Recycling is huge! I'm all about recycling anything we can; however, if I can re-purpose something instead I will. First of all, not only is that one less thing being broken down to recycle, but it's also one less thing I'm purchasing. Here are 10 ways that I've re-purposed tin cans in our household, of all sizes.
Cat food cans:
2. Bathroom storage:
Cat food cans do a great job holding those small things in the bathroom; your lip gloss, chapstick, tweezers. I have one tuna can in my cabinet that holds all those in one. It's great to hold those small items together so they don't get lost amongst all the other bathroom items.
Tuna cans:
3. Earring holder:
Tuna cans are the perfect size to hold a few pairs of earrings. Plus then they don't get tangled together if you have any of those dangly ones. They also aren't very tall so they fit in a drawer really easily.
General tin cans:
4. Organizing craft supplies:
We use these for holding markers, colored pencils, crayons and more. They are a great size for kids to be able to grab easily. Or you can put them in a little bin and have your bin more organized as well.
5. Make a craft with them:
Tin can style is in. Wrap some yarn or twine around them a few times or a lot. Add some decor inside and it can make a great centerpiece.
6. Organizing bathroom essentials:
Another great way to organize the bathroom. Works well for holding q-tips, cotton balls, hair ties etc. They are also small and can fit together in a small space, but keep order to your bathroom cabinet.
Large cans (baked beans)
7. Garden tool storage:
The large tin cans are a great way to store those gardening tools. The girls and I all have our own little tin can. It has our own gloves, a little rake and 2 shovels. Eventually, I plan to put labels on them so we each have one with our name on it.
8. Kitchen utensils:
A great way to keep those utensils from falling all over in their storage container. Take a large tin can and place it inside your utensil holder. It's perfect to keep the utensils more together. If you have an oval or larger container, you can divide your utensils up into a few different large tin cans.
9. Pet organization:
Organizing all that pet stuff. We keep our cats' collars, tags, brushes and their treats in a large tin can. It's perfect to just grab when we need something.
All can sizes
10. Planters:
Have you seen the fun ways people are using their tin cans as planters? It can be for herbs, or small plants. You can use any of the different sizes. While I haven't tried this yet, it is on my list of things to try. Check out a simple how to on the blog, Handmade Charlotte . She does a great job of showing step by step photos. Plus, if you want to hang them, she shows you how to do that too!
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