I still have the old fruitcake tin that my Grandmother stored all of her buttons in! That tin is probably almost 70 years old! I still use it to store buttons! And another one to store embroidery floss and needles, and another to store the crochet hooks that came from my grandmother! Of course--these are the smaller tins--not the big popcorn tins. If you have the big Christmas popcorn tins decorated for the Christmas season--I have given the neighbors gifts in those recycled tins. Full of Christmas breads, homemade candy, cookies, etc.
Any re-use ideas? Besides storing stuff in them. I'm not in a recycling friendly bldg & I feel BAD everytime I have to trash one. They're very cute, hard plastic bott...
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https://intelligentdomestications.com/2016/01/8-clever-ideas-to-upcycle-popcorn-tins.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N7kPqtX6gE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42hC6Kuwj9I
You could repurpose them to store pet food: https://www.11magnolialane.com/chalkboard-paint-dog-food-container
You could also use them to store craft supplies.
There are also some cute ideas here: http://dreamdesigndiy.com/reuse-popcorn-tin-roundup/
I still have the old fruitcake tin that my Grandmother stored all of her buttons in! That tin is probably almost 70 years old! I still use it to store buttons! And another one to store embroidery floss and needles, and another to store the crochet hooks that came from my grandmother! Of course--these are the smaller tins--not the big popcorn tins. If you have the big Christmas popcorn tins decorated for the Christmas season--I have given the neighbors gifts in those recycled tins. Full of Christmas breads, homemade candy, cookies, etc.
Marilyn...I store color books and crayons, craft items, magazines. Works great for all.
There's lots of ideas here on Hometalk
https://www.hometalk.com/search/all?filter=popcorn%20tins
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/upcycle/s-don-t-throw-away-those-popcorn-tins-before-you-see-these-13-ideas-26220503