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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Patricia
Greenwood
IN
USA
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 Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 3:31:52 PM
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Ok, here's the situation. I HATE throwing away those metal tins that stuff comes in..mints..christmas cookies, etc. Has anybody out there been successful in upsourcing these little gems? I was thinking of perhaps gluing some fabric on some and then embelishing them, I tried a sample but the sparkles fell off.... :-( any advice for me? Thanks!
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 3:38:38 PM
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Google Altoid tins and you will see lots of neat ideas that can be used on all types of tins.
Kathy |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 9:11:28 PM
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Patricia hope you are using your hot glue gun.
I store loads of craftiness in my tins.
The possabilities are endless. Post pics when you get them done.
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createmyworld
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Beth
Akron
PA
USA
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheila
Virginia
USA
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 12:09:52 PM
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You can wrap them in a nice fabric, paint them, use wallpaper borders, nice scrapbook paper. Usa them for anything: Put glasses with flowers inside, pens near your desk, kitchen utensils. The possibilities are endless :)
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nin1952
True Blue Farmgirl
269 Posts
Donna
Cedartown
GA
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 12:33:58 PM
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What I like to do with them is to paint something on them (landscape, flowers, funnies, etc...) and then fill them with goodies such as cookies or something they are especially interested in. I did this a few years ago for Christmas. Everyone loved them.
Donna 
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2010 : 12:01:47 PM
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One easy thing to do is just spray paint them and then you can make a cutout or stencil, or use a lace doily even, then just spritz over with a contrasting color. I did this for gifts one year where I monogrammed them all with the giftee's initials. It was cute and quick.
Oh Mr Darcy!
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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Patricia
Greenwood
IN
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2010 : 4:04:17 PM
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I have several tins that tea/coffee came in--the tins are a perfect size, I just need to spruce them up....I'm not very good with spray paint because it makes such a mess...but I'll give a couple another try and see what happens....
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 6:34:42 PM
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I have some tins that tea came in. I have saved them to store things in. I plan to measure the size I need to print out a wrapper on the computer, using pictures and text art. I will wrap it around the square tins and secure with glue. This way, I can reuse when my needs change. My thoughts are that I will use brown paper sack paper. I had also thought about using my stamps and inks on the brown paper sack paper to make them look rustic.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
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shepherdwagen
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Susan
Winterset
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 8:37:18 PM
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They make great plant pots too. You can either put an already potted plant in one, OR you can put just the plant and dirt in--just make sure you poke drain holes in the bottom if you do. I have a set of old tin cannisters that I am doing that with--they're not good enough to use as cannisters, the paint is worn or chipped, there's some rust, but so awesome as plant pots.
Susan
"I've childproofed my house, but they keep getting in." |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Patricia
Greenwood
IN
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2010 : 4:49:46 PM
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what kind of glue is used on them for the outside decoration? somebody said a glue gun...any other suggestions?
When life hands you scraps, make quilts! |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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T
MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2010 : 2:55:34 PM
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| I saw a very cute long tin...papered. Then there was an extra strong magnet on the back and it was used to hold pencils on the fridge next to the memo pad! I thought it was a great idea. I am always looking for a pen/pencil to write down things I need from the market. |
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