If you're in the category of people who are creative even with sorting junk material, this article is for you. When tin cans remain in the house, we either throw them away or make a simple ashtray. In this article, we will look at what else can be made from cans.
Tin can vase
In a handicraft store, we purchase the necessary materials: a ribbon, scrapbooking album blanks, you can use different types decorative paper for creativity.
Tin can butterflies
Products from tin cans can become a full-fledged decor for the holiday.
- First, we draw the template on paper, and then we transfer it to the tin itself.
- After all the blanks are cut out, we proceed to the main part of the work. An important point: If you want to make patterns along the contour of the wings, step back about an inch from the edge when you cut.
- With a marker, draw patterns on the wings.
- Now, with the help of a hammer and an awl, we begin to gently move along the pattern. Instead of an awl, large nails or something similar will do.
- Crafts from cans in the shape of a butterfly are almost ready. With the help of acetone, remove the remnants of the marker and cut the workpiece along the edge. In narrow and very curved places, it is best to use nail scissors.
- To make our products from cans look more realistic, we will make a little body out of beads and wire.
- First, take a bright colored colored wire and thread it through the bead. Twist the ends. We fix the body with a thinner wire.
- You will get such unusual children's crafts from tin cans.
Tin can candlestick
For crafts from tin cans, we need a nail with a hammer, a piece of wire and a candle.
Three simple rules will help you avoid health problems, avoid cutting yourself and get a beautiful result after all the efforts:
- Hand gloves will save you from small and large cuts.
- The container must be thoroughly washed, dried, in other words, prepared for work so that you do not hear the smell of food from them.
- It is recommended to use spray cans for uniform application of paint on the surface of the can.
The preparatory work is done, and you can get to work. Of course, the simplest thing that comes to mind is to make funny multi-colored flower pots for your winter garden. Let the brightness of the colors bring a cheerful mood.
Fun flower pots
The most enterprising housewives have long thought of using tin cans for growing seedlings. But this is not the limit of imagination. If you choose jars of different heights and sizes and paint them in gold, then you will see reflections of sunbeams in the glade of the winter garden. These flower pots will shine like the sun even on a cloudy day. The variant of multi-colored jars will create a cheerful mood in the interior of the room.
- Like any material with which decorating work begins, cans must be wiped with alcohol or, more simply, degreased their surface.
- Spray paints are the best paint solution, but acrylic paints are also fine. It is convenient to apply them with a nylon brush.
- For flower pot be sure to make holes at the bottom. For this, a clove and a hammer will be enough.
If you do not like monochromatic pots, you can use construction tape on the surface to draw stripes, zigzags, and different shapes. First, the surface of the can is covered with the main background color. After it dries completely, scotch tape is applied and the intended pattern is drawn in a different color.
Advice: small multi-colored jars are suitable for planting cacti. Create a clearing of cacti with your own hands. For tall flowers, you can arrange aluminum cans (from under the paint).
Decorated material for vases from jars
Natural materials are also used as a decoration for jars for flower pots. Having decorated a jar with this material, but without holes at the bottom, you can create a beautiful vase:
- Wooden sticks of the same length are used, tied together with twine. A wooden strip is formed, which is wrapped around the surface of the can, and is pulled from above with a ribbon.
- A birch bark with a beautiful braid on top can be a decoration for an eco-style vase from a jar.
- The skin, cut into thin strips, is applied to the surface of the can with a glue gun. The leather vase looks very stylish.
Lace, beads, appliques, fabric, burlap are used as decoration for tin vases. You can even decorate a wedding with such vases.
Variety of organizers made from jars
Almost every housewife keeps small items in empty jars. A great reason to turn them into beautiful and unusual organizers.
You can think of a lot of ways to decorate the surface of the jar to create a beautiful organizer:
- The surface is covered with an even layer of paint and varnished on top.
- Several jars with different dimensions are assembled into a composition: a multilevel pyramid.
- The entire surface of the can is wrapped in multi-colored woolen threads.
- You can also add rhinestones to decoupage technology.
- The pasted funny animal faces will appeal to little organizers of the educational process.
- An easy way to decorate a jar is to use a cloth.
