Recycle a tin can into a pretty and useful ribbon organizer. Perfect for the craft room. This would also work great in the kitchen for twine or string.
Here’s a quick, easy, and inexpensive ribbon organizer for all your pretty ribbons.
I use tin cans for a lot of crafts around my house. I love to punch holes in them using my Crop-A-Dile or a nail {if the area can’t be reached with the Crop-A-Dile} to make luminaries for various holidays or just for fun. While thinking about this a little deeper a few weeks ago {yes, I think deeply about holes, cans, and crafting. I thought that this method might work well for ribbon organization and with nothing left to lose, I tried it and it worked.
How-To Make a Ribbon Organizer
All you need is a tin can with the label removed. Make sure you wash out your can and that there are no sharp edges.
I used a line that was already on my can as the mark for placing a straight line of holes using my Crop-A-Dile. If I chose to add more holes I could have used a nail to put another hole below the furthest point that my Crop-A-Dile would go.
So that the hole edges weren’t sharp I used my Crop-A-Dile to add eyelets to the holes. This also gives the can a more finished look.
Next, I dry brushed my can with some pink craft paint {use any color you wish!}. I applied 3 coats.
When all was dry I used a rubber stamp and a gold paint pad to stamp on a butterfly. I had a little rub on crown left from the Dollar Store Princess frame I made last year and put that on my can as well as the number 5 {stenciled on in white} and then rimmed in gold paint. I also rimmed the eyelets with the gold craft paint.
Add your ribbon spools to the can one at a time feeding the ribbon ends through the eyelet hole.
That’s it!
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