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Crafts from tin cans - original ideas and their application in interior design (90 photos). Desktop organizer made from tin cans DIY organizer made from tin cans

You will need: several tin cans, multi-colored paper or self-adhesive film, ribbons, glue, scissors, screws, double-sided tape.

Decorative glasses

This is the most simple craft. To quickly get a bright cup for spoons, forks, pencils and pens or other small items of this kind, just take a carefully opened tin can of a suitable size and stick a self-adhesive film on it. Decorate the resulting glass with a bow from a narrow satin ribbon or make an applique.

Desk stationery organizer

This organizer is convenient because all the little things will be visible.

For such an organizer you will need six cans, decorated as described in the previous paragraph. Lay them on their sides and glue them together with strips of double-sided tape.

Wall organizer

To create such a system, simply punch a hole in the side of each tin can. Make hooks in the shape of the Latin letter S from stiff wire and use them to place the cans on the railing.

Helpful advice: You don’t have to buy a special railing system to hang cans. You can purchase a metal holder for scarves and belts designed to be mounted on a wardrobe door.

Another option for a wall organizer - banks on wooden board. In this case, decorated jars are simply attached with screws to a wooden board or simply to the wall.

Crafts from jars - to help needlewomen

Crafts made from tin cans deserve special attention to help needlewomen - after all, they deal with a lot of small and/or tangled things. Probably, only the craftswoman herself will determine whether she needs something simpler or more complex, so for starters, we offer a choice of several photo ideas of “jar” organizers for needlewomen - and they can be developed in any direction.

By the way, a pincushion is also a mini-organizer, and it should be comfortable and roomy. 🙂

Lamps and candlesticks made from cans

Lamps made from cans are a matter of taste; they will not fit into every interior. But it’s human nature to improve everything, and now he’s already cutting out patterns...

Perhaps tin cans are more suitable for a variety of lanterns and candlesticks. Examples

And here are the candlesticks made from jars that we have collected here:

It must be said that there are also complex “canned” designs. In order to make such a lamp from cans, you will have to work hard, but the result is very functional.

Interior crafts from cans

These watches have one function - to be cute or funny and fit into color scheme interior They most likely did a great job.

Frames made from cans are a fun and unusual solution, and here is an example of this:

A mobile can be made from various items, including tin cans. The main thing that acrylic paints were brighter. 🙂

This craft is by no means simple. But if you really want to, then why not make a dog like this out of cans and other scrap materials. Crafts made from cans in the shape of a dog are not so rare, and none of them is similar to the other. Most likely, women and children fantasize about what the paws and ears will be made of, but such a tin friend cannot be made without men’s hands.

If someone in the house loves avant-garde decor, then the idea of crafts from aluminum can in the form of a mask:

Vegetable garden in jars - just one photo

We will not devote much time to gardening in jars - the idea is quite simple and clear, the question is more about what the decor of each jar will be and how they will be placed. Here's one option:

Do-it-yourself stuff for the garden

This craft will not only decorate the garden in sunny weather, but will also allow you to determine the direction and strength of the wind. It turns out to be a very useful toy! 🙂

Many products are packaged in tin cans, such as coffee, various canned vegetables and fruits. But how many crafts can be created from these cans, which can become decorative decoration apartments or cottages. Let's look at examples of how to make crafts from tin cans with your own hands.

A variety of crafts made from tin (aluminum) jars.

Pots and vases

If you paint tin cans beautifully, they are perfect for growing seedlings and propagating indoor plants. You can paint the jars with bright colors, one in gold, another in silver, the third in a blue tint, etc.

Beautiful crafts from tin cans - vases. You need to wrap the container with cork cardboard. Select in advance a stencil with a beautiful image of animals, birds, patterns. Then apply the design to the cork. The result will be vases of a light coffee color with a black pattern on the outside; the inside can be coated with the same black paint.

Advice! Before painting the jar, you should degrease it with a product that contains alcohol. Acrylic paints or in a spray can and a small nylon brush are suitable. Also, do not forget to make 2-3 small holes in the bottom of the jar (with a nail and a hammer).

Regular tape is easy to use as a stencil. With its help, you can draw diamonds, zigzags and other patterns on a tin. You can first coat it with aerosol paint, for example gold, as a base, and when dry, use tape to mark the stripes and paint them with acrylic paints.

