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Easy DIY Metal Tea Container Redesign

 Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I'm excited to share a quick upcycled DIY project with you today. I will be transforming a tea container that I recently finished and reusing it to store tea bags. I wanted to give it a fresh new look. You will need Mod Podge, paint, and a few other materials for this project.


Video tutorial

Materials:

- One tea container

- Decorative tissue paper, wrapping paper, or napkin

- Acrylic paint

- Paintbrush

- Mod Podge

- Embellishments (e.g., wooden bead, hot glue)



 Adding Decorative Paper and Mod Podge:

For this project, I chose to use floral wrapping paper. I started by applying Mod Podge to the tin can with my paintbrush. Then, I placed the wrapping paper over the Mod Podge, working my way around the container. I used a heating tool to dry the Mod Podge as I went along.



Decorating the Lid:

After that, I painted the metal lid with acrylic paint, applying around three coats to achieve good coverage. I used cut-outs from the decorative wrapping paper to embellish the lid. Using scissors, I cut out a few leaves and a larger flower. I applied Mod Podge to sections of the lid, added the cut-outs, and finished with more Mod Podge over the paint. Then, I used the heating tool to dry it. To add a touch of elegance, I used a smaller paintbrush to apply gold paint around the outer edge and along the decorative cut-outs on the lid.





Adding the Bead:

Next, I used hot glue to attach a wooden doll head bead I purchased at my local Michaels store. I decided to paint over the previously used bead, adding a bit of gold paint over the black surface for a pop of color.



Adding Embellishments:

Finally, I took some heart-shaped gem embellishments and attached a few to one side of the container using hot glue.





I love redesigning containers! It's a fun way to customize your storage while being environmentally friendly. While I'm using mine to store tea bags, you could easily repurpose a container like this for cotton swabs, art materials, wrapped candies, and more!
 
Thank you for visiting and redesigning with me. See you soon!


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  1. TTFebruary 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM

    Hi Steph, I saw your post of try it, create it and thought it was adorable! Thank you for sharing! You are very creative! Following you on social now and hope you'll visit us at PurelyPrintables.com for free printables :)

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    1. StephanieFebruary 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM

      Hi! Thank you for visiting. I'm happy you enjoyed this craft. I appreciate you following along. I'll be sure to visit your website. Take care!

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