Tin Cans

Inside: 29 easy and inspiring upcycled tin can Christmas crafts to make today for unique holiday decor. Rather than chucking your empty tin cans straight into the recycling, why not …

Inside: A step-by-step DIY to make personalized snow globe Christmas ornaments for the tree or as gifts. My three boys are all grown up but haven’t grown out of their …

I love to repurpose and upcycle the things around me, especially what others would consider trash. With my latest project, I have made some cute repurposed tin and soda can …

Yesterday, I received an early Christmas gift from Ryobi, two of their cordless power tools. I couldn’t wait to start playing with them and made two sardine tin can ornaments …

Every time I visit big department stores, I can’t resist going into the home furnishing departments and checking out the latest wallpapers. Often I will pick up a few samples. …

These indigo planters were an impulse craft and an afternoon of fun. The other day a friend of mine had been Shibori dying her outdoor sofa covers and offered me …

As a family, we love those delicious Scandinavian Christmas spiced cookies you get in tins from places like IKEA. We managed to get through quite a few tins this Christmas. …

Initially, when I started making this nightstand caddy, it was supposed to be an upcycled Father’s day gift. Then my middle son Elliot was home for a holiday and was …

Growing up in I was surrounded by blue and white pottery. My mother was and is a big collector of it. We lived in Hong Kong at the time and …

Velvet is one of my favourite fabrics. Last year, I had lovely velvet curtains made for my front room and I covert a velvet sofa. However, that is on hold …

There’s something about tin cans. I can’t help finding new ways to upcycle and reuse them. This leather pen pot has to be one of my classiest tin can upcycles. …

Making this repurposed felt succulent garden was so much fun. It got my creative juices going, trying to work out how to make different succulents out of sweater scraps. Working …

I made these decorative tin can planters partly to use up some of my paper napkins stashes! Every time I go into a Scandinavian/Nordic interiors shop I wander around swooning …

One of the many things I love to do at Christmas is to make some gorgeous sweet treats such as fudge and biscotti to give as gifts. I’m a real …

Inside: A tutorial to make a cute pine cone Christmas tree and illuminate it with fairy lights. Every day, I walk the dog down our local park, and the ground …

Ok, I admit it I have a tendency to get a bit obsessed with things and one of my pet obsessions is recycling and upcycling jeans. I never throw out …

I love to keep old tin cans and re-purpose them and upcycle them into the best tin can planters! My kitchen window sill is adorned with planters. Ideally, they would …

I got the idea for these crushed can DIY planters after trawling the shops looking for planters to match my fun pineapple stenciled table upcycle. (That’s a bit of an …

The best part of Christmas is the build-up, all the crafting and gift-making. It’s like many things in life; the anticipation is the most exciting. I started my Christmas crafting …

Upcycling Empty Paint Cans with Paint Chips Empty paint cans: I’ve been busy repainting a spare room and plan to turn into a craft room. As I result I have …