Any uses for empty sweet tins???

hannoja

Wow, it's great to see that I'm really not a weirdo for saving tins!!!
(Most people I know give me 'that' look when I rescue an empty tin or mention that I save all kinds of containers. You know, that look that people have when they're dying to have a laugh about you when you leave the room.) To them, you just throw 'junk' like that away and if you need a container to put something in, you just go and buy one! Well, silly me! :rolleyes:

I've got various tins (and jars) around the house. Mostly they're old SMA tins which I've decorated with patterned sticky-back paper, or a few are just painted. I've got a few Pringle tins too: well, they're not even tins, they're mainly cardboard, but they're handy for keeping those twisty things you keep open packets shut with in, clips, chalk, foreign money, and any other small items. I used to struggle to remember what was in some of them so I splashed out on a label maker from Tesco (£20) which is useful. I know you can write labels, but it just looks neater and more organised to have them printed out.
I have half a dozen or so sweetie tins in the understairs cupboard. They don't get great use of late, as my little monsters use them to stand on and just bash them up :rotfl:

Don't be dim. Save the tin!
:shhh:

Penny-Pincher!!

furrypig wrote: »

Got loads of sweets (roses, celebrations etc) for Christmas and now have empty tins.

Hubby says chuck them out as we have too much clutter already but I hate to bin them (albeit pit them in recycling) if there is a good use for theem I have overlooked.

Thanks

If you have too much clutter already, then bin them. I use them for cake/bun tins.

PP
xx

Aril

Slightly off topic but also kind of related. I found that the tall plastic jar with the purple lid that came with quality street in it is the perfect size for storing my value spaghetti in. Prior to that I regularly lost opened packets in the bottom of the cupboard, bought more and the when I cleaned them found I had amassed loads!
Aril

Jolaaled

hannoja wrote: »

Wow, it's great to see that I'm really not a weirdo for saving tins!!!

I've got various tins (and jars) around the house. Mostly they're old SMA tins which I've decorated with patterned sticky-back paperall items.

Don't be dim. Save the tin!
:shhh:

Any tins with plastic lids..like the baby formula tins..or those that hold snacks...i find really useful, as you can easily slit a hold in the lid to make a money box...or a posting box for toddlers (they seem to love posting tin lids off jars into a metal container, as it's so noisy!!).

shell2001

I have put my xmas decs in one and the fairy lights in the other. Figure is will save me a good half hour next year untangling them from the tinsel and what not;) .

mary43

Luna69.,..............what a lovely pressie...........all from a tin.Who would have thought it. Got me looking at all sorts of things now...........twiglets tub will soon be empty.................any ideas on what I can do with that ?

scuzz

Got to say love Luna's idea for making hamper type gifts with them

I agree with what other have said in using them for cake tins.

Also sewing kits

General storage for buttons, screws, nuts, bolts etc

Drum kit for small people - if you're feeling brave and up to the noise!

You say you have a lot of clutter - could they help to stash away some clutter?

Newgirl_2

We have several in the shed for bird seed. Not to mention the ones in the loft with Xmas decorations.

Newgirl

Luna69

furrypig wrote: »

Wow Luna 69!!

Wot an inspiration you are and I am sooo not throwing any of my tins away!!

What did you put on the tin??

Thanx so much for showing me this xxx

Hi
Thanks... I used scrapbook paper, it was a bit of a nightmare as I put it on with double sided tape, it would probably have been better to have used either pva glue or mod podge type stuff, but I didnt' want it to wrinkle up so would need to test it first.

Luna69

mary43 wrote: »

Luna69.,..............what a lovely pressie...........all from a tin.Who would have thought it. Got me looking at all sorts of things now...........twiglets tub will soon be empty.................any ideas on what I can do with that ?

I do have other containers too I use, but I do sometimes have to get rid of them if I get too many, we also have too much clutter, but I do try to use them for storage if nothing else. Other halfs screws and bits that he insists will come in useful ,

We also discovered that the plastic tubs from that milkshake powder fit pencils in nicely.. not that we buy it anymore, but we did have a spare tub from a previous one.

You can go overboard and save too many though! :rotfl: