Updating Old Tins

I am not the most crafty of people, I tend to have ideas and then never manage to actually get round to putting them into practice. But I was watching an old room tour on youtube by Zoella (watch it here, its really pretty, and makes me feel guilty for being untidy), and I was inspired by her idea to use old tins as dressing table storage. I finally picked one up at a carboot and my Dad gave me another, but I didn't want to put my jewelry in them because they were a bit rusty inside, so I decided to line them.  

This is everything you need: PVA glue, olive oil, a small container, scissors, felt, a gluestick, a pencil and your tins.

The blue floral tin was three pounds from a car boot.
Felt was two pounds for two sheets from a local haberdashery shop, I am sure John Lewis or somewhere similar would sell it if you can't find any in independent shops.
I think you can get the glue from somewhere like hobbycraft but I have a massive tub which I am pretty certain has kept me going in craft projects for my entire life (not even exaggerating).

Remember to cover your surface with newspaper so you don't glue anything to the table.

If any of the tins have hinges, rub a little bit of olive oil over them to loosen them. 

draw round the base of the tin onto the felt and cut out the shape.

spread glue thinly on one side of the felt and then carefully lower it into the tin, pushing down any creases.

The base finished. Make sure the felt completely covers the base.

Next trace a strip that is the height of the sides. Once again spread the glue thinly on one side and carefully push the felt all around the sides of the tin.

The finished inside. I overlapped the edges of the felt to make sure the tin was completely covered.

I also lined this tin in the same way. I left the inside of the lids unfelted because they will not touch the jewellery inside and I think it looked nice without.

After updating the tins I decided that my dressing table needed a bit of a makeover if they were going to have a proper effect. As you can see below, it is extremely messy! Because I live away at university most of the year my bedroom at home is mainly full of rubbish from when I was younger. So after clearing out the drawers and sorting what to keep, throw out and try to car boot, my dressing table looked much more sophisticated.

My dressing table was just covered in makeup and jewellery, making me appear the least organised person ever.

Ta dah!

I'm using this tin to store my jewellery in

I even plugged in my old fairy lights, its so pretty now! 

 I'm really happy with the tins, I managed to find them fairly cheap (I would recommend car boots, because vintage shops tend to overprice things in my opinion. Also I love a bargain...). Overall the whole project cost me under five pounds! This has definitely inspired me to get crafty more often, and maybe to make my room a bit more stylish and organised. We can but hope.