At home we have a pile of used tin cans of milk powder and nutritional
supplements that we do not use anymore but that I want to recycle them so I won’t
throw them out. Also I was in need of a
container to store the cotton balls I use to clean my face and then I thought
it was a good opportunity to use one of them.
Here it is the finished project:
For this project I went with a vibrant mustard color combined with raw sienna and a
touch of gray.
I used the three colors at the same time, to create an uneven background.
The images are two black and white portraits of vintage ladies to
which I have cut the background scene leaving only the silhouettes.
To decorate the background I used stencils and vintage stamps.
The inside of the box was painted in white and the lid in black.
This decoupage project is easy.
The materials you need are:
Materials:
- Tin Can
- Anti rust Metal Primer & Paint Spray in white color
- All surface spray paint in black color
- Acrylic Colors: Raw Sienna, Country Gray and Mustard yellow (or other colors of your preference)
- Scissors, Brushes and sanding paper of soft grit
- Black and White photographs of vintage ladies
- Mod Podge
- “Fleur-de-lis” stencil style (you can use other stencils of your like)
- Polka Dots Stencil
- Vintage stamps and Ink
- Photo or image Fixative in spray
This is how the container looked before. A simple tin
can of nutritional supplement that needed to be recycled, but you can use any
tin can or metal container that you have at home.
1. Prepare the surface. Remove the label of the tin can, sand it
softly and clean it.
2. Metals require preparation against rust and I found a nice “anti-rusting
primer & paint spray” all in one that works perfectly on my
project. So after sanding apply the
anti-rusting & paint spray all over the tin can. Let it dry according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
3. Pour a little bit of the three acrylic colors on a palette and take a
bit of each color with the brush and paint the center area of the
container. The three colors will mix together creating
different shades. You can also paint the
surface using the colors separately, if you want. The lid was transparent, so I just painted it in black with an all surface spray paint.
4. Use the “fleur-de-lis” stencil
style flower, laces & polka dots and paint them in the background according to your
personal design. If you do not have these
particular stencils, you can use any other stencils you have to decorate the
background.
5. Take the vintage stamps & ink and play around with them
complementing the background design. For this project I chose vintage handwriting and letters stamps.
6. Print the vintage images and spray them with a fixative if necessary, to prevent the ink from running. Let it dry and plan their distribution on the tin can. Then cut and keep.
7. Glue the images on to the box with Mod Podge; apply it
on the back of the images (not the front). Let them dry.
8. Once all is dry give 2 layers of Mod Podge to seal and protect the project. And then viola! The job is done.
Nowadays I do not throw away anything to the trash as I consider we
can do something productive by reusing materials and with that we help our mother
Earth. This tin can is a good example of
that thinking, and it turned out cute, right?
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Under 300 Followers Blog Hop @ Pinkapotamus
The Cure for the Common monday @ Lines Across
Craft and Tell @ Cherished Bliss
Mom's Monday Mingle @ The Naptime Review
Made with love @ Colours Dekor
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Whatever you want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things for You
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Time for a Party @ Fine Craft Guild
Wednesdays Adorned from Above Blog Hop @ Adorned from Above
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Show
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Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Happy Hour Friday @ Happy Hour Projects
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Creative
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Have a wonderful week,
Erika
Your project came out great! I love the images you selected, thanks for sharing, Laura
ReplyDeleteI like the mustard yellow agaiat the black and grey.
ReplyDeleteRecycling at its finest! What a great use for something that would have been thrown out. Love the colors you used and all the fun details.
ReplyDelete*love* it! You should sell these on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous !
ReplyDeleteAwesome project!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Australia♥
~Pernilla
Another beautiful project from you! Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteGreat Project! Would love for you to share on Simple & Sweet Fridays. I'm your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteJody
Very cute! I love the vintage look!
ReplyDelete♥ Terrie ♥
'Love it! -Marci
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea. They look really pretty, no one would know that they once were ordinary tins. Ali x
ReplyDeleteCame over from Elizabeth and Co. to see your project. It is so great that you took something ordinary and made it extraordinary! Love the vintage details.
ReplyDeleteDistressed Donna Down Home
I LOVE your recycle/art project♥
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I also have a hard time throwing out any container with a plastic lid. I've got a few saved.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project! I will have to think of this next time I have an empty tin lying around.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on Show and Tell Wednesday at SNAP!
xoxo, Tauni
I love anything vintage, these look adorable well worth the work you put in :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty!!! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such an awesome, clever idea! I am your newest follower. Found you over at Time Travel.
ReplyDeletePuddleJumperCreations
You made the can a work of art!
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful! Your tin can is a work of art.
ReplyDeleteDee
Beautiful work! I love the colors you picked.
ReplyDeleteLove this project - just pinned it to one of my "crafts I want to try" boards! :) (Visiting you via the Serenity Now blog's weekend bloggy reading party!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea! You did a great job decorating it. Looks like you bought it somewhere! Thank you so much for linking this up to Rustic Restorations Weekend!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Thanx for sharing at THT!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome idea. I have a lot of big tin cans that I am decorating. Will see if I can do one like this. Thanks for the great idea.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! What a great idea! You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! Just adore them all!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Amie @ Pinkapotamus
Oh my gosh.. I simply cannot believe how you've transformed this one.. wow!! wow!! Im featuring this on the CD fb page..http://www.facebook.com/ColoursDekor
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for linking into Made with Love.. :)
I love the mustard color and the pretty images! I think you can make anything look amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely! I would love to feature this on Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle. Feel free to stop by and grab a featured button. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteReally very lovely, who knew a tea can good looks so beautiful. I really like the mustard color and all your gorgeous images. It has really been transformed! So glad you shared your creative inspiration with Sunday's Best!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love your color and graphics choices. Thanks for linking up to Share the Love Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteMary
Every time I see one of your creations, I say to myself - WOW! This is just too lovely - what a beautiful reuse of this cannister! Love the graphics - Mod Podge is so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Thanks for sharing this creative project on Simple & Sweet Fridays.
ReplyDeleteJody
Erika, Congrats! You were featured for this beautiful recycled tin on Simple & Sweet Fridays. Don't forget to grab a button and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteJody
This is a great container, what a fun project. I love the graphics Fairy images, sometimes use them on my cards and tags. Check out my blog, you would like my tags with the vintage images, I'm following you now, maybe you would want to follow me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative decoupage project. Featured here :-)
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