Unusual candlesticks
A sketch of the drawing is applied on the surface of the tin can. Using a small drill or a nail, the contour of the invented image is repeated. When a burning candle is placed in such a candlestick, the reflection of the lights through the holes will scatter throughout the room, creating a romantic mood.
Creating little helpers in the kitchen
In the recipe book of each housewife there is some recipe where it is necessary to cut out a figurine from dough, cheese, vegetables. Often an ordinary glass is used for these purposes. Then, except for a circle, nothing will be cut out. Different molds made from aluminum cans.
Cans of beer and cola will be used. Straight strips are cut from the can. Mold templates are prepared and various figures in the form of hearts, stars, rhombuses are assembled from them. Be sure to overlap the ends to connect them with super glue.
Decoration for a summer cottage
A musical pendant made from cans can become an unusual decoration in the country. It is not difficult to make such a tool:
For work you will need different sizes banks. Enough will be 8 pieces. A circle is prepared from metal, an ordinary rope, nails with a hammer.
- Cover each jar separately with acrylic paint. You can make everything monochromatic, multi-colored will look more interesting. Make one hole at the bottom of all the cans.
- A rope is passed through this hole into each jar, for all of the same length. The end that will be inside the jar is tied in a knot, retreating from the edge about 10 cm.
- Bells or carnations or keys are tied to this free end.
- The prepared musical instruments are tied to a metal circle.
- An unusual decoration can be hung on a tree in the garden or on the veranda near the door.
Using glass jars
From small glass jars (from baby food), you can assemble a set for spices. It is enough to remove all labels from the jars and decorate the lids. Inscriptions with the names of spices can be beautifully written on the lids.
From the same jars, you can make a convenient organizer for various household trifles, if you screw the lids of each jar with a screwdriver from the inside to the rear of the upper shelf. You can put small things in a jar, for example, buttons, and close it with a lid screwed to the shelf. The jars will not take up space on the shelf, they will hang under it. You can also hang spices, which will always be in front of your eyes, you will not need to look for them in the cooking process.
Large jars are more suitable for storing various cereals, pasta, flour. Lids for jars can become decoration. Furniture handles are suitable for decor, since the choice of forms is large.
Jars for cosmetics items are decorated with glitters that can be easily planted on the inside of the jar using PVA glue.
Bold experiments will make it possible to create beautiful household items that will become not just ordinary things, but also interior decoration.
Tin cans, aluminum ... but it doesn't really matter what the numerous cans of coffee, sardines, peas, condensed milk, tomatoes in their own juice are made of, and so on. More often or less often, but they appear in our homes, and when it comes to their turn to go to the side of the garbage dump, we sometimes think: will not such a "little thing" be useful to us at home, on the creation of which people and mechanisms worked? What can you do from a bank with your own hands - so that it acquires a new function, continues its service and thereby at least slightly, at least slightly, helped 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 the point here is not at all about penny savings and not even about ecology, although this issue is also important. Rather, such experiments can be perceived as exercises to develop creativity, imagination and the ability to look at things with a fresh eye. The theme for this issue is ordinary cans.
Stationery organizer
Banks, in general, were then invented to store something in them. And it may very well be various little things from your desktop.
Garden Lights
If some kind of celebration is planned in your country house, then such wonderful 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 idea.
Another option with clothespins
"How to make a flower pot out of a can of sprat and a package of clothespins?" - this question can be asked in quizzes to test your ingenuity. But now you know the answer.
For cutlery
From a few cans of canned vegetables and a board, you get a very stylish cutlery stand.
For wine
Drums
And even a child can handle such a craft. To make these drums, simply pull the balloons over the jar and secure them with an elastic band.
Lamps
Cupping lamps are amazingly simple and can be completed in just a few hours. You will need your skill, neatness, and some free time. But in any case, it can be argued that you will not find such lamps in any store.
Original candlestick
Liquid soap container
If you need to make a sturdy and reliable container for liquid soap, then a 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 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 can, and then carefully tie it with a coarse rope. You can also attach tags with plant names.
