Many products are packaged in tin cans, such as coffee, various canned vegetables and fruits. But how many crafts can be created from these cans, which can become a decorative decoration for an apartment or cottage. Let's look at examples of how to make crafts from tin cans with your own hands.
A variety of crafts made from tin (aluminum) jars.
Pots and vases
If you paint tin cans beautifully, they are perfect for growing seedlings and growing indoor plants. You can paint the jars with bright colors, one in gold, another in silver, the third in a blue tint, etc.
Beautiful crafts from tin cans - vases. You need to wrap the container with cork cardboard. Select in advance a stencil with a beautiful image of animals, birds, patterns. Then apply the design to the cork. The result will be vases of a light coffee shade with a black pattern on the outside; the inside can be coated with the same black paint.
Advice! Before painting the jar, you should degrease it with a product that contains alcohol. Acrylic paints or in a spray can and a small nylon brush are suitable. Also, do not forget to make 2-3 small holes in the bottom of the jar (with a nail and a hammer).
Regular tape is easy to use as a stencil. With its help, you can draw diamonds, zigzags and other patterns on a tin. You can first coat it with aerosol paint, for example gold, as a base, and when dry, use tape to mark the stripes and paint them with acrylic paints.
Original ways to use cans
If you wrap a jar with birch bark, it will become unrecognizable and fit perfectly into the eco-style.
Dry branches can be cut to the same length, then tied with ordinary twine on 2 levels to tie the container, you will get an unusual vase.
Containers can be wrapped in various materials: leather, braid or metallized threads. Secure them with glue.
Lace, colored bows, ribbons and appliqués on jars look interesting. Even a wedding can be decorated with small aluminum containers, topped with snow-white lace and artificial flowers.
Shelves and original organizers
There are many ideas and instructions for making crafts from aluminum containers.
In the hallway it is convenient to attach empty jars to the wall for storing small items: gloves, keys, small hats. You can hang long scarves on top.
You can create original packaging for towels in the bathroom. Rolled towels of different colors fit perfectly into separate compartments on the wall. The top of the container can be decorated to match the uniform tone of the bathroom walls.
Jars for craftswomen will be a real gift. You can place an organizer on the wall, where each cell contains 1-2 skeins of thread and yarn. It always takes a long time to search in a bag; the yarn can get tangled.
If you cut off the bottoms, the containers can be used in other ways. Bulk scarves, socks, mittens and other accessories can be conveniently stored inside jars.
An interesting option is several cans, for example, 7 pcs. connect with a wide ribbon and hang on the wall (cabinet). You can put women's silk scarves and scarves inside.
Tin stands
A small master class on making crafts from cans. To use a tin in the kitchen, you need to wash it thoroughly, then, if there are sharp edges, clean it well. The top can be painted, covered with colored paper, and decorated with bows (ribbons). Makes an excellent stand for storing forks and spoons.
A creative stand for stationery for schoolchildren and students can also be created from aluminum containers. A “pyramid” of 10 cans, fastened together and painted to match the overall design, will become a convenient stand for pens, felt-tip pens, mobile phones, pencils and other small items. Such a device must lie in a horizontal position.
For the kitchen, you can connect several tin containers without a bottom to accommodate bottles.
Lamps and creative candlesticks
Designers and craftsmen offer another non-standard solution for using jars as shades for lamps. This option is suitable for design in the loft style, as well as industrial or rustic.
You can create a candlestick, which, using a nail and a hammer, is decorated with an unusual design or ornament (flower, sun, star). It is better to paint the outside in a bright monochrome color.
Such night lamps with handles can be hung in the countryside as lanterns.
Original flowerpots
It is appropriate to express fantastic drawings and patterns in vases or flowerpots. There are no limits to creativity here. If you make small holes on the sides of the containers, then hanging pots with plants will look beautiful, for example, on a balcony or wall of a summer house.
How to use lids from tin cans?
Folk creative craftsmen offer to design each lid in an original way and apply a drawing to it. Then hang a stick on the cords, on which fasten 3 long threads with caps. Secure beautiful beads between them.
Skittles for the garden
Decorate the jars with bright, mischievous pictures, faces or animals. When friends gather, it is convenient to play bowling. A ball or a paper ball can be thrown one at a time into such containers. This is to amuse guests in nature.
