10 Fun Things to do with Coffee Cans

July 19, 2012 by · 8 Comments

Happy Thursday from Northern Virginia!

My daughter and I stopped at a hotel on the way to Delaware.  I just couldn’t bear going through Washington DC and Baltimore traffic at the end of the trip.  I was exhausted and my butt was killing me – not to mention Cracker Barrel was screaming at me to come eat some chicken and dumplings.  Who I am to argue with “The Barrel”?  We will head out early in the morning.  Only 3.5 hours to go!

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and neighbor asked me if I would give her some ideas on what she can do with her old coffee cans.  I am sure she thinks I have forgotten – but I just “misplaced” the thought until yesterday. :)  She used to use the cans to store cookies in and send as care packages to her boys.  The boys are now grown and eat too healthy for a coffee can full of cookies so she has them piling up.  I don’t know how you can ever be too healthy or too grown up for cookies, but that’s just me and my unhealthy self speaking.

So … here we go – 10 fun things to do with coffee cans:

1. Coffee Can Gardens

Source: inspirebohemia.com via speedy_marie on Pinterest

2. Coffee Can Lanterns

Source: designsponge.com via Lydia on Pinterest

3. Art Supply Storage

Source: bhg.com via pattythesnugbug on Pinterest

4. Plastic Bag Storage

Source: t1.gstatic.com via Debbie on Pinterest

5. Modern Art

Source: greenupgrader.com via Meg on Pinterest

6. Flower Vase

Source: weddingwire.com via Shanna on Pinterest

7. Small Toy Storage

Source: heartofwisdom.com via Heather on Pinterest

8. Kitchen Canisters

Source: organizedisland.com via Erin on Pinterest

Source: heartofwisdom.com via Nichole on Pinterest

9. Wine Rack

Source: curbly.com via Kathy on Pinterest

10. Spray Paint for Multi-Use

Source: ms-noles.blogspot.com via Deborah on Pinterest

All these ideas are simple to create. Hope you get inspired next time you think about putting your coffee can in the recycle bin – ReUse!!

Hope your life is more a cup of coffee heaven than havoc!

 Missi

 

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Comments

  1. Eileen Prybol says:
    July 19, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    I KNEW you didn’t forget me Missi, and I also knew you would come through eventually. Not that things seemed to have slowed down for you….

    Can you answer a question about spray painting the red Folgers cans? Do you need a special paint to cover plastic? I never thought to do it, I just assumed it wouldn’t stick.

    Thanks!
    Eileen

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  2. Teresa says:
    July 19, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    You know I do not make coffee and probably single handidly support starbuck but todays blog has made me email all my friends to tell them to save their coffee containers and let me know them LOVE IT!!!!

    I just got some great Christmas ideas. I make alot of Christmas presents and these coffee can ideas are perfect to house someof my homemadce Christmas treats…Expect to get your in one this Christmas

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  3. Robyn McNab says:
    December 8, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    I just loved your ideas on how to re-use coffee cans. I hate to waste anything, so your article was really inspirational.

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  4. Sarah says:
    March 11, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    Thank you for this! The plastic bag holder idea I had never thought of. I have a TON of plastic bags crunched up in a corner in my kitchen, so this is a great was to neaten things up. I also never thought of the lantern idea or the art supplies storage. So thank you! My coffee cans will go to good use. :)

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