10 Awesome DIY Crafts Using Tin Cans
Tin cans are one of the best supplies that can be found in almost every household. If you’ve been opening these cans and chucking them into the trash, I really hope you can hold off on the next one because there are a few awesome things you can do with these tin cans.
You can transform an ordinary tin can into something useful for your home.
I know how many DIY projects are out there on the internet but today I wanted to share with you the absolute best tin can crafts you can try right now.
These projects will also inspire you to come up with ways to repurpose and reuse tin cans.
If you’d like to see these ideas, here are my favorite ones:
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The Best Tin Can Crafts Worth Trying
1. Candle Holder
by onehowto
These candle holders look absolutely amazing and you can make a few to place around your home or yard. The heart cut-out adds an extra layer of detail that makes it so special and unique.
2. Towel Storage with Tin Cans
Bathroom storage can be super expensive with those fancy baskets but if you have a few large tins, you can turn them into this useful and cool towel storage for your bathroom.
As you can see, it turns out to be pretty useful and looks good in the space.
3. Tin-Can Wind Chime
by allyou
Make a stunning windchime with tin cans painted in bright and bold colors. This will be an attractive feature for the space and it could go indoors or outdoors.
Both will look great in your home. I promise!
4. Tin Can Planter
Want to make the coolest and prettiest planters? Well, use those tin cans!
Simply paint the outside in a vibrant color or spray paint it. This works great for succulents and you can place them on your floating shelves.
5. Indoor Herb Garden
Create a hanging indoor or outdoor herb garden with tin cans. They look pretty cool, right?
You can also add a label on the can to identify them easily and to add a cool design to the can.
6. Tin Can Silverware Holders
If you join multiple cans together, you can make this cool utensil holder or pen holder. However, make sure you spray the outer side of the can so it looks better.
7. Tin Can Lamps
If you have smaller cans like tuna cans, they can make an awesome candle holder feature on the walls.
8. Halloween Tin Can
Here’s something fun you can make that the kids will absolutely love.
Grab a few tin cans and paint these monster faces. It will also be a fun and exciting project to spend the afternoon working on.
9. Tin Can Cakes
by ohhappyday
Now, here’s another useful and creative way to reuse tin cans. You can make these tin can cakes that will give you the perfect-sized cakes.
10. Vanity Organizers
by michaels
Turn the tin cans into a makeup holder. You can use any size cans and all you have to do is spray paint them into the color you want and you’re good to go.
These holders will look great on your vanity or counter.
Final Thoughts
I love the fact that there are so many creative ways you can reuse tin cans.
As you can see, all of these ideas are worth trying and I do hope you found these ideas useful.
I’m personally drawn to the planter and towel storage hack but I’m certain the rest are just as amazing.
I think they will make a great feature in my space and I do plan to make a few more soon.
If you have any other great ways to use tin cans, drop a comment below for others to check out.