Signs in the garden
Another fun thing to do is hang name signs on branches. You can hang beautiful glass balls and metal elements from below so that they ring in the wind. You can bring any of your ideas to life, we offer photos of crafts made from tin cans.
Photos of crafts made from tin cans
1. Oil lamp: fill two-thirds of the jar with kerosene and close the lid. Place the rope in a jar of kerosene for an hour and let it soak in the kerosene. Make a hole in the lid, insert a rope through it, and voila - the lamp is ready!
2. Convenient container for matches(it's great if you stick a match grater on the top of the lid).
3.Garland.
4. Garland-2.
5. Storage for sewing accessories.
6. The jar is also convenient for storing bathrooms accessories.
7. Bank and seedling inseparable.
8. Small Kids' things, those lying in the bank will remain safe and sound!
9. Jars are ideal for yarn storage, you just need to make a hole in the lid for the thread.
10. You can organize storage in the same way ribbons.
11. You weren’t mistaken, this is pizza, and it’s in a jar! You can not only store all the necessary ingredients in it, but also bake pizza (in a deep pan filled with water).
12.Spices on magnets.
13. Buttons can be stored similarly to spices. Nail the lids to the shelf, fill and screw.
14. Vases: Fill the bottom of a clean, dry jar with acrylic paint (about 5 cm), turn the jar over and slowly turn it (the paint should spread evenly over the entire inside of the jar). Attention! You cannot pour water into such jars; it is a purely decorative element.
15. Paint the jar spray paint, looks no worse than acrylic.
16.Candlestick.
17. A good idea for decorating a country house: jar on a rope with a candle inside.
18. The jar was born to become candlestick. Place pebbles or sand at the bottom of the jar to help the candle hold better.
19. Romantic option: fill the jars with water and place candle tablets on them.
20. Cupcakes in a jar can be a good and original gift!
21.Terrarium jar.
22. Salad container: simple and convenient.
23. Make it on a jar inscription using a glue gun:
24. Or use letters to scrapbooking.
25. Banks can be photo frames.
26. fireflies: Empty the contents of the neon stick into the jar. Then - sparkles. Close the lid, shake, and the firefly is ready!
27. Container for liquid soap.
The ability of a creative person to turn a seemingly completely useless object into an unusually beautiful and functional thing always causes admiration. So today I want to show you what can be made from a tin can. From the most common empty cans that are found in every home, but which are most often sent to the trash bin as soon as the food they contain runs out. In the meantime, by using this excellent craft material for your creativity, you not only save time and money, but also make a feasible contribution to environmental protection. So, the best ideas are in front of you!
1. Bright buttons will also be used in the decor of this jar, which with their help will turn into an original vase.
2. A clear example of how a nondescript tin can can be turned into a useful and beautiful storage container that you can place in the most visible place in the kitchen.
3. Surely, you immediately recognized this flower vase, made in a rustic style, as an ordinary tin can. Achieving this result is not difficult - you will need a large jar and several skeins of jute rope.
4. By attaching a strong handle to a tin can and decorating it in your own way, you will get a useful bucket that will certainly come in handy at your dacha.
5. Pieces of ceramic or glass mosaic, exactly the same as those used for repair finishing work, were used as decoration for these jars.
6. To properly store wine, a special horizontal rack is required. But you shouldn’t spend money on buying it when you can make one yourself from ordinary tin cans. The choice of decor is yours!
7. We all know how sometimes it is difficult to organize a workspace, pacifying all the materials and tools at hand. And with the help of decorated tin cans of different sizes, the problem of putting things in order on the table will be resolved once and for all.
8. Agree, the idea of making cells for storing small items from simple cans is much more interesting than using ordinary shelves.
9. And this is how an ordinary coffee can can find a second life with your help, turning into an amazing lampshade for a table lamp.
10. Another lampshade idea for romantic pendant lights.
11. This three-tier flower vase looks very solemn and is quite suitable as a decoration for any festive event.
12. Numbered cans using perforation will replace regular plates with numbers. This idea is perfect for informal celebrations when the celebration involves many tables for guests.
13. I think you have already guessed that this cute silver candlestick was once also an ordinary tin can.
14. The idea of decorating this flower vase will primarily be of interest to those who do beadwork. After all, it is beads of various shapes and colors that decorate our vase.