A tin can, a plastic bottle, some tools, paint and ... you will have an original table lamp. Craft for an amateur, but, you see, the most curious:
Wall(or part of the wall) of can lids. And not only surprised, but even inspired somewhere:
As you can see, even empty cans can still serve you well.
Here are some more ideas:
It just so happened that a Russian person always has something that he does not need, but it is a pity to throw it out. Old skis on the balcony, a long-broken freezer in the same place, a samovar lying around under the bed. But if the freezer and samovar can still be taken to the dacha, and skiing in the winter down the hill in the yard, then what to do with the ever-accumulating number of cans that take up space? Here are some 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. Oil lamps can be made from cans. Fill two-thirds of the can with kerosene and close the lid. Put a 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 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 supplies.
6. A set of containers for bathroom accessories. The jars are held onto a piece of wood with 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. A great way to store yarn. And if you make a small hole in the lid, it will be easy to get it out.
10. For lovers of handicraft bank - great way organize a rich selection of ribbons.
11. Pizza in a can. You can add any ingredients you like to the jar and save until baked. And you can bake pizza in a jar in a deep baking sheet filled with water.
12. Shelf for spices from glass jars with magnets. This is just an awesome idea if you have anything stainless steel in your kitchen. Put the spices in the jars, put tags on them, and glue the magnets to the lids.
13. By analogy with spices, buttons can be stored 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 tighten them.
14. Vases from jars. Pour acrylic paint of your favorite color (about 5 cm) to the bottom of a clean, dry can, and then turn the can over and turn it slowly so that the paint evenly spreads over the entire inside of the can. True, you cannot pour water into such vases.
15. You can also spray paint cans. It is only advisable to work outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
16. You can make such candlesticks from jars.
17. If you do not have a chain, you can hang the jar from the rope. This will create a more rural atmosphere.
18. In principle, using a jar as a candlestick is elementary simple. Just pour sand or pebbles on the bottom of the jar to keep the candle in place.
19. Or you can fill the jars with water and put tablet candles on them.
20. Cupcakes in the bank. And as an addition to such an unusual gift, give a spoon with a beautiful ribbon.
21. Make a terrarium out of a can.
22. Well, using jars as containers for salads during a picnic or barbecue is a topic already passed by.
The word "crafts" is perceived as something frivolous: so, self-indulgence. Skepticism increases if junk material is used for them. Let's debunk this myth. Tin cans can be used to make some really wonderful things for the garden. They can really become a real decoration of your site. Especially if you use all your creativity and some advice.
Many foods store better in cans. So the industry has adjusted their production. The disposal of this container is still lame, and the banks began to accumulate.
Tinplate is an excellent craft material. It is perfectly cut with simple tools, bends well, lends itself to staining. When connecting parts from it, there are no problems. Therefore, the craftsmen could not pass by 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:
- Making decor for external decoration (garden sculpture and artistic elements of the garden);
- Construction of practical things (fences, garden furniture and buildings).
It is not always possible to clearly distinguish between them: decorative things can also have a utilitarian purpose, and functional ones - an aesthetic value. As for the material, cans of various sizes and beer cans are popular among the craftsmen. They are made from different material thicknesses and have some differences in use.
What can be made from cans
Tea, coffee, flour, biscuits, canned food and liquids are packed in metal containers. There are some general rules when working with this material:
- You need to work with gloves (sharp edges can hurt your hands);
- Only clean cans can be used (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 planters for the garden
This is the most common and favorite way of using tin containers by all summer residents. It is better to take large containers. It's good if you can find containers from restaurants.
Manufacturing steps:
- File top edges... They are quite sharp and cut easily. You can bend them with pliers or other tools. Sealant applied to the cut will help you get the job done.
- Make drain holes in the bottom of the can... To do this, you can use a drill or punch them with a sharp nail and hammer.
- Paint the jar a suitable color... For better contact of paint with metal, the walls must be rubbed with a metal brush and a primer must be applied.
- Decorate the planter 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 of a resting area or hung on trees.
Manufacturing steps DIY flashlights:
- Fill suitable jars with water and refrigerate as such. Remove only when the water has completely turned into ice. A frozen jar is easier to work with.
- Draw a pattern on the outside of the jar with a marker.