Original ways to use cans

If you wrap a jar with birch bark, it will become unrecognizable and fit perfectly into the eco-style.

Dry branches can be cut to the same length, then tied with regular twine on 2 levels to tie the container, you will get an unusual vase.

Containers can be wrapped various materials: leather, braid or metallized threads. Secure them with glue.

Lace, colored bows, ribbons and appliqués on jars look interesting. Even a wedding can be decorated with small aluminum containers, topped with snow-white lace and artificial flowers.

Shelves and original organizers

There are many ideas and instructions for making crafts from aluminum containers.

Convenient to attach in the hallway empty cans to the wall for storing small items: gloves, keys, small hats. You can hang long scarves on top.

You can create original packaging for towels in the bathroom. Rolled towels of different colors fit perfectly into separate compartments on the wall. The top of the container can be decorated to match the uniform tone of the bathroom walls.

Jars for craftswomen will be a real gift. You can place an organizer on the wall, where each cell contains 1-2 skeins of thread and yarn. It always takes a long time to search in a bag; the yarn can get tangled.

If you cut off the bottoms, the containers can be used in other ways. Bulk scarves, socks, mittens and other accessories can be conveniently stored inside jars.

An interesting option is several cans, for example, 7 pcs. connect with a wide ribbon and hang on the wall (cabinet). You can put women's silk scarves and scarves inside.

Tin stands

A small master class on making crafts from cans. To use a tin in the kitchen, you need to wash it thoroughly, then, if there are sharp edges, clean it well. The top can be painted, covered with colored paper, and decorated with bows (ribbons). Makes an excellent stand for storing forks and spoons.

A creative stand for stationery for schoolchildren and students can also be created from aluminum containers. A “pyramid” of 10 cans fastened together and painted to match the overall design will become convenient stand for pens, felt-tip pens, mobile phones, pencils and other small items. Such a device must lie in a horizontal position.

For the kitchen, you can connect several tin containers without a bottom to accommodate bottles.

Lamps and creative candlesticks

Designers and craftsmen offer another non-standard solution for using jars as shades for lamps. This option is suitable for design in the loft style, as well as industrial or rustic.

You can create a candlestick, which, using a nail and a hammer, is decorated with an unusual design or ornament (flower, sun, star). It is better to paint the outside in a bright monochrome color.

Such night lamps with handles can be hung in the countryside as lanterns.

Original flowerpots

It is appropriate to express fantastic drawings and patterns in vases or flowerpots. There are no limits to creativity here. If you make small holes on the sides of the containers, then hanging pots with plants will look beautiful, for example, on a balcony or wall of a summer house.

How to use lids from tin cans?

Folk creative craftsmen offer to design each lid in an original way and apply a drawing to it. Then hang a stick on the cords, on which fasten 3 long threads with caps. Secure beautiful beads between them.

Skittles for the garden

Decorate the jars with bright, mischievous pictures, faces or animals. When friends gather, it is convenient to play bowling. A ball or a paper ball can be thrown one at a time into such containers. This is to amuse guests in nature.

Signs in the garden

Another fun thing to do is hang name signs on branches. You can hang beautiful glass balls and metal elements from below so that they ring in the wind. You can bring any of your ideas to life, we offer photos of crafts made from tin cans.

Photos of crafts made from tin cans

Today we are making organizers from cans.

In order to make such an organizer, we will need:
1. Cans different heights and diameters. If your cans were opened using a key on the lid, then you need to use a can opener (which has a screw) to remove the protruding rim.
2. The base on which we will place them (you can take a kitchen board or a watch blank).
3. Scraps of fabric. It is better to take fabrics with stretch thread and not very dense, so that there are no unsightly humps when folding. Jeans are perfect in every sense :)
4. Fleece.
5. Trimmings of ribbons, braids.
6. Glue (I usually use three in my work: Amos, PVA and Moment Crystal).
7. Sewing machine(not necessary).
8. Self-tapping screws according to the number of cans and a screwdriver.
Since the cans have thickening at the top and bottom and often ribbed walls, the first thing we need to do is smooth out the relief. First, we apply fleece from bottom to top, without catching the thickening. We connect the fabric end-to-end.

Then we apply the canvas so that it covers the jar completely. I made the joint in a different place.