15. Look at the original idea of using tin cans as candlesticks! Such candlesticks can be permanently mounted on the wall, or, as in the photo, they can be hung by a string at different distances from each other, secured to one bar.
It's amazing how many useful and beautiful crafts can be made from the simplest things that surround us every day in everyday life. I hope our ideas for what to make with a tin have inspired you to take a look around!
I wish you creative success!
Tin, aluminum... it doesn’t really matter what the numerous cans of coffee, sardines, peas, condensed milk, tomatoes in their own juice, and so on are made of. More often or less often, they appear in our homes, and when it’s their turn to go to the landfill, we sometimes wonder: wouldn’t we need such a “thing” at home, which people and machines worked on to create? What can you make from a jar with your own hands - so that it acquires a new function, continues its service and thereby at least a little, at least a little, helps the environment?...
Sometimes their second life turns out to be much brighter, more beautiful and more useful than the real one. It is important to understand that this is not a matter of saving a penny or even the environment, although this issue is also important. Rather, such experiments can be perceived as exercises in developing creativity, imagination and the ability to look at things with fresh eyes. The theme of this issue was ordinary tin cans.
Organizer for office supplies
Banks, in general, were invented to store something in them. And this may well be various small things from your desktop.
Garden lamps
If there is any celebration planned in your country house, then such beautiful lamps placed among the trees will give it a very special atmosphere.
Flower pots
From tin cans you can come up with a million different flower pots, differing in color and size. But the author of this work will easily defeat them all thanks to an unusual creative concept.
Another option with clothespins
“How to make a flowerpot out of a sprat can and a package of clothespins?” - this question can be asked in quizzes to test your ingenuity. But now you know the answer.
For cutlery
A few cans of canned vegetables and a cutting board make a very stylish cutlery stand.
For wine
Drums
Even a child can handle such a craft. To make these drums, simply stretch balloons onto a can and secure with a rubber band.
Lamps
“Can” lamps are amazingly simple and can be made in just a few hours. You will need your skill, accuracy and some free time. But in any case, it can be argued that you will not find such lamps in any store.
Original candlestick
Container for liquid soap
If you need to make a durable and reliable container for liquid soap, then a tin can is perfect for this. When you click on the photo you will see detailed instructions.
Tin cans plus baby socks: work for 10 minutes, including searching for cans and socks.
Plus a rope
An effective and very simple way to make a wonderful flowerpot in just 10 minutes. It is necessary to apply a layer of glue to the outer surface of the jar, and then carefully tie it with coarse rope. You can also attach tags with the names of the plants.
A tin can, a plastic bottle, some tools, paint and... you will have an original table lamp. This is not an amateur craft, but, you must admit, it’s very interesting:
Wall(or part of the wall) from can lids. And not only surprised, but in some cases even inspired:
As you can see, even empty tin cans can still serve you well.
Here are some more ideas:
It just so happens that a Russian person always has something that he doesn’t need, but it’s a pity to throw it away. Old skis on the balcony, a long-broken freezer there, a samovar lying under the bed. But if the freezer and samovar can still be taken to the dacha, and you can go skiing down the hill in the yard in winter, then what to do with the ever-accumulating number of cans taking up space? We offer you several ways to give ordinary glass jars a second life. Of course, provided that they do not go to cover cucumbers, tomatoes and other goodies.
1. You can make oil lamps from jars. Fill two-thirds of the jar with kerosene and close the lid. Place the rope in a jar of kerosene and let it soak for about an hour. Make a hole in the lid and pass a rope through it.
2. Container for matches. And the top part of the lid can be replaced with a match grater.
3. You can also make garlands from cans.
4. Another option.
5. Container for sewing accessories.
6. Set of containers for bathroom accessories. The cans are held on to a piece of wood using picture hangers and pipe clamps.
7. Here’s a great way to start seedlings.
8. Do children constantly throw small things around? They can be hidden in jars, and plastic animal figures can be glued to the lid.
9. Great way to store yarn. And if you make a small hole in the lid, it will be convenient to take it out.
10. For craft lovers, a jar is a great way to organize a wide selection of ribbons.
11. Pizza in a jar. You can add any ingredients you like to the jar and save until baking. You can bake pizza in a jar in a deep baking tray filled with water.
