Nowadays, we throw a very wide variety of packaging products into the trash every day, but some products can be a good source for doing various kinds of crafts with your own hands.
So, as an example, you can take an empty tin can of lemonade or beer. For the most part, crafts made from tin cans serve as decoration, but if you use your imagination and imagination, you can build something useful and usable for your home.
DIY lighting fixtures from cans
Almost any jar can be used usefully, for example, it is possible to make a very stylish and original lampshade for a lamp. Therefore, the first step is to remove the upper part of the bottom of the can, using ordinary scissors or a stationery knife.
If you have a penchant for drawing, then you can paint the jar colorfully or simply paint it on the inside and outside. After that, you need to install a socket with a light bulb into the jar. That's it, the bright and unique lamp is ready for use.
You can also make an interesting and beautiful table lamp from beer cans, which can decorate the room with its unusual look.
So, to make a lampshade, you only need to use pull tabs from cans, but for the lamp stand, you can use the tin can itself. To connect all the tongues from the cans into a solid and unified structure, a small cut must be made on each tongue, after which all the tongues must be connected to each other, and then the cut site must be connected again.
Country interior decoration
A very interesting use for tin cans can also be found for country house use. So, for example, they can be used in the manufacture of garden furniture; a chair and table are a very good idea to use empty aluminum cans.
So, in order to make a chair, you need to connect all the cans together using very powerful and reliable glue. For a more stable position of the chair, and so that it does not deform from the weight of the person sitting on it, it is advisable to fill each jar with sand after gluing.
Alcohol burner made from tin cans
Also, for many amateur travelers, it is very important to provide everything they need on hikes, especially when it comes to a burner. Therefore, many tourists make their own alcohol lamps from aluminum cans, which are quite capable of replacing a conventional gas burner.
It is worth noting that the weight of a homemade alcohol lamp hardly exceeds 50 grams, while a gas burner weighs about 3.5 kg.
Candle lantern made from a beer can
So, to perform such a craft, you will have to make deep vertical cuts on the jar itself at a distance of 3-4 cm from each other. This process is performed with a sharp knife; cutting must be done carefully and slowly; if necessary, you can use a ruler for a more even cut.
After the jar is cut, you need to gently press it down a little on top, which will result in an interesting lantern design. If you don’t like the color design of the candlestick, you can paint it yourself with a special spray in the color you want.
Beer can butterflies and other figures
To make a craft of this type you will need a lot of patience. So, you need to remove two bottoms from an empty tin can. The result will be a rectangular sheet of tin.
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Carefully cut out the finished shape with scissors along the contour of a design, such as a butterfly.
When the shape of the butterfly is already ready, you can give it a more natural look, slightly give the wings a lively look and slightly decorate the butterfly in a bright color.
Thus, before you throw away an empty aluminum can of beer or drink, think that if you only turn on your fantasy and imagination, you can make useful crafts from tin cans, many beautiful and useful things that your loved ones will be able to appreciate.
Photos of crafts made from jars
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Simple three rules will help you avoid health problems, avoid cutting yourself and get a beautiful result after all your efforts:
- Hand gloves will save you from small and large cuts.
- The container must be thoroughly washed, dried, in other words, prepared for use so that the smell of food is not heard from them.
- It is recommended to use spray cans to apply paint evenly on the surface of the can.
The preparatory work is done and work can begin. Of course, the simplest thing that comes to mind is to make cheerful colorful flower pots for your winter garden. Let the brightness of the colors give you a cheerful mood.
Fun flower pots
The most enterprising housewives have long thought of using tin cans for growing seedlings. But this is not the limit of imagination. If you choose jars of different heights and sizes and paint them gold, then reflections of sunbeams will appear in your winter garden clearing. Such flower pots will shine like the sun even on a cloudy day. The option of multi-colored jars will create a cheerful mood in the interior of the room.
- Like any material with which decorating work begins, jars must be wiped with alcohol or, more simply put, their surface must be degreased.
- The best medium for painting is spray paint, but acrylic paints are also suitable. It is convenient to apply them with a nylon brush.
- For a flower pot, you must make holes in the bottom. To do this, a clove and a hammer will be enough.
