When I was in England, I wanted one of those cute ‘Biscuit tins’. They call ‘cookies’…’biscuits’. So I went to the thrift store and found some tin canisters…and made my own.
I spray painted the tins with primer first and then with a white metal spray paint.
Then I did the ink transfer and traced it with a black paint pen.
The large tin was 20 cents, the small one was free and the medium one was 15 cents. I had all the paint & the paint pen….a 35 cent project!
I don’t keep biscuits or cookies in it…but my secret candy stash!
I love the font you used on your tin project! What was it? So cute!
scriptina…i just downloaded it from freefonts.com
Lovely tins!Although we English call cookies biscuits – the word is from the French meaning cooked twice.
I love this idea!! So creative! And you cannot beat .35!!
Love the font! Love the idea! Love the secret candy stash!!! 🙂
What a great idea. I’m thinking Christmas presents here! LOVE IT!!Mimi
I did the same thing for my dog’s food a few weeks ago. :o) I love your tins.
I love this idea…so simple and yet…Genius!
LOVE IT! cuter than any you could have bought!
Those are so cute, not to mention clever and cheap. Too many C’s 🙂 You did a great job. Love the font you used.PS – I tagged you! You can see the rules on my blog.-Hayley
That is such a great idea! wow! and it turned out so cute!
At Christmastime I always end up with a ton of Christmas tins and end up tossing them! Now I actually have something useful to do with them!
Such talent! These are cute and clever. You did a good job.Sheila
A-dorable. Love all your ideas and in general your creative energy. Noticed you’re a fellow homeschooler….me too….just this year. So nice to ‘meet’ you.
Love, love, love these painted tins! I used to be quite the DIY gal back before my 2nd child was born (4 yrs ago). You’ve inspired me to get back at it again.
i did the same for tampons and toilet paper in the bathroom! i like your blog! i’m thinking of recovering a chair and i think i’ll try your method! thanks for the inspiration!
Those look awesome! I have been wanting to do something like this. 🙂
I walked right by a huge pile of tins yesterday at a thrift store…after seeing thins I might have to make another trip back! Too cute! (and easy!!!)
What an adorable Idea!! Love it.
That’s so cute! I love the font…yes, I am a self-admitted font freak 🙂 lol.What a great idea…I need some tins for my flour and sugar…this would be fun!Loving your blog…you are so creative!
Came from the Nester…those tins are great! Love them!-Sandy Toes
I’m going to have to borrow this idea. Those tins are a dime a dozen at Goodwill and garage sales and I love what you’ve done with them. Thanks!
Okay, that is TOO funny! Keeping your secret stash in the biscuit bin. Really, who would ever think?! Lol.They’re beautiful!
I never would have thought! How cute! I’ll have to do that sometime!Melissa 😀
Cute!! I’m trying this project ASAP. Thanks!~Heather
I love it! I have a huge tin for my Flour but it is very “un-me” and I have to hide it. I tried a glass jar but I hated hefting it…. I am fussy about having an opening big enough and a tin big enough to measure from and I love this idea! I will definately be using it. I will let you know how it turns out
fabulous idea
Came over from Nesting Place. What a great idea for when all those holiday popcorn tins go on clearance!
What a great idea! Love it and will definitely use it. Thanks.
What a clever craft and idea sweet for the sweet Happy new years 2009! Thank you so much for the tutorial.hugs
I love what you did with the tin cans. Very creative and it came out great!!!
What kind of black paint pen did you use? It would be cute to put a handle or knob on top to! I’m going to try this!!