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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Desk organiser from recycled tin cans - tutorial


Finally, I have some crafty goodness happening! I have been missing it a lot. I have done a tutorial on how to transform basic food tins into a cute and functional desk organiser. This is one of my favourite crafts actually - there is recycling, there is (mostly) 'free' and there is wow 'before and after' factor! All great elements for crafting.

I have done the tutorial as a PDF download. Click here for your copy and make sure you let me know if you make one yourself.

Notes:
- I don't have access to good quality spray paints but I think a Rustoleum paint would give much better coverage.
- If you want the option of changing the look of your tin, just wrap the paper around and secure with double sided tape.

9 comments:

  1. Found you through One Pretty Thing... love this idea! I'm a Mod Podge beginner, and I've been looking for a simple but useful project to try. And who doesn't need more organizing containers! Thanks for the great tutorial.

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  2. What a cute idea! I like the different sizes and gluing them together. Great tutorial, too!

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  3. This project would be perfect for the new desk that my hubby is building for me soon. May I share this link on my polka dotted blog? I think my readers would enjoy it. :)

    Julie
    onthedotcreations@yahoo.com

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  4. Thanks gals!

    Julie, go ahead and share the link. Thanks!

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  5. I love the grouping and think I may do this for my desk this week.

    Here is a version I did with my kids.

    http://bylittlehands.typepad.com/by_little_hands/2009/06/desk-accessories.html

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  6. Very pretty papers!

    Samantha at TwoHeartsTogether
    www.twoheartstogether.com

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  7. I love to recycle! This is a great idea =)

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  8. I had one like this from pineapple tins and Benetton catalog pages when I was in college! :) It is probably still somewhere in my parents house...

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  9. I love this idea and I'll be trying it out this weekend. Thanks for sharing
    ps I didn't download as I needed to give my facebook id or get a scrib account. I prefer not to do either.

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