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    Home » Crafts » Recycle Project: Glam Coffee Can Flower Vase

    Recycle Project: Glam Coffee Can Flower Vase

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    Glam Coffee Can Flower Vase

    Don’t throw away those metal coffee cans. You can make a glam coffee can flower vase just like mine. The simple Springtime project took less than 90 minutes and it brought two of my favorite things together, paint and recycling.

    recycle project glam coffee can flower vase

    Glam Coffee Can Flower Vase

    glam coffee can flower vase

    Nothing makes me smile like a display of pretty flowers. The flowers are brightening up our dining room table. (Pssst…..they’re not real)

    metal coffee can recycle project

    The JTS and I drink coffee every morning and we have a lot of recycled coffee cans in the workshop. This coffee can held a stash of furniture knobs. It’s moving on to bigger and better things.

    FolkArt Chalk color Mustard

    The paint I chose for the project is FolkArt® Home Decor Chalk Paint, color Mustard. The paint adheres to all sorts of things including metal and I don’t have to rough up (sand) or prime anything. Yea! It also has a flat matte finish which makes it easy to distress, wax, layer, etc.

    brushing on paint with chalk brush

    I applied the paint using a small chalk paint brush.

    first coat of paint

    The paint covered really well with one coat but I applied a second coat just for fun. The second coat was really just to cover areas I didn’t hit well the first time. The first coat of paint dried in less than an hour. The instructions recommend two hours dry time before applying a second coat of paint. You guys know I have no patience.

    FolkArt Home Decor White Wax

    To achieve a soft dreamy finish I applied FolkArt® Home Decor Wax, color white.

    brush on white wax

    The wax is simple to use. Just brush it on….

    wipe wax off with soft rag

    ….and wipe it off. Wipe the wax back with a soft lint free cloth leaving some of the wax in the details. Once it dries take a clean lint free cloth and shine it up. The wax gives the matte chalk paint just a bit of sheen, not too shiny.

    coffee can flower vase painted yellow and waxed with white

    I like how the white wax softens the paint color. Just the look I was going for.

    recycle a coffee can and make a pretty flower vase using paint and white wax

    I filled the now glam coffee can with faux flower stems from my stash. I don’t buy new stuff if I have good junk stuff to work with.

    coffee can flower vase

    The new flower vase is sitting on a silver plated serving tray (junk treasure) on our dining room table. The glam vase with flowers brings a smile to my face every time I walk by the table.

    The home décor chalk paint comes in 41 colors and a variety of sizes from 2 oz. to 32 oz. It’s also water-based. I can clean up any mess I make with soap and water and I am messy. The paint is for indoor use only and is made right here in the U.S.A.

    My next project with the paint is going to involve pink flamingos. I loooove pink flamingos.

    recycled painted and waxed coffee can makes a beautiful flower vase

    Glam Coffee Can Flower Vase

    For more information on the FolkArt Home Décor Chalk Paint, Wax, and brushes click here. Sign up for the Plaid Newsletter and follow Plaid on Facebook and Pinterest for the latest ideas and trends.

    Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Plaid Crafts. All words, project ideas and photographs are 100% my own.

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    Comments

    1. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled

      June 27, 2017 at 8:40 am

      Super pretty! Love that you left the top part as is. Gives it lots more interest! Visiting from Recipe and DIY Linky party.

      Reply
    2. Leanna

      June 26, 2017 at 6:17 pm

      Cute repurposing project and the way I go through large coffee cans I can have all kinds of these for each season. Really pretty idea.

      Reply
    3. Natasha

      June 07, 2017 at 3:04 pm

      Cute! I always have a stash of empty jars and cans for crafting projects, but I've never used wax on one of my can projects before. It adds a nice touch!

      Reply
    4. Gracie Redfield

      June 06, 2017 at 10:50 pm

      Lovely! And I thought the flowers were real, also.
      You have inspired me; I have a stash of jars and cans with lids. I`ve already made a nice lavender-patterned plastic can from an empty container of protein shake. It is for my guest bathroom.
      Keep those great ideas coming, Kathy!

      Reply
    5. valarie sanford

      June 06, 2017 at 9:35 pm

      Kathy, does your genius know no bounds!? Gorgeous!

      Reply
    6. Marie|The Interior Frugalista

      June 06, 2017 at 12:37 pm

      I honestly thought those were real flowers - you've got the got stuff in your stash, girl! Great upcyle too.

      Reply
    7. Fonda Rush

      June 06, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Pink flamingos??? Did someone say pink flamingos???

      Reply
    8. Gracie

      June 06, 2017 at 7:49 am

      Love it!

      Reply

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