Fabric Covered Tin Cans For Organizing

~This was a fun and easy project to complete~

I've been working on my craft room for a year or two years... (See this post if you want to know how it became the craft room, because I am not about to bore you out of your mind!)

On to the project. I made several tin can organizers a couple years ago. I used scrapbook paper to make them and surprisingly they held up better than I thought they would.

Since my craft room is now slash my home office, I have once again began the task of revamping and organizing. I've become a little obsessed with tin cans which behooves my hubby to no end! (at this point he no longer asks what I am creating, he just waits for instructions, LOL)

Supply List:

Fabric of your choice
Tin cans
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Mason jar lid (say what!)
yard stick (OCD optional)
pen (OCD Optional)




Lay out your fabric and cut out a length enough to wrap around the can. 

This is where my OCD kind of takes over. For my own peace of mind I used my yard stick and pin and drew a line out on the fabric so it would be straight.

Can you see the line?

Because the tin cans vary in size I can't tell you what length to cut the fabric, however, I cut the width about 1/4" longer than the can on the bottom and about 1" longer on top. 

Add a vertical bead of hot glue down the can and press the fabric to it.

Wrap the fabric and add another vertical bead of hot glue.

Now run a bead of hot clue on the inside lip of the can and fold over your fabric.

repeat for the bottom of the can

(believe it or not but that sticker stayed intact through a dishwasher cycle!)

I used a mason jar lid to cut out a circle of fabric for the bottom of my cans. It just so happened to work perfectly.

 And again with the hot glue gun put a bead in the center an round the outer edge and press the circle onto the can. I think it makes the project look finished.

There are 2 cans here I used spray paint, twine and flowers. And although you cannot tell in the photos, the colors match perfectly with the owls.

The the twine cans I simply spray painted them, allowed to them to dry wrapped twine around them and then flowers for accent.

I am so excited about this project! I would love to see your tin can projects and know what you think of mine!

Happy Pinteresting,

Mel :D