After this, it is necessary to level the bottom. Firstly, it will be easier to glue the fabric, and secondly, when screwing the can to the base there is no risk of breaking it. For leveling, you can take some kind of bulk cardboard: beer or thin corrugated cardboard (thin and dense, this is important). The main thing is that it can be cut with scissors, because it will take ten times longer with a knife :) I glued two layers.

Now we give free rein to our imagination.

The strips for covering must be cut with allowances of 1.5 cm on the long sides and 1 cm on the short sides. The fabric should sit on the can very tightly, with tension. But there is one caveat. When you stitch the braid, the fabric in this place will not stretch anywhere. But when trying it on, you will be guided by the place where there is no braid and it may turn out that in the area of the braid the cover will not fit on the can. Therefore, I recommend bevelling the stitching slightly at the beginning and end to prevent the fabric from flapping and the tape from getting stuck.
Now a little trick. To put on the fabric, tuck the can into a regular bag. But be sure to do it like in the picture, so that the top of the bag goes inside all the way to the bottom.

Then the fabric will fit like clockwork. The bag is then torn and pulled out, and the cover sits as if glued due to the rough fleece. But don’t rush to pull it out until you are sure that the fabric has sat the way you want it.
We fold the top seam allowance and glue it inward, constantly pulling the fabric down. Then we will be able to avoid creases. To ensure that the fold lies evenly in the seam area, cut the seam allowance along the seam to 1 mm and glue this mm, straightening and pressing it.

We cut the bottom allowance, not reaching the bottom of the jar 2-3 mm (depending on the flowability and density of the fabric), and then cut off the corners.
When gluing, it is important to take your time and pull each “petal” one by one towards the center, pressing and simultaneously smoothing out all the irregularities and folds.

Now it's time to try on interior decoration. I took cardboard for her. Its density will be lower, the smaller the diameter of the can. Be sure to ensure that the cardboard cut line runs strictly perpendicular to the bottom. Otherwise, when twisting, there will be unsightly creases that cannot be corrected.
It is important to leave a small gap between the edges. Its size will depend on the thickness of the cardboard and fabric.

Now one more subtlety. Pull the cardboard over the edge of the table until it begins to curl. This will make it easier for us to glue the fabric to avoid wrinkles when putting it in the jar. Since the can has a thickening at the top, the length of the top and bottom of the liner will be different. To avoid confusion when applying the sticker, write “bottom” and “top” on the reverse side.

Now we need to cut out the fabric for the interior decoration. Since I planned to line the bottom with voluminous felt, I did not make a bottom allowance. If you decide to make it, then immediately cut it as shown above and prepare tweezers - if any petal gets wrinkled, it will be easy for you to get it out.

When sticking, constantly pull the fabric slightly so that the cardboard curls, but make sure there are no bubbles.
On the upper part of the allowance you also need to make several notches, not reaching the edge of 2 mm. One allowance on the short side must be glued, but on the other side I recommend not gluing the fabric until the allowance begins by about 0.5 mm. First try on the liner for the can. It may happen that your blank will be too big and then you can safely cut off the extra millimeters of cardboard and glue everything to the end.
Place the cardboard into the cup carefully so as not to stain the top edge. Before doing this, think about how it will stand so that the joint is hidden by the front wall.
It is better to press with clothespins from the place opposite the joint and always through something, so as not to leave marks from the clamps.

If you have a round base, then we tighten it in the same way as we covered the jar. If the base is rectangular, then add allowances differently. That is, for example, the top one first along the short sides, and then along the long sides, and the bottom one vice versa.
After this, we arrange our jars so that the joint is covered by the adjacent jar. We fasten the cans with self-tapping screws - this is more reliable than glue.

Now you need to cut out the inner bottom. To do this, we measure the jar not along the upper circle, but precisely along the bottom. The difference between the upper and lower diameter is quite strong. It is very convenient to use calipers.

The bottom is made of thick felt.

Here you can see that the seam of the fabric rests on the adjacent can.

Well, my daughters couldn’t wait for me to finish work and quickly filled the organizers with everything they could :)

In order to make such an organizer, we will need:

1. Cans of different heights and diameters. If your cans were opened using a key on the lid, then you need to use a can opener (which has a screw) to remove the protruding rim.

