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DIY Repurposed Tin Can Santas Decoration

Get ready for a simple and cheap craft! I am sharing a tutorial for tin can Santas. I am all about crafts for cheap and repurposing items. Since being back at a 40 hour a week job my budget has had a little more breathing room than the past few years but then Christmas gift time came and now I am back to a strict, small budgets. A few weeks ago I was making my grandma’s macaroni and had the two big tomato sauce cans leftover. I knew I wanted to recreate and share a project I made on the blog many years ago.

Tin Can Santas - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations 

Tin Can Santa Supplies

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  • Empty Tin Cans – (take label off and wash them out)
  • Mod Podge 
  • Red Acrylic Paint
  • Gold Cardstock or Faux Leather (we found ours in the ribbon isle at Hobby Lobby)
  • Crushed Velvet Ribbon
  • Foam Brush
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Black Buttons
Tin Can Santas - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #1 – To make your tin can Santas take your clean tin cans and use the foam brush to paint them with a coat of Mod Podge.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #2 – Paint a coat or two of red paint over the cans until you get the desired coverage.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #3- Using scissors cut a square from the sheet of faux leather to use as the belt buckle. Cut another small square the width of the red velvet ribbon from the larger square.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations
Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations
Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #4 – Use a hot glue gun to secure the velvet ribbon, belt buckle and buttons.

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

Step #5 – Fill with tissue paper or greenery and use as decoration. Put a small gift inside and give it to someone special!

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

 

Tin Can Santas - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

 

Santa Cans - Repurpose Tin Cans into Santa decorations

If you wanted to take it a little further use a crop-a-dile to punch two holes in the tin cans. Then Create a handle out of wire and hang them or use them as luminaries. We filled our tin can Santas with fake greenery and displayed them on our Christmas decorated shelves.
Enjoy,

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