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DIY Repurposed Tin Can Santas Decoration

12/18/16 | Christmas, Crafts

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Get ready for a simple and cheap craft! I am sharing a tutorial for tin can Santas. I am all about crafts for cheap and repurposing items. Since being back at a 40 hour a week job my budget has had a little more breathing room than the past few years but then Christmas gift time came and now I am back to a strict, small budgets. A few weeks ago I was making my grandma’s macaroni and had the two big tomato sauce cans leftover. I knew I wanted to recreate and share a project I made on the blog many years ago.

Tin Can Santas - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations 

Tin Can Santa Supplies

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  • Empty Tin Cans – (take label off and wash them out)
  • Mod Podge 
  • Red Acrylic Paint
  • Gold Cardstock or Faux Leather (we found ours in the ribbon isle at Hobby Lobby)
  • Crushed Velvet Ribbon
  • Foam Brush
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Black Buttons
Tin Can Santas - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #1 – To make your tin can Santas take your clean tin cans and use the foam brush to paint them with a coat of Mod Podge.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #2 – Paint a coat or two of red paint over the cans until you get the desired coverage.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #3- Using scissors cut a square from the sheet of faux leather to use as the belt buckle. Cut another small square the width of the red velvet ribbon from the larger square.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations
Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations
Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #4 – Use a hot glue gun to secure the velvet ribbon, belt buckle and buttons.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #5 – Fill with tissue paper or greenery and use as decoration. Put a small gift inside and give it to someone special!

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

 

Tin Can Santas - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

 

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

If you wanted to take it a little further use a crop-a-dile to punch two holes in the tin cans. Then Create a handle out of wire and hang them or use them as luminaries. We filled our tin can Santas with fake greenery and displayed them on our Christmas decorated shelves.
Enjoy,

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Kelsey is a wife and mom of four living in Central Florida. She shares recipes, crafts, DIY tutorials and so much more. Her passion is creating with her Silhouette and Cricut machines and sharing free cut files.

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