NOT SO HANDY - DIY (and some other stuff)

Formerly known as "WHAT'S WRONG ABOUT THE RIGHT THINGS?", this blog has changed course since Summer 2011. Instead of random thought/experience records, I see most of the posts are geared towards my DIY endeavors and throwing fewer things in the dustbin!! What a pursuit! I pat myself on the back...and why not so handy? Coz I am not. I can sew, paint a bit but don't own a drill, or sewing machine. So with limited bandwidth but great enthusiasm I try to make the best of my creative juices.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

i tin CAN - and so CAN you

So what can you do with the tin cans? Apparently lots of things!

My favorite is to simply use them a pen stand or a flower vase. Simply peeling off the paper label reveals a shiny interior, with undulating rings. Hooray for the industrial look! Or I say - the stainless steel look for less!

Other uses?

>>Seed planting (don't forget to make a drain hole at the bottom). Wont it be super cute to plant tomatoes in a tomato can?

>>Cookie cutter

>>more handy ones at apartment therapy

De:Plastifiy Part 4

Guess What? I am not the only one thinking about packaging, which has no where to go but the dustbin (usually). Checkout a company called Braswell. They bottle their yummy goodness in jars that can be reused as drinkware! Their secret? - The jars don't have the usual ring on top for a screw type lid! So simple and so effective. I Just started my collection!