12. Shelf for spices made of glass jars with magnets. This is an amazing idea if you have anything stainless steel in your kitchen. Place spices in jars, label them, and attach magnets to the lids.
13. By analogy with spices, you can store buttons in jars. To store them as shown in the picture, you need to nail the lids to the shelf, fill the jars with the necessary contents and screw them on.
14. Vases made from cans. Pour the color of acrylic paint of your choice into the bottom of a clean, dry jar (about 5cm), then invert the jar and slowly rotate it so that the paint spreads evenly across the entire inside of the jar. True, you cannot pour water into such vases.
15. You can also spray paint the jars. It is only advisable to work outside or in a well-ventilated area.
16. You can make these candlesticks from cans.
17. If you don't have a chain, you can hang the can on a rope. You will get a more rural atmosphere.
18. In principle, using a jar as a candlestick is quite simple. Just add sand or pebbles to the bottom of the jar to keep the candle in place.
19. Or you can fill the jars with water and put candle tablets on them.
20. Cupcakes in a jar. And as an addition to such an unusual gift, give a spoon with a beautiful ribbon.
21. Make a terrarium out of a jar.
22. Well, using jars as containers for salads during a picnic or barbecue is already an old topic.
The word “crafts” is perceived as something frivolous: so, pampering. Skepticism increases if waste material is used for them. Let's debunk this myth. You can make some really wonderful things for your garden out of tin cans. They can really become a real decoration for your site. Especially if you use all your creativity and some tips.
Many foods are better preserved in tins. So the industry started producing them. Disposal of this container is still poor, and cans have begun to accumulate.
Tin is an excellent craft material. It cuts well with simple tools, bends well, and can be painted. There are no problems when connecting parts from it. Therefore, the craftsmen could not ignore such a find and came up with many ways to reuse this container.
In landscape design, the use of cans is practiced in two directions:
- Production of decor for external decoration (garden sculpture and artistic garden elements);
- Construction of practical things (fences, garden furniture and buildings).
It is not always possible to clearly differentiate them: decorative things can have a utilitarian purpose, while functional things can have an aesthetic meaning. As for the material, tin cans of various sizes and beer cans are popular among craftsmen. They are made of different thicknesses of material and have some differences in use.
What can be made from tin cans
Tea, coffee, flour, cookies, canned food and liquids are packaged in metal containers. There are several general rules when working with this material:
- You need to work with gloves (sharp edges can hurt your hands);
- Only use clean jars (remember to wash the material and remove the labels).
If you have collected a certain number of cans, then you can start making decor.
Decorative flowerpots for the garden
This is the most common and favorite way for all summer residents to use tin containers. It is better to take larger containers. It's good if you find containers from restaurants.
Manufacturing stages:
- File the top edges. They are quite sharp and easy to cut. You can bend them using tongs or other tools. A sealant applied to the cut will help cope with the task.
- Make drainage holes in the bottom of the jar. To do this, you can use a drill or pierce them with a sharp nail and hammer.
- Paint the jar a suitable color. For better contact of paint with metal, the walls need to be rubbed with a metal brush and a primer applied.
- Decorate the pots taking into account the style of the site.
Decorative lanterns
With romantic garlands of tin lanterns, your garden will turn into a fairy tale. They can be used for decorative lighting in a sitting area or hung on trees.
Manufacturing stages DIY lanterns:
- Fill suitable jars to the top with water and place them in the refrigerator. Remove only when the water has completely turned into ice. A frozen jar is easier to work with.
- Draw a design onto the outside of the jar using a marker.
- Make holes along the marked lines. To do this, use a hammer and nail.
- Wait for the water to defrost and erase the marker.
- The lamp can be painted or even painted.
If you plan to hang the product, then you need to make a handle. To do this, make two additional holes near the top edge and pull the wire through them. You can place a decorative candle inside the lantern. These lights look good in groups.
Crafts from cans
There are more and more canned foods on our tables, and the number of cans from them is increasing. They cannot be brought to some standard. They are all different sizes, colors and shapes. This makes it possible to be creative in their use.
Bird feeders and birdhouses
Crafts can benefit your garden. Make a feeder or birdhouse out of a jar. There is nothing complicated about it, and the birds will be grateful.
