with your own hands.
Pencil holder or universal trivia stand
From a tin can of canned food you can make a very convenient stand-cup for storing stationery, cutlery, or any other little things. Take a clean blank of a suitable size and decorate it to your liking, you can glue it with gift wrapping paper,
self-adhesive film, fabric, wallpaper residues. An alternative is to paint or decoupage. Jars wrapped in a bundle, laces and braid look interesting. A pencil holder is an article made of a can that can be made even by a child. Offer him to stick plasticine over the base, paste over shells or artificial flowers, beads and buttons. If necessary, cover the finished craft with varnish, dry it and you can start using it! If there are several jars or it is necessary to organize the storage of a large number of small things, decorate all the containers in the chosen style and put them next to them or glue them, you will get a real organizer.
Original shelf on the wall
If you have gathered a sufficient number of cans of the same size, you can make a compact and incredibly convenient to use hanging wall organizer. To make it, decorate the outer parts of the containers in any convenient way and glue them together. It is most convenient to place the jars in a circle or in the form of a pyramid. But you can lay out a more complex and interesting pattern. The finished structure is hung on the wall. What to store inside? Yes, anything - small scarves and scarves, materials for needlework and any little things that will not get enough sleep. Such a device is much more useful than a decorative craftwork from a can, and if you are not too lazy to decorate it beautifully, it will fit into any interior with dignity.
Vases and flower pots
Indoor plants and freshly cut flowers always need a decent frame. Try making pots and vases, these are very simple objects to perform. And if desired, anyone can create such crafts from cans with their own hands. You can see photos of finished products in our article. All you need, just as in the case with the pencil box / stand, is to decorate the outer parts of the jar. Choose a design option and materials that are not afraid of contact with water and high humidity. If you plan to use the craft as a vase, you can immediately put bouquets inside. In the pots are placed flower pots. And if you want, you can make holes in the bottom of the container and plant a houseplant directly in a beautiful jar.
Junk Candle Holders
Still wondering what do-it-yourself tin cans to do? An interesting idea is candlesticks. But remember that the selected blanks can heat up when the candle is burning inside, respectively, finished products are best placed on refractory surfaces. So, to make a candlestick, you will need to paint a jar or paint it to your liking. In order for the light to penetrate the walls, make small holes using a drill with a thin drill. From such points, you can make some curly drawings or just a decorative ornament. A similar craft from a can can look very unusual and spectacular. Try to make a whole group of candlesticks of various colors and sizes and place them in a zone for rest and relaxation.