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in Craft Projects· DIY & Crafts· Home Organizing· Organizing· Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose· Tutorials

My Crafty Craft-Table Cachepot: Trash to Treasure Tin Can

By Diane Henkler

Tin Can Recycling Projects

What can you do with a soup can, curtain hooks, those pesky advertising inserts from magazines, and a few beads? You will soon find out. I call it my Trash to Treasure Tin Can.

Trash to Treasure Tin Can Craft room organzing ideas

One of my favorite blogs is Blah-to-TADA.blogspot.com. Claire writes for a newspaper and was asked to write a column about how you could take stuff you would normally throw out and make something desirable from it.  Her blog was inspired by her newspaper column.  Her tag line – a crafty recycling blog. Her posts are presented in such a simple effective format – only a few photos and text.   Before is “Blah” and after “TADA”.  Check out what she did with a Whole Foods bag.  You will be inspired. Her Bag of Tricks post, here

This is my attempt at creating a “Blah-to-TADA” post. Look back at the photo above to see my trash to treasure tin can.

Craft room organizing ideas made using recycled items

Cut advertising insert to the height of the can.  Roll tightly around a pencil and hot glue edge down.  Remove pencil.

Craft room organzing ideas made using recycled items

Make a bunch so you have a pile like this.

Organizers for holding craft supplies

Put a line of hot glue on the seam edge of each rolled tube and attach to the can, making sure to keep each roll straight.

Recycled material project ideas

Put a bead on each curtain hook.

Trash to Treasure Tin Can DIY craft supply organizers

 Push each hook between two tubes along the top edge of the can.

Craft room organizing ideas

TADA!

I also hot glued big beads to the bottom as decorative feet.  For the bigger can I used an old calendar to make the tubes.

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Trash to Treasure Tin Can DIY Organizing Ideas

For more DIY Organizing tips check out my Organization Gallery.

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Comments

  1. Cyndi says

    01/30/2018 at 9:27 am

    Very clever!

    Reply
  2. Laura says

    03/27/2012 at 12:46 pm

    Darling! I love this!!

    Reply
  3. Renee & Rustic Crafts & Chic Decor says

    03/27/2012 at 9:17 am

    I LalalaLOVE this!! This is a perfect project to share at my themed link party -http://rustic-crafts.com/?p=6247
    I hope you do :)

    Reply
  4. erin @ tinytwistcreative says

    02/20/2010 at 3:02 pm

    I love this, such a great repurposing idea!

    Reply
  5. Small Burst says

    02/20/2010 at 10:01 am

    Cool. Clearly I’d want you in my blog tribe!

    Reply
  6. Nicole Renee says

    02/20/2010 at 9:44 am

    Very cool! Thanks for stopping by my blog, glad to meet you! Love your catch all so much!

    Reply
  7. Me, Myself & Pie says

    02/20/2010 at 9:31 am

    I love it! I especially love how you used those pesky inserts. Soooo cute.

    Happy sits saturday sharefest!

    Reply
  8. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    02/19/2010 at 9:38 pm

    That is great! I love it! Who would think you could do that with inserts?

    Reply
  9. Morning T says

    02/19/2010 at 7:17 pm

    Those are just great! I love finding ways to repurpose things. Fun post and great blog. Thanks for visiting me today.
    Have a great weekend.
    T

    Reply
  10. thedoodlegirl says

    02/19/2010 at 12:53 pm

    FANTASTIC!!! They look so cool!!

    Reply
  11. Leslie Limon says

    02/18/2010 at 9:02 pm

    That is awesome! I use tons of cans for each of my 4 kiddies things. This is going to be our weekend project. Thank you so much for sharing.

    (p.s.) Stopping by from SITS!

    Reply
  12. Carmie of The Single Nester says

    02/18/2010 at 7:33 pm

    Who would have thunk it. Fun project.

    Reply
  13. Erin Bassett says

    02/18/2010 at 10:58 pm

    Totally great!! I love green crafts…I make them too.

    Reply
  14. Megan says

    02/18/2010 at 5:14 pm

    Very creative. How do you come up with it??? Very, very cute!

    Reply
  15. Diane @ InMyOwnStyle says

    02/18/2010 at 7:40 pm

    My favorite part of this project is that you can hang things on the hooks- making things easy to find and reach.
    Diane

    Reply
  16. Heidi says

    02/18/2010 at 6:44 pm

    ooooh, I like this. I love how you can hang the scissors and stuff on the side hooks too!

    Reply
  17. Sarah @ Mum In Bloom says

    02/18/2010 at 6:16 pm

    The can looks so pretty! Good job! I’ll have to check out the blog Blah to TADA as well – such a great concept. Thanks for the inspiration :)

    Reply
  18. Diane @ InMyOwnStyle says

    02/18/2010 at 6:09 pm

    Hi Megan – My mom was very creative and always coming up with clever ideas when I was growing up. I remember going to crafts shows and church bazzaars with her all the time to see what people had made. It fascinated me and still does. Coming up with ideas is is just how my brain is wired.

    Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.
    Diane

    Reply
  19. claire says

    02/18/2010 at 4:29 pm

    Hi Diane! I LOVE your blog :) Thanks for featuring me on your blog…I’m honored(blush)! This project is totally TADA! Happy crafting!

    Reply
  20. kirstin says

    02/18/2010 at 4:25 pm

    Oh, these are fantastic! I am always looking for cute (nearly free!) storage ideas!!!
    We have a friday fun finds party- if you’re interested, we’d love if you’d link up tomorrow! :)

    Reply
  21. denise says

    02/18/2010 at 3:31 pm

    Pure genious! it’s like your on Survivor …for crafters!

    Reply
  22. Kristen D. says

    02/18/2010 at 10:38 am

    SHUT. UP.!!!!!!!!!!! I loooooooove that!!!!!!

    Reply
  23. denise says

    02/18/2010 at 7:26 am

    Come check out my blog today!
    http://extremepersonalmeasures.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  24. Lou Ann says

    02/18/2010 at 7:00 am

    How creative and adorable!!!

    Reply
  25. patricia says

    02/17/2010 at 11:23 pm

    WHAT????
    This is awesome! I love it!

    Reply
  26. Renee says

    02/17/2010 at 10:25 pm

    This is so cool! I would have never thought of it. How cute is that?!

    Reply

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