Recycled Milo Can

I finally decided to give it a go at decorating a used can...and it was fun. :D  I used an empty Milo can and just modge podged scrapbook paper on it and glued on some embellishments and voila! Easy peasy.  This would make a super gift I think, and you can fill it up with tea bags, coffee, chocolates or whatever!  Why buy an expensive container when you can recycle your own (& it'll probably end up being much prettier and more interesting than a bought one).

So here's the empty can.  I removed the label of course.  The scrapbook paper wasn't long enough to completely encircle the can, so I cut an extra stip of the paper and modge podged it on first, to cover the gap that would be there:

Then I modge podged the scrapbook paper on, which I had to cut to size first.

Then I just added the embellishments.  I glued on a strip of green patterned paper that was included in a mixed paper pieces package.  This strip was also too short to encircle the can, so I glued the big flower over that to cover the gap.  And then I glued on some green pearls to cover extra strip of paper that I first had to glue underneither:

I used a bronze metallic marker to colour in the bottom rim of the tin that I couldn't cover with paper.

 

I also cut out a circle of the paper and modge podged it onto the lid with a pearl as well:

I didn't know how else to decorate the lid, it being plastic, so I just left it as is, but I think overall it looks fine.  I can't wait to make more! :D

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