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Upcycled DIY Utensil Holders with Tin Cans

Jane and Sonja
Upcycle tin cans into colorful DIY utensil holders to hold those spoons, forks and knives. Great for the kitchen or your outdoor patio.
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Ingredients
  

  • Crafter’s Acrylics in White, Grasshopper Green, Tutti Fruitti, Turquoise
  • 3 Tin Cans
  • Paint brush
  • Painter’s tape ½” to ¾” thickness
  • Spray paint white
  • Twine optional
  • Decoart Americana Decoupage Sealer in matte optional

Instructions
 

  • Apply a thin coat of the white spray paint to the base of the tin cans.
  • Using a paintbrush, paint the majority of the middle section in Crafter’s Acrylics white.
  • Once dry, apply painter’s tape to each of the tin cans in a varying stripe pattern.
  • Paint one of the taped off sections in Crater’s Acrylics Grasshopper Green. Peel off the painter’s tape.
  • Add painter’s tape to the tin cans for the next striped color. Leave ¼” spacing below the green area for a thin white stripe.
  • Paint the taped off sections in Crafter’s Acrylics Tutti Fruitti. Peel off the painter’s tape.
  • Add painter’s tape to the tin cans for the next striped color.
  • Paint the taped off sections in Crafter’s Acrylics Turquoise. Peel off the painter's tape.
  • Tie a piece of twine around each of the painted tin cans.
  • Style with kitchen utensils and enjoy!
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