Manufacturing stages:
- Mark the hole in the tin can with a marker. Cut it out with a knife.
- Treat the sections with silicone or cover them with tape or tape.
- Decorate the product.
In the photo - bird feeders made from tin cans:
Garden sculpture
Figurines made from tin cans can add zest to your garden decor. Children will definitely love this design. In sculptures, it is better to use jars of different sizes and shapes. Canisters, metal buckets, and spray cans are also suitable.
The angular material suggests the use of prototypes with the same character. Robots, aliens and lumberjacks made from cans look good. Let's look at the woodcutter manufacturing technology in more detail.
Materials:
- 1 large can or canister for the body;
- 2 pairs of cans for arms and legs;
- 1 jar for the head;
- 2 rectangular cans for boots;
- Jar for a hat (you can use a watering can).
Manufacturing stages:
- Select the required amount of material.
- Coat all cans with primer.
- Paint the parts light silver with automotive spray paint. You will need 1-2 cans. It all depends on the size of the woodcutter.
- Connect the parts with bolts and nuts. The holes for them must be pre-drilled in the designated locations.
Sometimes holes are made using nails. To prevent the jar from becoming wrinkled, you need to put it on a wooden block, and only then punch holes with a hammer.
You can make a friend for a woodcutter, build a dog out of cans. Children can be involved in decorating the sculpture. They will better tell you what else your creation is missing.
Crafts from beer cans
Beer cans come in aluminum and tin. This is the common name for not only beer cans, but also water and other drinks. All of them have thin walls, are easy to cut with scissors and are easily deformed. Such containers appeared in the West, and accordingly, the first crafts from it were made there.
So in Houston, John Milkovich's beer can house was officially recognized as a landmark. The walls of the building are made entirely of beer cans.
For cladding, the author used cut cans, which he made flat. All buildings near the house, including the fence and dog kennel, are also made from cans. The house is suitable for habitation. Few people will undertake such a construction project, but the details can be introduced when decorating a garden plot.
- Beer cans are used for:
- Framing devices for sandboxes and flower beds;
- Construction of fences;
- Installation of a collector for heating water;
- Production of garden sculptures and decorative elements.
Flower
Such flowers will decorate the garden even in the cold season. Manufacturing will not take much time. You will need super glue, scissors and flower patterns.
Manufacturing stages:
- Cut the can lengthwise.
- Cut off their bottom and roof. The canvas is ready for use.
- Draw the petals of the future flower on the canvas.
- Cut out the parts with scissors. You need to work carefully.
- Press lines on the petals in the form of veins.
- Paint the petals and leaves the desired color. You can use acrylic or oil paint; car paint is also suitable.
- Assemble the flower and glue the parts.
Using the same technology you can make a wide variety of garden decor.
In the photo - a flower made from beer cans:
Roof tiles
The cans cut so well that they are cut into strips and woven into various products. You can also make silver tiles from can fabric. To do this, you need to make a press to give the sheets the desired shape. A form in the form of two-piece strips is suitable. They must be joined together so that the sheet located between them takes on the shape of a tile. Make impressions on all blanks. These tiles are fastened using a stapler.
The beer cans fit together well. If you connect several pieces in a row, you can get a pipe. Whole walls are made from such pipes, and buildings are made from them.
Some more ideas for reusing jars
- Plant tags. Gardeners are resourceful people. Thin tin can be easily pressed with a pointed stick. You can write the name of the variety on strips of beer cans and attach them to the plant. No amount of rain will harm them.
- Brazier. Tourists love to make various mini-barbecues out of cans. With this device you can quickly heat up tea or fry a sausage.
- Stilts for children. Two large tin cans turn into stilts when you attach strings to them.
- Drums and other toys. If different cans are connected to each other in the same plane, you get a drum. Children will appreciate such a musical instrument.
- Skittles or cubes. Painted in cans can be used for games.
- Organizers. A jar is a container, and it is convenient to store tools and all sorts of small things in it.
Using other cans
Our industry pleases with a variety of packaging. Glass containers are also popular in garden design:
- Baby food jars;
- Mayonnaise jars;
- Medicine jars.
Candlesticks made from mayonnaise jars
Glass is a good building material. Greenhouses are built from it and houses are erected. While jars are not enough for serious projects, you can make candlesticks.
