HomeArts and Crafts IdeasUpcycling IdeasCreative DIY Utensil Holder with Tin Cans!

Youll want to turn to your recycling bin for this cute and simple craft idea!

Read on below for our tips for painting aluminum cans with ease.

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Upcycled Coffee Tin Storage Containers

We transfer the utensil holders from the kitchen to the backyard on a tray along with the condiments.

So its not only pretty to look at but practical too.

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This will help make the acrylic paint stick to the tin cans.

Allow the spray paint to dry fully before proceeding with the next step.

Using a paintbrush, paint the majority of the middle section of each can in Crafters Acrylics white.

Colorful and painted tin cans upcycled into a diy utensil holder filled with silver forks, knives and spoons.

Paint one of the taped off sections in Crafters Acrylics Grasshopper Green.

Repeat as needed for more coverage.

Peel off the painters tape.

Colorful and painted tin cans upcycled into a diy utensil holder filled with silver forks, knives and spoons.

Add painters tape to the tin cans for the next striped color.

Leave 14 spacing below the green area for a thin white stripe.

Paint the taped off sections in Crafters Acrylics Tutti Fruitti.

Finished utensil holders with twine wrapped around it and filled with forks, knives and spoons.

Repeat as needed for more coverage.

Add painters tape to the tin cans for the next striped color.

Paint the taped off sections in Crafters Acrylics Turquoise.

Finished utensil holders with twine wrapped around it and filled with forks, knives and spoons.

Repeat as needed for more coverage.

Peel off the painters tape.

Use a fine tip paint brush to touch up any rough edges or peeled off paint from the tape.

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Upcycled Coffee Tin Storage Containers

Tie a piece of twine around each of the painted tin cans.

Fill your new creative DIY utensil holders with forks, knives and spoons for easy access.

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Upcycled DIY Utensil Holders with Tin Cans

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Materials needed to make a colorful utensil holder, including tin cans, paint, tape and a paint brush.

Materials needed to make a colorful utensil holder, including tin cans, paint, tape and a paint brush.

Three tin cans lightly sprayed with white spray paint.

Three tin cans lightly sprayed with white spray paint.

Painting the middle of a tin can with white paint.

Painting the middle of a tin can with white paint.

Three white painted tin cans.

Three white painted tin cans.

Adding painters tape to each tin can in different spots.

Adding painters tape to each tin can in different spots.

Painting the top of the tin can with green paint.

Painting the top of the tin can with green paint.

Three tin cans painted in different spots with green paint.

Three tin cans painted in different spots with green paint.

Removing painters tape from the tin can.

Removing painters tape from the tin can.

Showing three tin cans painted green and white.

Showing three tin cans painted green and white.

Adding painters tape to different spots of the three tin cans.

Adding painters tape to different spots of the three tin cans.

Painting the middle of a tin can with pink paint.

Painting the middle of a tin can with pink paint.

Showing the three tin cans painted with white, green and pink paint.

Showing the three tin cans painted with white, green and pink paint.

Adding painters tape to the three tin cans in different spots.

Adding painters tape to the three tin cans in different spots.

Painting the bottom of the tin can with turquoise paint.

Painting the bottom of the tin can with turquoise paint.

Removing the painters tape from the painted tin can.

Removing the painters tape from the painted tin can.

Finished colorful utensil holders with forks, knives and spoons placed a white serving tray.

Finished colorful utensil holders with forks, knives and spoons placed a white serving tray.

Upcycled tin cans utencil holders.

Upcycled tin cans utencil holders.

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