DIY Vintage Tea Canister
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Want to incorporate fun vintage pieces in your decor? Use what you have around the house to create this DIY vintage tea canister.
To start, grab an empty canister or can (28oz works well). Then go online and grab a vintage advertising image to use. I chose this Reynolds Tea ad from Touch the Wood (touchthewood.com). They have a selection of free printable vintage items that are perfect for paper crafts or transferring onto wood.
Place canister on top of image, lining up the top of the paper with the top edge of your canister. (If your can has a rounded edge at the top and bottom, be sure to line your paper up with the bottom of this edge, since you’ll let that rounded edge show.) Begin marking where the bottom of the canister meets the paper. Do this in several places on the paper.
Once you’ve made several marks along the paper, take off the can and use a ruler to draw a straight line through your marks. Cut along this line. (If you’d like your image centered top to bottom, then simply use the ruler to measure the height of your can and use that measurement to cut your paper to fit.) I knew I’d be using this for flowers that would spill over the top a bit, so the lower the image, the better.
Prep your can by applying a small area of Mod Podge. (My canister was a little larger than my paper, so I took a small scrap piece of the kraft paper and attached it to the back side first.) Once you get the hang of it, coat your can in Mod Podge, then begin wrapping your paper around the can.
Once the paper is on, use clothes pins to hold it in place while you Mod Podge over the paper. You can do this two ways: 1. Use a super thick layer of Mod Podge and create brush strokes that will be visible once it dries, or 2. use a thinner layer of Podge and apply 2 coats. I opted for #2. I allowed 20 minutes dry time in between coats, and I loved the results.
In the end you’ll have a container that can hold fresh flowers, art supplies, utensils, or just about anything. If you made your canister out of something with cardboard sides (like my peanut container) simply use a pint mason jar (or a juice glass) inside for fresh flowers that need water.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Very cute! Sharing!!
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Great tutorial and pics. Thanks for the link to the free printables! Don't ya just love taking something out of the landfill and reusing it? Love it!
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