The talented illustrated and designer Bess Harding from Beeb is back with another fantastic craft project for you.
Don't forget to check out her inspiring blog and website and of course her Etsy shop for her toys and illustrations
Tin pot project
There are so many gorgeous wrapping paper designs around these days, I thought it would be good to make something to take advantage of them! These tin pots can be used for storing anything you like, with or without lids. I’ve made three different sizes; I’m thinking paper clips in the small one, hair bands in the tall one and spare coins in the middle.
You will need
Empty food tins
(washed and dried)
Old cardboard
box
Scissors/craft
knife
Double sided
tape
Pencil
Ruler
Paint
What to do
2. Now decorate
your lid. Either keep it simple and just paint it a contrasting or
complimentary colour to your wrapping paper, or you could try one of the variations
I’ve done: on one I cut a slot for money in the lid before painting it; on the
second I glued a loop of ribbon to the underside of the lid so it’s easy to
lift up; and on the third I cut out three small circles of card and glued them
to each other and then to the lid to create a sort of handle. You could
decorate with sequins or buttons or write someone’s name or what the content
are on the lid too.
4. Put double
sided tape along each end of the paper on the underside, and wrap round your
tin, carefully lining up with the top edge and pressing down along the overlap
to secure.
5. When your
lid is dry pop it on top of the wrapped tin and start using it!
we do this with our empty milo tins as pencil/craft item holders.
Posted by: Tiel | 06/24/2010 at 07:19 AM
your blog is so cute! with a baby about to pop out, I'll be visiting more frequently.
Posted by: www.arcbranch.com | 06/24/2010 at 07:48 PM
What lovely idea! So so sweet. xx
Posted by: ~*~saskia~*~ | 07/03/2010 at 09:17 AM