It has been a while since my last
recycle post. Even though tin cans are not as harmful as plastic and they are easier to recycle, if they do end up in the landfill they take 50 years to decompose, that's a long time! And a lot of them end up there, much more than you want to imagine.
So here are some fun and pretty ways to recycle your cans.
Colorful ones can be used directly as they are as flower pots.
You can cut them up and turn them in to amazing flowers, or buy them from
this artist directly. Cutting tin is super easy with tin scissors, we have a pair and they are really easy to use.
Make
clocks and other household stuff you normally buy and are often made of plastic, this is a great alternative and you can paint them in the exact color you want.
This is a super cute lampshade, which will give lovely shadows and is super strong.
If you don't want to mess with electricity, they are also great as
candle holders, either standing or hanging as
lanterns.
You can paint the cans and use them as
plant pots, I like how the ones on the
left look like trash but are also cool :)
You can use them in many ways to
organize stuff, and personalize them with your own colors and use them for a large variety of things, even for
wine bottles!
Flatten the cans and turn them in to amazing pieces of decoration, like this
beautiful frame.
Attach larger cans to
the wall for a different way of organizing, great for toys but also scarves, socks etc.
And a bonus, use them in your art to make a statement about the environment, or buy from an artist, like these amazing pieces of
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