DIY recycle your can

How to recycle your cans?

Upcycling is trendy! It is an ecological way of approaching life, changing habits and limiting our waste and overconsumption.

Here is an idea to recycle a tin can as a decorative object, a few paints, glitter and there you are with a flowerpot, a pencil holder, a table bin, the uses are numerous.

Step 1

Prepare your box by removing traces of glue with acetone. Soap the box so that no fat remains, then dry immediately.

2nd step

Cover all sides of your box with black gesso acrylic paint to make your hanging base. Let it dry.

Stage 3

Paint your box with black Chalky paint for a matte chalk effect. Let it dry.

Step 4

Position a strip of adhesive at the bottom of the box then paint the surface below in gold. Let it dry.

Step 5

Remove the adhesive then with glitter glue, make peas all over the black paint. Without waiting for the dry glue to spill over the fine glitter, remember to put a sheet under the jar so that you can then collect your glitter.