- Make holes along the marked lines. To do this, use a hammer and a nail.
- Wait until the water is thawed 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. For this, two additional holes are made near the upper edge and the wire is pulled through them. You can put a decorative candle inside the lantern. Such lights look good in groups.
Crafts from cans
There is more and more canned food on our tables, and the number of cans from them is increasing. They cannot be brought to some kind of standard. They are all different sizes, colors and shapes. This makes it possible to use them creatively.
Bird feeders and birdhouses
Crafts can benefit your garden. Make a feeder or birdhouse out of a jar. There is nothing difficult in this, and the birds will be grateful.
Manufacturing steps:
- Mark the hole in the tin with a marker. Cut it out with a knife.
- Treat the sections with silicone or paste over with tape or electrical tape.
- Decorate the product.
In the photo - bird feeders from cans:
Garden sculpture
Tin can figures can add flavor to your garden decor. Children will definitely like this design. It is better to use jars of different sizes and shapes in sculptures. Canisters, metal buckets, 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 consider the technology of making a woodcutter in more detail.
Materials:
- 1 big jar or a torso canister;
- 2 pairs of cans for hands and feet;
- 1 head jar;
- 2 rectangular boot banks;
- Hat jar (you can use a watering can).
Manufacturing steps:
- Pick up the required amount of material.
- Cover all cans with a primer.
- Paint the parts light silver with automotive spray paint. You will need 1-2 cans. It all depends on the size of the lumberjack.
- Connect the parts with bolts and nuts. Holes for them must first be drilled in the designated places.
Sometimes the holes are made with nails. To prevent the bank from wrinkling, you need to put it on a wooden block, and only then punch holes with a hammer.
You can make a lumberjack a friend, collect a dog from cans. Children can be involved in decorating the sculpture. They better tell you what else your creation lacks.
Crafts from beer cans
Beer cans are aluminum and tin. So it is customary to call not only cans from beer, but also from water and other drinks. All of them have thin walls, are well cut with scissors and are easily deformed. Such a container appeared in the west, and, accordingly, the first crafts from it were made in the same place.
So in Houston, John Milkovich's beer can house was officially recognized as a landmark. The walls of the building are completely made of beer cans. For the lining, the author used cut cans, which he made flat. All buildings near the house, including the fence and the dog kennel, are also made of cans. The house is livable. Few people will go to such a construction site, but the details can be introduced when decorating a garden plot.
Beer cans are used for:
- Framing devices for sandboxes and flower beds;
- Fence construction;
- Installation of a collector for heating water;
- Cladding of roofs of gazebos, sheds and other garden buildings;
- Making garden sculptures and decorative elements.
Flower
Such flowers will decorate the garden even in the cold season. Manufacturing will not take long. You will need super glue, scissors and flower patterns.
Manufacturing steps:
- Cut the jar lengthwise.
- Cut off their bottom and roof. The blade is ready to use.
- Draw the petals of the future flower on the canvas.
- Cut out the details with scissors. You need to work carefully.
- Squeeze lines in the form of veins on the petals.
- Paint the petals and leaves in the desired color. You can use acrylic or oil paint, and car paint will do.
- Collect the flower and glue the details.
Using the same technology, you can make a wide variety of garden decor.
In the photo - a flower from beer cans:
Shingles
The cans are cut so well that they are cut into strips and various products are woven from them. You can also make silver tiles from cans. To do this, you need to make a press to give the sheets the desired shape. A form in the form of two-piece planks will do. They must be joined together so that the sheet between them takes the shape of a tile. Make impressions on all blanks. Fasten such a tile with a stapler.
Beer cans fit well together. If you connect several pieces in a row, you can get a pipe. Whole walls are made of such pipes, and of them buildings.
Some more ideas for reusing cans
- Plant tags... Gardeners are resourceful people. Thin sheet metal is easily squeezed with a pointed stick. On strips of beer cans, you can write the name of the variety and attach it to the plant. No rain will damage them.
- Brazier... Tourists love to make various mini barbecues out of cans. On such a device, you can quickly warm up tea or fry a sausage.
- Stilts for children... Two large cans turn into stilts if laces are attached to them.
