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!!! 馃檪
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 馃檪 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. 馃檪
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 馃檪 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 馃榾
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!!