Restyle and Repurpose Pirouline Tin

 

Restyle and repurpose a Pirouline (wafer) tin to make an adorable decorative storage container! I love repurposing and restyling things that may have otherwise been thrown away! A Pirouline tin is perfect for holding crafting tools, supplies and so much more! Restyling a wafer tin also makes the perfect gift box or decorative container!

Welcome to this month's Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Julie @Sum of their Stories! This month's theme is Repurpose! The challenge is all about sustainable crafting with a different theme each month!  The projects must have some sort of a sustainable element to them. This could be an upcycling or recycling element, or something that reduces waste, uses leftovers, etc. 

Materials:

• Pirouline (wafer) Tin
• Craft Mat
• Faux leather
• Measuring tape/Yard Stick
• Parchment paper
• Daisy Templates
• RapidFuse all purpose adhesive
• FabriTac fabric glue
• Styrofoam ball 2"/knife
• Pumpkin Orange acrylic paint/brush
• Seed Beads
• Gallery Glass orange paint/brush/plastic spoon 
• Ruler/scissors/clamps
• Mod Podge matte
• Transparent film sheets
• Microfiber cloth
• Tealight open flame candle
• Foam sponge/embossing tools/round baster

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How to:

Begin by making sure the Pirouline tin can is thoroughly washed, clean and dry.  

Measure how tall (5 3/4") the can is and the circumference (19.5" around) of the tin can and using those measurements, cut out a strip of faux leather to fit the can. I found this daisy pattern faux leather on clearance at Hobby Lobby. HL use to sell a variety of rolls of faux leather in the ribbon section but discontinued all of it. Disappointing!

Place adhesive along the metal to attach the fabric. Starting where the seam on the can is and .  .  .

                  

clamping the fabric down on the can as you add glue until .  .  .

reaching the area where you began.

Clamping the fabric down until dry.

For the top, place it down on the wrong side of the faux fabric, using a pencil to draw around the circumference of the top to cut out. Sorry, I didn't take a picture of this. Add glue to the top and place the cut out fabric circle down to smooth out and seal.

Next, I found a free image of a daisy online which I copied to Word in three sizes: 8", 7" and 6" and printed them out.

I then cut around the daisies to make it easier to cut out the individual rays.

Next, place a sheet of parchment paper on your work surface and lay a sheet of clear plastic film on top. Then paint on an even layer of Matte Mod Podge to the clear plastic film.  

                              

Lay the flower designs face down onto the Mod Podge. This will create a glossy, porcelain-type effect on the flowers when dry.

use a microfiber towel to smooth out the film on the flower design. Let dry.

Once dry, add an additional layer of Mod Podge on each flower to seal and let dry.

It's always amazing to see the flowers dry clear.

.Once the daisies are dry, it's time to cut out the individual rays.

I'm loving how they look!

Time to warm the individual rays with the flame of a candle - 

being careful not to get them too close. 

When the daisy rays are heated, the ends will magically curl and .  .  .

shaped into an dimensional flower using a round baster instead of embossing tools since the center disc is rather large.

          

To enhance the disc, I cut the end of a 2" styrofoam ball off (not shown) and painted it pumpkin orange. Then I added orange glass paint to yellow seed beads from my stash to make them close to the color of the disc image and let it dry. 

Once dry .  .  .

sealed the beads with a coat of Mod Podge and .  .  .

let dry.

 Once the beaded disc was dry, I placed it on top of all three of the daisies which I had placed on the center of the tin can top.                                 
And did not like how it looked, so I .  .  .

removed the top two daisies and glued the beaded disc down on the eight inch daisy.                                               I like this look much better! What do you think?

Perfect as a repurposed decorative container or .  .  .

a repurposed storage container to hold one of my favorite snacks!

I hope you enjoyed how I made this Restyle and Repurpose Pirouline Tin - 

A Trash to Treasure Repurpose Sustainable Craft!

Be sure to check out all the creative Repurpose Sustainable Craft projects from my fellow crafters listed below:

Julie @Sum of Their Stories - Repurpose an Old Book Into a Paper Garland

Mel @Decor Craft Design - Repurpose Plastic Bottle Into Marble Vase

Terri @Our Good Life - The Art of Repurposing: Cups and Mugs

Gail @Purple Hues and Me - Restyle and Repurpose Pirouline Tin

Christine @Christine’s Crafts - Upcycle Old Crockery into Fabulous DIY Garden Stepping Stones