Decoupage Tin Container

Don't you just love finding bargains at the thrift store?  

It's that time again for The Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge on the fourth   Thursday of each month! Here, a group of creative bloggers come together to   share their lovely transformations of a thrift store item. Who doesn't love thrift   store upcycle projects - whether it's actually creating one or admiring how an   item from a thrift store was transformed!  

 It's that time again for The Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge on the fourth   Thursday of each month! Here, a group of creative bloggers come together to share their lovely transformations of a thrift store item. Who doesn't love thrift store upcycle projects - whether it's actually creating one or admiring how an item from a thrift store was transformed!  

The Rules:

• Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
• There's no monthly theme.
• There's no budget to stick to.

Meet the Hosts

Meredith | Thriftwood Home - Chas | Chas' Crazy Creations  

Jenny | Cookies Coffee and Crafts - Gail | Purple Hues and Me 

 Beverly | Across the Blvd

I found this metal container at Goodwill for two dollars. It had a couple of small dents on the side, but they weren't that noticeable and I thought scrapbook   paper would cover them. I'm not quite sure where I got the checkered paper but I think it was at Hobby Lobby - they carry a design that looks just like these! I had three sheets in my stash and it said 69 cents on the back of each one. But I'm sure I got those on sale for 25 cents each! I try never to pay full price!

I've decoupaged a lot of items using napkins, but I've never used scrapbook paper until now. I thought it would be ok to cover this can using it and knew how to do it. But I was wrong, and I'll tell you what happened later.

To get started, the first thing I did was wash the can and top with Dawn liquid dish soap and wiped them dry with a paper towel. Next, I measured the paper around the container to see where I needed to cut. And the paper design lined up perfectly with the can to cut following lines on the paper. Yay! Although I needed to cut out a small portion of a second sheet to cover the can. Allow enough paper around the can to have a small overlap before cutting.

Next, apply Mod Podge on a small portion of the metal can using a paintbrush. Place the paper on top of the Mod Podge and smooth out any wrinkles or air bubbles using your hand and fingers.*

Continue applying Mod Podge on the can in small sections and smoothing down the paper, moving around the can .  .  .

until the can is completely covered. Let dry.

Once the Mod Podge and paper are dry, paint on a layer of Mod Podge to seal.

 *FYI - I would not recommend using plastic wrap to smooth out wet mod podge on the paper to seal. If you applied the paper in small sections around the can - smoothing out as you go, there should be very few wrinkles or bubbles. Unfortunately, I used plastic the first time I tried this thinking it would help seal the paper down, but when I went to remove the plastic, some of the paper lifted up and there was no way I could fix it. I had to wash and scrap it all off and start again. Lesson learned!

To add a paper decorative effect to the top, use a pencil to draw a circle around the top on the paper .  .  .

and cut out slightly inside the circle, evenly all the way around.

Next, using a ruler, measure the distance from the inside outer edge to the middle rim and mark the measurement all the way around on the paper and cut out. 

Then Mod podge on one half of the metal circle near the rim on the top, smoothing out and then the other side - and let dry. Seal the paper circle with more Mod Podge when dry.

Love this look!

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