Previously, glass jars were used to store cereals, spices and other foods, preserves, but today they serve drinks and desserts. But there are other ways to use glass containers. The same applies to tins and chips bags that end up in the bin, although they can become a stylish decor element or a useful craft for everyday life. So what can be done with cans?
Such a base for crafts, like a tin or glass jar, gives a huge scope for imagination. The simpler the initial element, the more interesting and useful gizmos can be made from it. A regular glass or tin can is great for a variety of stylish home decor items (like garlands), useful pieces (organizers and coasters), and just plain fun eye-catching crafts (closed ecosystem).
Stylized oil lamp
What can be made from cans? A glass jar is a great base for creating a spectacular candle holder or a stylized oil lamp. Such decorations can be used in home decor or taken out for the holidays. A homemade oil lamp will look very cozy as an element of decorating a hall for a wedding or a tent for celebrating a birthday.
It is very easy to make such a stylish little thing. All you need is kerosene, string and the jar itself, as well as some kind of sharp tool to make a hole in the lid. It is better to take the rope not ordinary, but the one that is used as a wick in ordinary candles. It burns longer and brighter. The jar is filled with kerosene by two thirds and closed with a lid. In kerosene, you need to lower the rope for about an hour so that it has time to soak. Then it remains only to insert the rope into the hole in the lid. The unusual oil lamp is ready.
What can you do with an empty can? For example, a candlestick. It is enough to pour ordinary or colored sand, shells, small stones or other decorative elements on the bottom of the jar that will not burn or deform from high temperature. This decor will hold the candle.
Romantic option - fill the jars with water two-thirds (you can use tinted) and put candle-pills.
Unusual garland
What can be done with banks if you do not want to deal with conservation? On the eve of the holidays, such an extra load in the pantry can become a very original garland. Additionally, you will need a rigid base (for example,wire) and a luminous electric garland. You need to place a small amount of garland in the jars, fix the entire structure with a rigid base so that they do not fall. Now you can connect everything to power and enjoy the play of light.
Storage of sewing supplies
What else can be made from cans? Needlewomen can use the following interesting idea. In the lid, a needle bed is made of foam rubber and a piece of fabric, but so that it does not interfere with closing the container. Now the lid is screwed on as usual. Inside the jar there is free space where you can store several spools of thread or pins. You can also use tin cans for such crafts, but they need to be additionally decorated on the outside, and as a result everything will not look as impressive as with a glass container.
Terrarium jar
What else can be made from cans? For the next craft that you can do with your children, you will also need a glass jar. The volume is not important. In just an hour of work, an eternal terrarium can appear in your home. Such a closed ecosystem does not require outside intervention. This craft requires more preparation. In the nearest park or forest, you need to find a few undersized plants and moss, pebbles, cones and other little things. Together with plants, you need to dig a little earth.
The jar must be sealed. It is better to be able to open the lid for watering at first, and then the system will stabilize itself. Before laying the plants, you need to thoroughly wash the jar and dry it. Will need drainage. You can use coal, small pebbles and expanded clay. If the vessel is small, you will also need tweezers to make it convenient to place the plants. All finds are laid out in a jar and lightly sprinkled with water.
Homemade terrarium is best placed where there is no direct sunlight. At first, it is advisable to spray the plants in the home terrarium from a spray bottle. Perhaps, along with the earth, you also grabbed a few ants or other living creatures. If all goes well, they will survive and be quite comfortable in the sealed jar.
Chip cans are also in business
What can you do with a can of chips? The simplest and most practical option is containers for organizing things that we use on a daily basis. You can make a cutout at the bottom of the round cardboard package, and put cotton sponges inside. So it will be convenient to get them, and unused ones will not be saturated with moisture. Of course, the outer part of the package needs to be decorated somehow. In such packages it is convenient to store knitting needles and bolts, pencils and pens, you can use them as a basis for casting candles or for carrying paint rollers.
What to do with cans
Tin cans are also useful in the household. What can be made from tin cans? Even with minimal decor, these are great coasters for kitchen utensils, stationery, or even bottles. It is enough to wash the jars, clean the sharp edges, paint or paste over with printed paper, paint with acrylic paints, etc.similar.
What can be made from an iron can? For example, a wall or desktop organizer. For the manufacture of the wall you need a magnetic base. If desired, it can be decorated with something. Then it remains only to attach the cans to the base in random order. Parts of this organizer can be easily separated and placed on the table when needed.
Large tins make excellent flower pots, original shelves for tools, towels or other household items. Some craftsmen make whole lamps with elaborate patterns, stylish boxes or other useful home decorations from this material.
What to do with broken cans
Even a crumpled tin can be an interesting decor element. It is enough to wipe the edges so that they are not sharp, and evenly color the jar. If you plan to use a container for planting, it is recommended to make several holes in the bottom to let excess water out. First, a layer of drainage is poured to the bottom, and then the soil. When planting a plant, you need to take into account the volume of the jar. From such a crumpled "pot" it will be problematic to transplant something into a larger one. It is advisable to use hardy plants that grow quickly for planting.
