Coffee Cans ... Not just for coffee ... Anymore ... Tutorial ...

The weather in KY. has just been crazy! We are headed into the spring season here, and it is colder now than all winter ... And Friday torandoes ripped through here again! After the ones on Wednesday had touched down just a few miles away from me.
I know you all have seen the photos ... and so have I, but unless you see it "for real" you just can't even imagine the devistation and destruction that a tornado can do! Unlike anything I have ever seen in my life time. My heart goes out to all those who were left homeless, it is unimaginable!
"There but for the grace of God, go I" Thank you!

I am hoping it warms up again before the lambs start to arrive ... Just waiting now on a gate from Tarter Gate to come in ... We live but mere miles from them, but have to order from Tractor Supply!
Funny, and then I received an e mail for a very nice lady in CT. asking me did I have an order with Premier 1? yes, why? Well, they sent it to her! How nice was that of her to track me down and tell me that. Sheep people are so kind! Thanks Liz!

Okay, if you are not bored to death yet ... I will continue ... This weekend was so cold! And this morning there is a bit of snow on the ground! Come on now ... My daffys are blooming!
A cold morning 30 degrees when I woke up to the wind chimes, sounding like a church organ being played ... at 4 a.m. A great day to have a nice hot cup of Jo ...

I love coffee ... my morning coffee ... a cup of coffee wakes me up ... makes my day go better. Hubby and I limit ourselves to one large cup a day. So we go through a pretty good amount of it. And in the warmer weather we drink ice coffee ... And then I like to mix up a batch with my special spices to grub up my stuff ... it is great on fabric and paper ... Anyway, back to the coffee, I don't know if you remember a few months back, well, more than a few now, coffee prices went through the roof ... So we use to drink Dunkin Donuts coffee ... ( being a Yankee you drink that brand, and well, hey, it's just good coffee!) So we went from DD to Maxwell House to Walmart brand ...
That is when I noticed Walmart had something the others did not have ... a black lid!
Right about now you are saying " And? So?"  And yes, a black lid ... which means, not blue, not clear, but a black usable lid ... Ahhhhhh .... So now, it was a challenge ... You see hubby didn't want them for nails and screws and such, because they were to big and they weren't the metal (aluminum) ones.
Now, I am big into recycling have been for a long time ... so if it has plastic on it, in it, or around it, I am going to do my best to take it off and recycle it ... plastic is a great thing ... but, really nasty in the
environment ... it kills me to see it on the roadsides, in the parks ... when it cost NOTHING to recycle it!
Okay, sorry for that sidetrack ... So I sat a couple of these cans in my crafting room ... and looked at them for quite some time, about 6 months or so ... And it came to me ... These would look great in a cupboard ... I mean really, they are stackable come in different sizes ... and well, they are free with the coffee.

See ...

Now here is what I did, I didn't use this can ... but it is just to show you, and hey, if you don't mind blue ... this will be perfect!

Here is my Walmart can with the plastic label in the recycling bin ... See that wonderful black lid.

Measure height and circumference of can.

 Cut craft paper to size, don't worry if it does not fit perfect ... you can take an X-ACTO knife and trim from the bottom.

Put white glue on paper.

Take a damp sponge brush and spread glue.

Place on can an roll ... I wanted wrinkles in mine. That is why you see them.

Rub wax on paper or not ... You don't need to.

Paint with paint full strength, I use brown. I went thin in some spots ... I liked the light and the dark.

Apply label of choice. I wanted a little contrast between the label and the can,so I added a small amount of stained burlap. I applied label to the burlap, and then applied glue to the burlap and centered it on the can.

You can see that I made a small one as well. This one was bit more of a challenge. I think they look pretty good in my cupboard. And the best part ... They are still useable!

Supplies:

Coffee cans

glue

labels of your choice

paint

optional supplies:

burlap

wax

This is a project I have been thinking about for some time now, the small cans were a challenge because of the indents that go all the way around the can, and the seam in the back. I remedied this with a thin sheet of paper on the seam and added glue into the indents and let dry. That raised them up to level. Do you have to do this? Well, that is your choice, I did not want to see the rings in the can ... This is a very easy project, cost is minimal and that depends on the labels ... you can purchase or search the Internet for freebies ... I'm thinking craft room ... one for buttons ... one for twine ... one for ... well, you get it ...  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial ... And remember  re think

re purpose, recycle.

Note*** I do these tutorials for those of you who enjoy the craft of making your own primitives ...  As I do and have for so very many years. I get nothing for this. But what I do have to ask now is, if you do a tutorial, please at the least give me credit, do not change something and call it yours. It has been brought to my attention that this is happening and has happened on more than one occasion.

So, just give credit where credit is due.

Thank you!

and

Enjoy

Teri