- Drums and other toys... If different banks connect together in one plane, then you get a drum. Children will appreciate this musical instrument.
- Skittles or cubes... Tins painted can be used for games.
- Organizers... A jar is a container, and it is convenient to store tools and all sorts of little things in it.
Using other cans
Our industry pleases with a variety of packaging. Glass containers are also popular in garden design:
- Baby food banks;
- Mayonnaise jars;
- Jars of medicines.
Candlesticks from mayonnaise jars
Glass is a good building material. Greenhouses are built from it and houses are erected. While the jars are not enough for serious projects, candlesticks can be made.
Manufacturing steps:
- Tie a wire to the neck of the can and make a handle out of it.
- Paint the jar with waterproof paints. You can turn jars into bees, ladybugs or other insects.
- Put 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 cans and jars every year. Inventive summer residents come up with new ways to dispose of this packaging. They extend the life of things that have become unnecessary, make the site more interesting and comfortable. Such hobbies are welcomed by ecologists and craftsmen. They agree that good crafts combine aesthetics and functionality. Only in this case the creation from cans will delight you and your family for a long time. Also see how to craft. Follow the link on how to make a caterpillar from tires for a playground.
In most cases, objects made from available materials play the role of room decor, but if you think carefully and connect your imagination, you can get a useful little thing for your home.
Lamps from cans
It is easy to make an original shade for a lighting fixture from a regular beverage can. It will be a stylish and useful accessory in your interior. So, in order to make such a craft from a beer tin can, you first need to cut out its bottom with a sharp knife.
Next, on the jar itself, you need to draw patterns. It can be ornaments, geometric shapes, flowers, and much, much more. Then we take a clerical knife and carefully cut out the composition according to the markings. Observe safety precautions when working with cutting objects!
If you have paint and basic drawing skills, then you can paint the base of our future lamp or draw something on it. After the end of the work, all that remains is to place a cartridge with a light bulb in a jar and a unique, beautiful lamp is ready!
Table lamp
You can make an original table lamp from a beer can. The jar itself will be the stand, and the lamp shade for the lamp is made from the tongues for which we open the drink. Using pliers, open the tongue in one place and thus connect them together, like links in a chain.
A lot of such elements are needed for a lampshade. It is necessary to "weave" a rectangular cloth about 40x15 cm in size. Close the rectangle into a cylinder, set it on the base and mount the bulb holder. Such a lamp will decorate any apartment.
Crafts from tin cans for a summer residence
For a country house or plot, you can also make many decorative elements from aluminum cans. Even furniture can be made from them! For example, a chair. Place the cans on top of each other, connecting together with glue, gradually forming the seat, back and armrests. In the same way, you can build a small table.
To make the pieces of furniture stronger and more stable, fill each jar with earth or sand.
Traveler Burner
You can make a burner from half of an iron can of beer. This idea will be useful for those who like to travel. Such a burner can completely replace a gas burner, and its weight does not exceed 50 grams, while a gas burner weighs about 3-4 kg.
To make such a useful thing, you need to cut off the bottom with a wall height of about 10 cm. In the middle of the bottom we make one large hole, and along the edge (along the groove between the bottom and the walls) several small ones. Bend the sharp edges a little inward with pliers.
Candlesticks from jars
Iron cans made from canned vegetables will work well for making a candlestick. It is enough just to cut some pattern or drawing on them. You can just make round holes in a chaotic manner and paint the jar any color. We put a candle inside and enjoy the romance.
Crafts from tin cans for children
Smooth, neat jars, without a sharp edge, can be painted, pasted over with paper or fabric, ribbons, beads, beads and used as a stand for stationery.
If you remove both bottoms and cut the jar lengthwise, then we get an aluminum sheet, from which you can make many crafts: butterflies, birds, stars and others. Draw on a piece of thick paper, or print your finished design, cut it out and use it as a template. After the production of individual parts, you can give them a look closer to real. For example, make incisions on the wings of birds, or the lace edge of the wings of butterflies and paint them with multi-colored paints.
With creativity, desire and imagination, you can make many items that will warm and please the eye. Thus, you can make a gift for a loved one, because there is nothing better than a present made in the style of hand made.