If you don’t like plain pots, you can use construction tape to paint stripes, zigzags, and different shapes on the surface. First, the surface of the can is covered with the main background color. After it has completely dried, tape is applied and the intended design is painted in a different color.
Advice: small multi-colored jars are suitable for planting cacti. Create a clearing of cacti with your own hands. For tall flowers, you can decorate them with aluminum cans (from paint).
Decorated material for vases made from jars
Natural materials are also used to decorate jars for flower pots. By decorating a jar with this material, but without holes in the bottom, you can create a beautiful vase:
- Wooden sticks of the same length are used, tied together with twine. A wooden strip is formed, which is wrapped around the surface of the jar and tied with a ribbon on top.
- Birch bark with a beautiful braid on top can become a decoration for a jar vase created in eco-style.
- Leather cut into thin strips is applied to the surface of the jar using a glue gun. A leather vase looks very stylish.
Lace, beads, appliqués, fabric, and burlap are used as decoration for tin vases. You can even decorate a wedding with such vases.
A variety of organizers made from cans
Almost every housewife stores small items in empty jars. A great reason to turn them into beautiful and unusual organizers.
You can come up with a lot of ways to decorate the surface of the jar to make a beautiful organizer:
- The surface is covered with an even layer of paint and varnished on top.
- Several jars of different sizes are assembled into a composition: a multi-level pyramid.
- The entire surface of the jar is wrapped with multi-colored woolen threads.
- You can also add rhinestone decoration to the decoupage technology.
- The glued-on funny animal faces will appeal to little organizers of the educational process.
- An easy way to decorate a jar is to use fabric.
Unusual candlesticks
A sketch of the design is applied to the surface of the tin can. Using a small drill or a nail, the contour of the invented image is repeated. When a burning candle is placed in such a candlestick, the reflection of the lights through the holes will scatter throughout the room, creating a romantic mood.
Making little helpers in the kitchen
Every housewife's recipe book contains some recipe where you need to cut out a figure from dough, cheese, or vegetables. Often an ordinary glass is used for these purposes. Then you won’t be able to cut anything except the circle. Various molds made from aluminum cans will come to the rescue.
Cans of beer and cola will be used. Smooth strips are cut from the can. Mold templates are prepared and various figures in the form of hearts, stars, and diamonds are assembled from them. Be sure to leave the ends overlapping so you can use super glue to join them together.
Decoration for a summer cottage
A musical pendant made from tin cans can be an unusual decoration for your dacha. Making such a tool is not difficult:
To work, you will need jars of different sizes. 8 pieces will be enough. A circle of metal, ordinary rope, nails and a hammer are prepared.
- Cover each jar individually with acrylic paint. You can make everything monochromatic; multi-colored ones will look more interesting. Make one hole at the bottom of all jars.
- A rope is threaded through this hole into each jar, the same length for everyone. The end that ends up inside the jar is tied into a knot, departing from the edge about 10 cm.
- Bells or nails or keys are tied to this free tip.
- The prepared musical instruments are tied to a metal circle.
- An unusual decoration can be hung on a tree in the garden or on the veranda near the door.
Using glass jars
From small glass jars (from baby food) you can assemble a set for spices. It is enough to remove all the labels from the jars and decorate the lids. Inscriptions with the names of spices can be beautifully written on the lids.
From these same jars you can make a convenient organizer for various household items if you screw the lids of each jar with a screwdriver from the inside to the back of the top shelf. You can put small things, such as buttons, in a jar and close it with a lid screwed to the shelf. The jars will not take up space on the shelf, they will hang under it. You can also hang spices, which will now always be in front of your eyes; you won’t have to look for them during the cooking process.
Large jars are more suitable for storing various cereals, pasta, and flour. Lids for jars can become decorations. Furniture handles are suitable for decoration, since there is a large selection of shapes.
Jars for cosmetics are decorated with glitter, which can be easily placed on the inside of the jar using PVA glue.
Bold experiments will allow you to create beautiful household items that will become not just everyday things, but also interior decoration.
In most cases, items made from available materials play the role of room decor, but if you think carefully and use your imagination, you can end up with a useful item for your home.
Lamps made from cans
It’s easy to make an original lampshade for a lighting fixture from an ordinary drink can. This will be a stylish, useful accessory in your interior. So, in order to make such a craft from a beer can, you first need to cut out its bottom with a sharp knife.
