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Monday, October 22, 2012

Repurposed Formula Tin Can

The finished product! My formula tin can conversion

At the moment my little man is chowing
through 2 formula tins a week, leaving us with a mountain of tin cans for the
recycling man.

A friend suggested the can conversions
featured on Pinterest so I did some pinning and decided to give the tin ->
vase conversion a crack.

I’m using the Nestle Nan HA tins, which are
gold in colour and were a little difficult to cover. I ended up using 3 coats
of a metal primer, then applying 5 coats of a gloss white. It was probably
overkill but I didn’t want any of the print from the original can showing
through.

The can will eventually rust through if you
put the water straight in, so you could inserted a glass jar to hold the water.

If you’ve got some examples of this type of
a tin can conversion please share! I’ve got a stack more tins waiting for
repurposing.

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Born from a need to express and document my obsession for all things design, Design Detective is a design blog to capture my thoughts, finds and experiences.
I’m sure I was a bowerbird in a previous life as I hunt, collect and hoard everything beautiful – from an antique button to a beautiful piece of modern furniture. I’m hoping that this blog will allow me to share with others my special finds and archive my thoughts so they aren’t lost forever.
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