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Roundup: 10 DIY Soup Can Craft Projects

by on Oct 2, 2013

Mason jars? Check. Tuna cans? Check. Soup cans . . . here ya go. Ten to get us started. All super easy, and, no, they’re not all pencil holders.

Soup can luminary tutorials are plentiful, but Salt Tree’s free printable patterns make them some of the prettiest out there.

Holes punched in tin to make a light.Salt Tree

Skimbaco uses the paper method to make a pencil holder/vase, wisely, with an old map.

"A Soup Can turned out into a vase"Skimbaco

The Long Thread uses fabric, and beautifully so. Template and PDF tutorial included.

Flowers in a can with a fabric heart.The Long Thread

So much cuter than the old popsicle stick method, this colored pencil colored pencil holder is rather delightful. (Okay, and a little wasteful, but the Dollar Store should have cheap pencils that won’t break the bank.)

Pencils glued together to form a pencil holder next to a lap top.Spoonful

Some half-marbles and coordinating paint makes for a little bling-y storage. 

Several make up brushes are in a pearly blue cup.Creative in Chicago

And speaking of storage, this craft organizer is made with soup cans, magnets, and a cookie sheet. To make the cans safe for little hands, BE SURE to use a clean-edge can opener.

Tin cups glued to a poster board with writing utensils grouped inside next to a shelf of toys.Makezine

Crush a perfectly good soup can and suddenly it has tons of character. Throw on some primer and paint and you’ve got yourself some fresh planters. (These could be great for amaryllis at Christmastime painted in Christmasy colors, of course.)

Three cans are used to hold plants.Family Chic

Brilliant, that’s what this tutorial from Instructabler Grathio is: Soup can turned cookie cutter. Perfect for cherry blossoms or St. Patrick’s day 4-leaf clovers.

Soup cans that have been made into presses for cookie dough.Instructables

Something called a Crop-a-Dile was used to make the holes in this tin can cum ribbon holder/dispenser. I’m thinking a drill would work just fine too. If going that route, I might want to fill the can with water first and stick it in the freezer overnight, just so the drill doesn’t do unnecessary denting. As far as the resulting holes go, grommets were installed into them to take care of the sharp edges. 

A white tin can that has four holes with different colored ribbons coming from each hole.Cupcakes and Crinoline

And, finally, something for summertime, an outdoor drink holder. This one was made out of a Progressive Soup can, punchy fabric and Modge Podge, among a few other things. 

Plastic bottles in cup holders by white wood rocking chairs.Positively Splendid

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