DIY Stone Decorated Tin Can Holder
If wehad to choose one kind of craft to list as our favourite, wed be hard pressed to choose between upcycling crafts and crafts that have some kind of organizational purpose to them. Thats why we getso excited when we can think up an opportunity to merge the two together in one project! Recently we came across a bag of tiny fish tank stones I forgot about that were leftover from before our kids pet fish went belly up and I was struck with a bit of inspiration when I immediately laid eyes on a tin can and my own messy desk right after I found the stones. I decided to reuse both of those things to make a desk organizer or pen holder!
If Im being honest, I actually made more than one. I made three! One sits by the phone where I jot down call notes, one sits on my desk at work, and one sits on my desk at home near where I craft. After I was so happy with the first two, I decided to outline how I made the third because friend had started asking about them. Check out these step by step instructions complete with photos! If youd rather follow along with a video tutorial instead of written words, scroll to the bottom of this post to find just what youre looking for.
For this project, youll need:
- A tin can
- Small stones (like fish tank stones)
- White paper
- Hot glue
- Gold paint
- A paintbrush
- Scissors
Step 1:
Gather your materials!
Step 2:
Turn your piece of white paper to sit portrait on your tabletop and lay your tin can on it in the bottom right corner, turned sideways, so the bottom edge sits against the righthand edge of the page. Note or mark the place where the the top edge opposite that hits the page closer to the centre and remove the can. Use your scissors to cut a rectangle from the page thats precisely the same width as the height of your can and set the rest aside. Apply hot glue down the length of your cans outside surface and stick down one end of your white strip along its shorter edge. Wrap the strip all the way around the can until it meets back up with your anchored end and trim off the excess, leaving a little bit to overlap. Apply glue on top of the glued end and stick down your new second end there as well. Your whole an is now covered in white paper all the way around.
Step 3:
Apply a patch of hot glue near the bottom of the can, by the edge, and start carefully placing rocks into the glue, sticking them down however theyll settle best. Apply more glue next to that and repeat the stone sticking process, positioned to look consistent and as seamless as possible. Repeat this process all around the can to cover its entire outer surface in little white stones. Try to get the stones as even as possible and as close to the edge as you can while still letting the can sit evenly at the bottom.
Step 4:
Use your paintbrush to add colour and detail to your organizer! I chose metallic gold and decided to paint a ring around the top edge of the can. I wanted to keep things minimalist but a little glamorous. Try a dotting technique to make sure that your brush gets down in between the stones and really covers the colour so it doesnt look patchy.
Thats really all there is to it! Feel free to use differently coloured stones or different painting shades and techniques. Just in case youd like to try this project out for yourself, heres a fantastic tutorial video to help you!
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