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Upcycled Tin Can Craft Storage with Cricut

Jane and Sonja
Using supplies from around the house to create modern upcycled tin can storage.
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Ingredients
  

  • Tin cans in assorted sizes
  • Cricut Paper Trimmer
  • Cricut Deluxe Paper Hostess with the Mostess Winter Sparkle
  • Cricut Maker
  • Cricut standard grip mat
  • Cricut Premium Vinyl removable in gold and dark royal blue
  • Weeder
  • Cricut Transfer Tape
  • Double sided tape paper glue or hot glue gun

Instructions
 

  • Working with one tin can at a time, select a piece of paper from the Hostess with the Mostess Winter Sparkle pack.
  • Measure the height of the can and use the paper trimmer to cut the paper to size.
  • Wrap the paper around the tin can and glue in place.
  • Continue with the rest of the tin cans, mixing up the coordinating paper patterns.
  • To prepare the labels, on a new canvas in Cricut’s Design Space, select the Type button on the left hand side.
  • In cap locks, type out the words you plan to use and change the font to Times New Roman. Adjust size accordingly.
  • Click on the shape bottom in the toolbar and choose the square shape and adjust the size accordingly.
  • Place the text in the center of the rectangle.
  • Attach the text and rectangle shape together.
  • Move to cutting stage.
  • When done, unload the mat and use the weeder to pick out the individual letters.
  • Cover the label with transfer tape and then peel off the premium vinyl backing.
  • Position the label on to the tin can and peel away the transfer tape leaving the vinyl label on the can.
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