REPURPOSE VINTAGE TINS
I did not set out to collect vintage tins, but I love floral patterns and collectible tins kept catching my eye at flea markets. They were so pretty and so cheap, that before I knew it I had a small collection!
Always looking for new ways to display flowers, I recently started putting my vintage tin cans to good use.
Old tin cans are not watertight, so I insert a large, wide-mouth drinking glass or small glass vase to hold the water. (Tip: Find inexpensive glass vases at your local dollar store.)
My blog:http://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.ca/
Always looking for new ways to display flowers, I recently started putting my vintage tin cans to good use.
Old tin cans are not watertight, so I insert a large, wide-mouth drinking glass or small glass vase to hold the water. (Tip: Find inexpensive glass vases at your local dollar store.)
My blog:http://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.ca/
Use the height of the tin to help you gage the proper length for each of the flower stems.
Insert a florist's water pick for really small tins.
This tin cost me a whole $3. Doesn't it look pretty filled with daffodils and pansies!
Let the colors of the tin's decoration suggest the flower colors.
Quince in a red floral tin.
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These are just beautiful! Could you tell me the story behind your three dogs in a garden?
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@1 result is available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate.three dogs in a gardenMaybe a glass or plastic insert to actually do the planting? Also I had thought of melting wax and giving the inside a thick coating. ?
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@Jay B I do have a few tin buckets that have plastic liners and they do work well. I just remove the potted plant whenever I want to water, let the water drain through and then place the plant back in the tin bucket. If you don't have a liner you might use a plastic sandwich bag as a liner so the tin doesn't rust from the plant pot's damp bottom. Wax might work, but I have never tried it.
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