By Jody Allen
15 Nifty Uses for Upcycling Baby Formula Tins
If you formula feed, you know all about the tins.They look so handy and the contents were used so quickly! They cost you near-on $20 but most of us end up just throwing them away. Here are some fabulous uses for Formula Tins!
Kids Stationery Storage
Via Jamie from The Crafting Chicks.com
Keep Your Old Single Use Plastic Bags in One
This is a great place to squeeze all your old plastic bags into one place. You can even cut a small hole in the top you can pull them out like tissues!
Image Via House of Grace
Great for Kitchen storage
Foods in the pantry, like coffee (keeps them very fresh), small toys, laundry powder, pens, possibilities are endless. If you make your own wipes, the tin keeps them very fresh.
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Make them into a Bespoke Vase
I adore what they have done here. Using a formula tin as a base, glue some like-sized twigs around the outside of the tin, secure with some paper twine and pop in some flowers. Cheap, cheerful and just gorgeous!
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Image Via Fox Hollow Cottage
Kids Storage for Hot Wheels Cars or Barbie Clothing
Grab one of the lids from a baby wipes pack and cut it out carefully. Cut a suitable hole from the top of the formula tin and glue on the hinged lid. You now have a nifty container perfect for hiding your secret stash!
Or a Place to Keep the Kids Lego
Decorate the tin in Lego yellow, add a face and you have a perfectly sized Lego storage unit!
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They Can Be Turned Into a Christmas Table Decoration
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Or a Beautiful Punch Tin Can Lantern
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or a Tin Can Lantern Christmas Decoration
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A Cutlery Caddy Made of Upcycled Formula Tins – Genius!
Image Via Madame Criativa
Stack Them to Make a Shoe Rack
Upcycled formula tins are the perfect size for kids shoes – just use a bit of glue or tape to stack them up and they look fantastic!
Image Via Mommyish.com
Build a Vertical Garden
Drill a few holes in the bottom and sides and use as a pot plant. Store larger seedlings, bulbs and pips/pods from fruit to dry out.
Create a Unique Light Fixture
Image Via California Light Fixture Art
Get Crafty
Kids love decorating these tins, you can use paint, paper, stickers or glue to stick feathers, felt, paper just about any other crafty thing to them.
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For Dad’s Bits and Bobs in the Shed
Perfect for Dad’s/hubby’s bits and bobs. He can store things like nails, nuts and bolts etc from the shed. Perfect idea for a homemade Fathers Day gift.
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A Bird Feeder
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Got some more great ideas on how to upcycle formula tins?