2. The basis on which we will place them(you can take a kitchen board or a watch blank).

3. Scraps of fabric. It is better to take fabrics with stretch thread and not very dense, so that there are no unsightly humps when folding. Jeans are perfect in every sense :)

4. Fleece.

5. Trimmings of ribbons, braids.

6. Glue(I usually use three in my work: Amos, PVA and Moment Crystal).

7. Sewing machines a (optional).

8. Self-tapping screws according to the number of cans and a screwdriver.

Since the cans have thickening at the top and bottom and often ribbed walls, the first thing we need to do is smooth out the relief. First, we apply fleece from bottom to top, without catching the thickening. We connect the fabric end-to-end.

Then we apply the canvas so that it covers the jar completely. I made the joint in a different place.

After this, it is necessary to level the bottom. Firstly, it will be easier to glue the fabric, and secondly, when screwing the can to the base there is no risk of breaking it. For leveling, you can take some kind of bulk cardboard: beer or thin corrugated cardboard (thin and dense, this is important). The main thing is that it can be cut with scissors, because it will take ten times longer with a knife :) I glued two layers.

Now we give free rein to our imagination.

The strips for covering must be cut with allowances of 1.5 cm on the long sides and 1 cm on the short sides. The fabric should sit on the can very tightly, with tension. But there is one caveat. When you stitch the braid, the fabric in this place will not stretch anywhere. But when trying it on, you will be guided by the place where there is no braid and it may turn out that in the area of the braid the cover will not fit on the can. Therefore, I recommend bevelling the stitching slightly at the beginning and end to prevent the fabric from flapping and the tape from getting stuck.

Now a little trick. To put on the fabric, tuck the can into a regular bag. But be sure to do it like in the picture, so that the top of the bag goes inside all the way to the bottom.

Then the fabric will fit like clockwork. The bag is then torn and pulled out, and the cover sits as if glued due to the rough fleece. But don’t rush to pull it out until you are sure that the fabric has sat the way you want it.

We fold the top seam allowance and glue it inward, constantly pulling the fabric down. Then we will be able to avoid creases. To ensure that the fold lies evenly in the seam area, cut the seam allowance along the seam to 1 mm and glue this mm, straightening and pressing it.

We cut the bottom allowance, not reaching the bottom of the jar 2-3 mm (depending on the flowability and density of the fabric), and then cut off the corners.

When gluing, it is important to take your time and pull each “petal” one by one towards the center, pressing and simultaneously smoothing out all the irregularities and folds.

Now it’s time to try on the interior trim. I took cardboard for her. Its density will be lower, the smaller the diameter of the can. Be sure to ensure that the cardboard cut line runs strictly perpendicular to the bottom. Otherwise, when twisting, there will be unsightly creases that cannot be corrected.

It is important to leave a small gap between the edges. Its size will depend on the thickness of the cardboard and fabric.

Now one more subtlety. Pull the cardboard over the edge of the table until it begins to curl. This will make it easier for us to glue the fabric to avoid wrinkles when putting it in the jar. Since the can has a thickening at the top, the length of the top and bottom of the liner will be different. To avoid confusion when applying the sticker, write “bottom” and “top” on the reverse side.

Now we need to cut out the fabric for the interior decoration. Since I planned to line the bottom with voluminous felt, I did not make a bottom allowance. If you decide to make it, then immediately cut it as shown above and prepare tweezers - if any petal gets wrinkled, it will be easy for you to get it out.

When sticking, constantly pull the fabric slightly so that the cardboard curls, but make sure there are no bubbles.

On the upper part of the allowance you also need to make several notches, not reaching the edge of 2 mm. One allowance on the short side must be glued, but on the other side I recommend not gluing the fabric until the allowance begins by about 0.5 mm. First try on the liner for the can. It may happen that your blank will be too big and then you can safely cut off the extra millimeters of cardboard and glue everything to the end.

Place the cardboard into the cup carefully so as not to stain the top edge. Before doing this, think about how it will stand so that the joint is hidden by the front wall.

It is better to press with clothespins from the place opposite the joint and always through something, so as not to leave marks from the clamps.

If you have a round base, then we tighten it in the same way as we covered the jar. If the base is rectangular, then add allowances differently. That is, for example, the top one first along the short sides, and then along the long sides, and the bottom one vice versa.

After this, we arrange our jars so that the joint is covered by the adjacent jar. We fasten the cans with self-tapping screws - it’s more reliable than glue.

Now you need to cut out the inner bottom. To do this, we measure the jar not along the upper circle, but precisely along the bottom. The difference between the upper and lower diameter is quite strong. It is very convenient to use calipers.