Next, you need to draw patterns on the jar itself. These can be ornaments, geometric shapes, flowers, and much, much more. Then we take a stationery knife and carefully cut out the composition according to the markings. Take precautions when working with cutting objects!
If you have paint and basic drawing skills, then you can paint the base of our future lamp or draw something on it. After finishing the work, all that remains is to place the socket with a light bulb in the jar and the unique, beautiful lamp is ready!
Desk lamp
You can make an original table lamp from a beer can. The jar itself will be a stand, and the lampshade for the lamp is made of reeds with which we open the drink. Using wire cutters, open the tongue in one place and thus connect them together, like links in a chain.
A lot of such elements are needed for a lampshade. You need to “weave” a rectangular fabric measuring approximately 40x15 cm. Close the rectangle into a cylinder, place it on the base and install the light bulb socket. This lamp will decorate any apartment.
Crafts from tin cans for the garden
For a country house or plot, you can also make many decorative elements from aluminum cans. You can even make furniture from them! For example, a chair. Place the cans on top of each other, connecting them together with glue, gradually forming the seat, back and armrests. You can build a small table in the same way.
To make furniture items stronger and more stable, fill each jar with soil or sand.
Burner for travelers
You can make a burner from half an iron beer can. This idea will be useful for those who like to travel. Such a burner can completely replace a gas burner, and its weight does not exceed 50 grams, while a gas burner weighs about 3 - 4 kg.
To make such a useful thing, you need to cut off the bottom with a wall height of about 10 cm. In the middle of the bottom we make one large hole, and along the edge (along the groove between the bottom and the walls) several small ones. We bend the sharp edges slightly inward with pliers.
Candlesticks made from cans
Iron cans from canned vegetables are suitable for making a candlestick. It is enough just to cut out some pattern or design on them. You can simply make round holes in a chaotic manner and paint the jar any color. We put a candle inside and enjoy the romance.
Crafts from tin cans for children
Smooth, neat jars without a sharp edge can be painted, covered with paper or fabric, ribbons, beads, beads and used as a stand for stationery.
If we remove both bottoms and cut the jar lengthwise, we will get an aluminum sheet from which we can make many crafts: butterflies, birds, stars and others. Draw on a piece of thick paper, or print out the finished drawing, cut it out and use as a template. After manufacturing individual parts, you can give them a look closer to the real thing. For example, make cuts on the wings of birds, or the openwork edge of the wings of butterflies and paint them with multi-colored paints.
With creativity, desire and imagination, you can make many items that will warm and delight the eye. This way you can make a gift for a loved one, because there is nothing better than a present made in hand made style.
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 a decorative decoration for an apartment or cottage. 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 growing 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 in 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.
In the hallway it is convenient to attach empty jars 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 a 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 on 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
If you belong to the category of people who are creative even when sorting waste material, this article is just for you. When there are tin cans left in the house, we either throw them away or make a simple ashtray. In this article we will look at what else can be made from tin cans.
Vase from a tin can
At a craft store we purchase the necessary materials: ribbon, blanks for an album using the scrapbooking technique, you can use different types of decorative paper for creativity.
Butterflies from tin cans
Products made from tin cans can become full-fledged holiday decorations.
- First we draw the template on paper, and then transfer it to the tin itself.
- After all the blanks are cut out, we proceed to the main part of the work. An important point: if you want to make patterns along the contour of the wings, step back about a centimeter from the edge when you cut.
- Using a marker we draw patterns on the wings.
- Now, using a hammer and an awl, we begin to carefully move along the drawing. Instead of an awl, large nails or something similar will do.
- Crafts from tin cans in the shape of a butterfly are almost ready. Using acetone, remove the remaining marker and cut out the blank along the edge. In narrow and very curved areas, it is better to use nail scissors.
- To make our products from tin cans look more realistic, we will make a body from beads and wire.
- First, take a bright colored wire and thread it through the bead. We twist the ends. We fix the body using thinner wire.
- These are the unusual children's crafts from tin cans you can make.
Candlestick made from a tin can
To make crafts from tin cans, we will need a nail and a hammer, a piece of wire and a candle.
