Leslie - DIY: Flowers in Repurposed Tins

A Creative Mint

I love using food or drink containers from my local Asian markets for little bouquets. They usually end up on my kitchen window sill so I can enjoy them -anything to add some joy while I am doing a mountain of dishes! In the Los Angeles area I go to Mitsuwa for Japanese food products, Ranch 99 for Chinese, and  Indian Sweets and Spices. 

Comments

[Melissa]

Such a great idea and gorgeous, GORgeous arrangements! Thank you so much hun for such a wonderful idea and beautiful presentation!xoMelis

[Kim]

This is such a great idea! These cans are so bold and colorful!

[rachel]

What a great idea! That first photo is gorgeous – the orange of the tin really complement the orange flower.

[tifanie]

love it. *

[MichelleG]

These are just lovely!

[Michelle]

These are gorgeous! I would never have thought of using a soda can as a vase. :)

[helen h]

Our toothbrushes sit in a chinese condensed milk can. Sometimes we have the picture of the groovy dude with the big beard facing forward, sometimes the strips of chinese characters. And when it gets a bit rusty and minging, we cook something new with condensed milk, and hey presto, new tin! Twice a day I get the bonus of lol'ing at "Longevity Brand"- the idea that condensed milk is in someway healthful!

[laura trevey]

fresh... creative... beautiful!!

[Kristin @ Contented Me]

simply lovely. ;)

[Teri]

I love re-purposing tins for vases...but your tins are absolutely adorable. Never seen any like these. Your photos are gorgeous also!

[Sal]

Such gorgeousness! Love the sprigs of rosemary ... I bet they make the bouquets all the more enjoyable.

[Mowie]

Leslie, those are just stunning, absolutely gorgeous. I've always preferred jam jars, tins, cans and drinking glasses to vases.

[Shanon]

So wonderful Leslie! =) I can't decide which is my fave.

[Miss B.]

Lovely Leslie:)

[Elz]

I love this idea! It certainly made me feel better about having to use an old Vitamin Water bottle to hold the flowers that were left over from filling my favourite vase... not quite the same effect really but as I've just moved and none of my stuff has arrived yet it certainly cheers the place up! :)

[Novi]

These are so pretty!! Good colors and great idea, so original!

[Beth Gales]

I love these! Thanks for sharing!

[Sher]

This is such a great idea! And so easy to do as well:)

[Michelle]

What fun vases! That would look great at any event as a centerpiece.

[Down Pillow]

Those little tins are too sweet :) They're perfect accents to the beautiful flowers.

[Reanna]

SMART! What a super great idea. I have a bunch of cool Japanese soda cans that would be perfect for this. Yes! High fives.

[Volunteer programs India]

Such beautiful flowers and you arranged them very well. I love it. Fantastic!

[Tara]

This is such a splendid idea -- I have so many of these pretty tins!

[Kerri Lynne]

Wow, what lovely arrangements! I'm always shopping at our local asian market and I always buy the same Jasmine tea pictured above, so thanks for the fabulous idea of how to reuse them! (This was definitely a 'Why didn't I think of that? moment!)

:)

[Diane]

Great idea and beautiful bouquets! Thank you

[Valerie]

fun !i do that to !even store my crochets or knitting needles in the bigger ones :)

[jennifer lorton]

pretty, pretty, and more pretty!

[wini]

I love the flowers in Asian tins... just gorgeous! Wini :)