Crafts

Art from waste

SPOON HOLDER

Families with baby have these milk powder tins and they go waste to the dustbins. Some of us use the tinned veggies or tomato puree that are available in stores and these once opened is of no use since it don't have a lid. Lets make a spoon holder out of it that looks pretty artistic which will  catch your neighbour's eyes as they enter our kitchen.

Spoon holder

Things needed:

• Empty tin
• Acrylic paint
• brush
• varnish

Method:

• Peel off the paper/stickers around the tin and let it stay in hot water for sometime which will remove any residue left out.
• Dry the tin and start painting your own design on it using the acrylic paint and you know acrylic paints dry faster, so do it faster if you want to do some washing technique as I did in this. (Refer picture)
• Let it dry for sometime and apply Varnish over it, which protects the paint from getting washed out when in contact with water.

You can use this as a spoon holder, toothbrush holder or like a pen stand on the table. Enjoy making it and let me know your comments....