Manufacturing stages:
- Tie a wire to the neck of the jar and make a handle out of it.
- Paint the jar with waterproof paints. You can turn jars into bees, ladybugs or other insects.
- Place a candle inside. Light a fire and place a candlestick in the garden. Such lamps are especially good for romantic holidays..
There are more and more jars and jars every year. Inventive summer residents are coming up with new ways to recycle this packaging. They prolong the life of things that have become unnecessary and make the site more interesting and comfortable. This kind of hobby is welcomed by environmentalists and craftsmen. They agree that good crafts combine aesthetics and functionality. Only in this case will a creation made from jars delight you and your family for a long time. Also see how to make one. Follow the link on how to make a caterpillar from tires for a playground.
If you have accumulated a lot of jars and jars of jam, baby food, canned food, coffee, tea, do not throw them away under any circumstances, because this is an excellent material for a variety of crafts. Moreover, you can make them together with your child. Spending time together like this will give both of you unforgettable pleasure.
Types of jars that can be used for creativity
Many people are interested in the question: “What cans can you use to make crafts?” The answer is any. Large and small, high and low, narrow and wide - you can use all of them in creativity and try to adapt them to something.
As can be seen from the corresponding photos of crafts made from cans, depending on the type of material they can be divided into:
- crafts made from tin and aluminum cans;
- crafts from glass jars.
What can be made from tin and aluminum cans
Tin cans and paint cans provide ample opportunity for flights of fancy. From them you can get not only beautiful, but also useful things for the household.
Pots and vases
By decorating jars made of tin or aluminum, you can get excellent containers for growing seedlings or keeping indoor flowers. The decor can be ordinary paint in pastel, golden or silver shades.
- Before covering them with paint, jars should be degreased.
- The best choice would be acrylic-based paints. It is better to use a nylon brush. Spray paints are also suitable.
- Remember to make drainage holes. They can be made using a hammer and an ordinary nail.
- Use tape as a stencil to create a more elegant look for your jars. Thanks to it, you can get stripes, squares, diamonds, zigzags and form an original geometric pattern.
- If you want to make a large pot for plants, then use aluminum paint containers. And small tin cans are suitable for creating cute little pots for cacti and succulents. If you wrap them with birch bark, you will get an eco-style accessory.
One of the unusual ideas for crafts made from tin cans is a beautiful vase, decorated with dry twigs of the same length, tied with twine. It is suitable for rooms not only in eco-style, but also in other rustic design trends.
Another thing that can be used to decorate jars is leather. Textiles, paper, ribbons, lace, appliques - all this can also help give a second life to such waste material.
Storage Organizers
This is another option for original DIY crafts from jars that you can make. In such organizers you can store office supplies, cutlery and other small items.
Lamps and candlesticks
Tin or aluminum cans, decorated with appliqués, decoupage, and paintings, are perfect for making candlesticks and various lanterns. Especially if you drill holes in them in the form of some kind of pattern. This can be done with a drill or a nail, having previously marked the drilling points.
Molds for cutting out various figures
From metal jars you can get a variety of molds, which, in turn, can be used to cut out figures from dough, vegetables, cheese, etc. Here is a short master class on similar crafts from jars:
- Cut the prepared jars into even strips.
- Based on a pre-prepared sketch, we form a mold.
- Glue the ends of the tin tape with glue.
Options for crafts made from glass jars
Glass jars can be used as containers for storing spices, cereals, coffee, soda, salt and sugar. You will need to remove all the labels from them, cover them with beautiful paint and decorate them with decorative elements to your liking.
To decorate the lids, you can use the decoupage technique. You can also cover them with paper or fabric, cover them with some interesting paint, decorate them with animal figures or furniture handles.
The most common use for small baby food jars is to make an organizer out of them. And all craftswomen will definitely love a pincushion created from an ordinary small glass jar.
In addition, glass jars can be used to make beautiful vases. There are no instructions on how to make a similar craft from cans. Because here you must be guided, first of all, by your imagination. To help you will be scraps of fabric with an interesting texture, ribbons, lace napkins, sequins, seed beads, beads, rhinestones, yarn, shells and even just paint.
Making crafts from cans is not only useful, but also socially significant. It’s quite nice to feel like you’re giving things a second life and at least a little bit helping to save the environment.
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