Craft Consortium, The Herbarium, Repurposed Tea Tins

Another very quick post from me today!

If you saw my repurposed Cacao Container last week (see here) it may have got you wondering just what you might have lying around that you can also repurpose.

If that's the case, let me tell you that as long as you use a glue such as the Tim Holtz Collage Medium you can even redecorate empty food or drink tins!

These were containers for Chinese Tea originally...

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Craft Consortium supplies used:

The Herbarium

Premium Paper Pad

Clear Stamp Set - Utensils

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Always And Forever

Rhinestone Gems

5mm

4mm

3mm

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Have a great day...

Donna. x

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Craft Consortium, The Herbarium, Repurposed Cacao Container

A quick post from me today!

I'm using papers from The Herbarium collection (from Craft Consortium and all good craft retailers) to repurpose another of my Cacao Powder containers.  

They make for great homemade food/treat packaging as they clean up inside just perfectly...  

...  And as for the 'Best Before' date stamped on the base?  A touch of Isopropyl Alcohol wipes that  off just effortlessly.

I've simply used PVA glue to attach the backing paper, gluing a little at a time to ensure it bonds well to the surface.

Once dry, cover in your chosen design...  I've opted for this gorgeous dark paper that I've glued on to three layers of card before piercing holes for the thread that will eventually wrap around the spoon.

Simply thread the twine through the holes prior to gluing into position.  

You'll need a strong glue for sure!

I've used Holtz Distress Collage Medium/Matt to attach mine, held it in place for a while by hand and then wrapped it securely in a piece of cloth until completely dry.

Add a teacup image (fussy cut from the paper pad), a stamped and heat embossed 'Drink Me' (it's on one of two sets of clear stamps that are available to compliment the paper pad) and then cover the whole thing in Holtz Distress Collage Medium/Crazing before using hot glue to hold the metal spoon in place.

Then tie your twine bow.

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Here's a list of Craft Consortium supplies used:

The Herbarium

Premium Paper Pad

Clear Stamp Set - Utensils

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For those of you who work in an office environment, perhaps this is where you could hide your chocolate bars instead of your teabag stash?!

It's just a thought!

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Enjoy your day...

Donna. x

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Cherish The Memory, Repurposed Cacao Container, Mixed Media

I'm so happy to be able to share my first design with you all as a member of the Cherish The Memory Design Team.

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This started off life as an empty cacao container.

I hope you like it...

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Supplies used...

Cherish The Memory

StudioLight

Industrial 2 Card Making & Scrapbooking Kit

Summer Feelings 12x12 double sided - Seashells & Gems

Summer Feathers/Beach Frame - Metal Die

Summer Feelings Card Making Kit

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After cleaning the inside of the container my first job was to remove the bar code from underneath -  

simple enough to do with a touch of rubbing alcohol.

Then cover the container with a piece of paper cut to size - leaving just a tiny overlap.  I distressed the edges of my paper first, and glued it just a bit at a time to ensure it had a good bond with minimal air bubbles.  

Once dry, I simply covered it with Holtz Distress Collage Medium (Crackle).

Then I added the cog image, followed by the frame cut from the die...  and built it up from there.

The cogs I've added are covered in Rusting Powder.

Please feel free to email me if you need any more info on those or want to know how to achieve that technique.

The final step was to add the tags. 

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The lid to this container has a lip on so it's easy to remove and add whatever you want.

What would you use it for, I wonder?

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Thank you so much for stopping by today...

Donna. x