Howdy everyone!
I have a thing for tin containers. I've talked about it last week and transformed many others in the past (you can read about them here, here, and here).
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What's not to love? They're sturdy, provide an air tight-seal, and are very useful for storage.
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This particular one was once filled with yummy baked goods. It's now empty and I've cleaned it up with a dry cloth.
Then I painted it with several coats of acrylic, letting the tin dry in between coats.
Here is my tin in mysterious matte black. But it still looks a little blah.
![Mint Cafe, watercolor painting, oranges, orange blossoms, watercolor painting of oranges, blah to TADA, orange orchard, mural, wall paper](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcR4-wuSs8Afd03jKlb7T6BVlpwpEMDzU2S6Sa5Cc4gtjNOvl3SXoe1cYtz1bc7NHVNZf-pM0i2GjqpGqd2crAB7kclVdhOIgyZQNtzgX9omjB2xMcvCB8zZvLICsGKnOBak5vsfk9nk/s640/OrangeBlossomPainting.jpg)
I saw this mural on the door of a restaurant's ladies room. I found it so cheerful! I think it reminded me of a sunny place like California, Florida or maybe even Spain.
Inspired by these oranges, I painted some on the lid of my tin.
Because pencil is invisible on blank paint, I sketched using white acrylic paint.
Then I added color -- this watercolor palette worked quite well.
I added some shading and detail with more paint.
Just a hint of an orange orchard.
Designate it for crafting supplies. Make it into a sewing kit. Or use it to wrap gifts instead of the traditional box and wrapping paper.
And that is how I turned a tin container from blah to TADA!
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Your tin turned out adorable! Enjoy it.:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Priscilla!
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