One charming yet practical craft isdecoupaging an old coffee tin into a beautiful faux plant centerpiece.

Why You Will Love This Coffee Tin Craft

Coffee tin crafts are an incredibly rewarding DIY!

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Tin cans make excellent planters and provide a resourceful way to repurpose common household items.

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Start by removing the label from the coffee tin can and wash out any remaining coffee grinds.

Leave the can to dry fully before proceeding.

Cut out your graphic picture out to the desired size.

Decorated coffee tin planter.

Add Mod Podge to the tin can and glue the picture onto your tin can.

Add a coat of varnish over the picture and let dry.

Next, paint the coffee can with texture paint if you like.

Decorated coffee tin planter.

Before painting ensure to add a layer of Mod Podge of sealer to the tin can.

Let is dry and then use a stencil brush to dab the paint on giving the texture look.

Paint the wooden beads with black paint.

Upcycled coffee tin planter.

Glue the wooden beads, three in total, onto the bottom of the coffee tin can.

Paint the coffee can lid and cut a hole.

This will go back onto the coffee tin can.

Upcycled coffee tin planter.

Finish by adding flowers to the can in an arrangement you like.

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Crafting a Coffee Tin Planter

Materials

Instructions

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Materials needed to craft a coffee tin planter including a coffee tin, paint, paintbrushes, picture and glue.

Materials needed to craft a coffee tin planter including a coffee tin, paint, paintbrushes, picture and glue.

Cutting out a butterfly picture.

Cutting out a butterfly picture.

Adding glue to a tin can.

Adding glue to a tin can.

Using a heat tool to iron on the picture to the tin can.

Using a heat tool to iron on the picture to the tin can.

Adding glue over the butterfly picture.

Adding glue over the butterfly picture.

Painting a tin can blue.

Painting a tin can blue.

Using a stencil brush with blue paint.

Using a stencil brush with blue paint.

Painting wood beads black.

Painting wood beads black.

Adding glue to a wood bead.

Adding glue to a wood bead.

Glued wood beads on the bottom of a tin can.

Glued wood beads on the bottom of a tin can.

Painting the lid black.

Painting the lid black.

Cutting a hole in the tin can lid.

Cutting a hole in the tin can lid.

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Floral foam in a tin can.

Adding flowers to the tin can.

Adding flowers to the tin can.

Decorated coffee tin planter.

Decorated coffee tin planter.

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Collage with text overlay showing to make an upcycled coffee tin planter.

Collage with text overlay showing to make an upcycled coffee tin planter.

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