1 INCH SCALE VINTAGE CARD STOCK CANISTER SET - How to make a 1 inch scale vintage canister set from card stock.

I saw this "how to" in a full size decorating magazine using a ready made canister, fabric and Modge Podge.  I thought it may be a quick project to do.
I am sure most of you know how to do what I am going to show but maybe we have some newcomers to the hobby that haven't seen it.
When I was researching vintage metal canisters on-line I saw so many I wanted to make, I could spend a year making one for each month there were so many!

The first thing you need are some dowels.  I used: 3/4 inch, 5/8 inch and 1/2 inch dowels for this tutorial.

Dowels are the easiest shape to find that are graduated in size.

When I was on-line I saw many canisters that used the largest diameter (3/4 inch) for all four canisters, they just graduated the height of the canisters.

From card stock cut 3 strips, 11/16 inch wide, 5/8 inch wide and 9/16 inch wide.

On another piece of card stock measure 1/16 inch away from the edge and draw a line.

I used a pair of scissors that cut a scalloped shape.  You don't have to have a shaped edge, the edge can be left plain or you can use other scissor shapes you might  have.

I used the line I drew to keep my width even all along the strip.

Set this aside for now.

Wrap the strips of card stock around the dowels, trim to overlap and glue.  I used yellow wood glue for this as I do for my paper projects.

I used the 1/2 inch dowel twice for two canisters that size.  Using a smaller dowel for the last canister seemed too small.

Make sure that the card stock isn't glued to the dowels, rotate the card stock to un-stick it.

After the glue has dried a bit I used sand paper to smooth the seam and take a little bit of the bulk away.

I used "Fruit Spray" by Mini Graphics wallpaper to cover the canisters.  You are probably saying, "Why don't you just use the wall paper and not the card stock?"  I wanted the canisters to be sturdier, maybe something a child could play with.

Cut strips from the wall paper the same widths as the canisters.

I used wood glue to glue the wall paper to the card stock canisters.  Rotate the canisters so that they are not glued to the dowels.

Apply glue to the bottom of the canister.

Set this down onto card stock and smooth the glue around the edge.  Let dry.  This is the bottom of the canister.

Apply glue stick to card stock and glue two layers together.

This is the glue stick I use.

Use a circle template to measure the diameter of the canisters with the card stock and wall paper on.

Draw circles on the doubled card stock for lids to fit the canisters.

You will notice I have four sizes drawn, I changed my mind about the largest canister and didn't use it.  It would be good for a cookie jar, it was 7/8 inch.

I am going to use button hole thread to create the rolled edge on the bottom of the canister.

I have a spool of sewing thread next to the button hole thread to show the difference.

Paint the button hole thread to match the background of your wallpaper.

After the paint is dry on the thread use tacky glue to glue it to the bottoms of the canisters.

Here I have the canisters, tops of lids and the scalloped strip of lip.

Use yellow carpenter's glue to glue the scalloped lip to the edge of the lid.

I use the carpenter's glue instead of tacky because the tacky doesn't firm up fast enough, it stays flexible and easy to move.  I don't want this piece coming off as I glue it on.

The lips are glued onto the lids.

Cut a strip of card stock 3/32 inch wide for the handles.

I cut the largest canister's handle 3/4 inches long, the next 5/8 inches long and the last two are 1/2 inch long.

I used my tweezers to turn the ends flat so that I could glue the strips to the lids.  I bent the strips over the handle of a paint brush to round them before I glued the handles on using carpenter's glue.

I made the lids removable, it's fun to have things work like the real thing. You don't have to.  You could glue the lids on just like the bottoms and glue the lip onto the canister.

I painted the lids red at least four times. I then used an acrylic varnish for shine. I gave the lids one coat of that and the canisters at least four coats.

Let the varnish dry before you set the lids on or the lids might stick.

I know this is an oldie but I think it's a goldie!








The weather is starting to warm up, save some time for minis and have a go at making the canister set.

If you have any questions please e-mail me at camceiling@frontiernet.net.

Please, send me photos of your finished tutorials, use the e-mail address above.

Have Fun, Expand On It, Make It Better . . . . .

Just Keep Making Minis!!

Kris

The Better Homes and Gardens Feature

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  My original plan was to do nothing since Blittle was gone on Saturday but I ended up giving the dogs a hair cut and bath,  planted plants in my planter in the front of the house and stained most of the fence.  Sunday we worked on the dock and it is almost ready for stain as well.  Overall, it was a very productive weekend.

I have had an overwhelming amount of questions about the magazine feature lately.  It is supposed to be out next week so I would like to clear up a few things and answer some of the common questions.

I am being featured in the Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen and Bath Makeovers Summer 2014 magazine.  Here is the cover of Spring 2014.

The section I am in, is in every issue.  It is called "Lessons Learned" and it only features bloggers.

 There will be one before and one after picture plus a picture of me.  Each blogger gets a 1/2  page to a full page feature.  The point of this is to encourage traffic to the blog.  Its like a teaser and advertisement in one.

Better Homes and Gardens did not come to my house for a photo shoot.  Again, the whole point of the feature is to direct people to my website to see the details of the kitchen makeover so there are only a few pictures in the magazine.  I hired a photographer to come to the house and take pictures.  I do not have the camera or the editing programs needed to get the kind of pictures I want so I got someone who could do it.  There will be an updated kitchen reveal posted and added to my "Home Tour" page in the next few weeks.  I will also be doing a dining room reveal!

I can't wait to see the magazine.  BHG did call me and I had a 30 minute phone interview with them.  The article is based on that phone interview so I have an idea of what they are going to write but I will not see the actual article until the magazine is released.

After 6 months of waiting, yes it has been 6 months since they called me and told me I was being featured,  it is finally here and I am so excited.  If any of you see the Summer 2014 out before I do, let me know!

   

DIY Dock Progress - Part 4

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  I hope things are going well for all of you.

Personally, I have had one of those weeks.  My phone died on Sunday and I was without for a few days.  It decided to go for a short swim, which it did recover from, but then the charging port broke.  The Apple store opened the phone and saw the water damage and the port problem and said it would be cheaper to go new.  Blah.  I finally got a new phone yesterday and I must say, I love technology.  Especially iCloud.  So grateful for iCloud and automated back ups.  Within a few minutes my new phone was exactly like my old one!

So other than the phone incident, this weekend was full of dock work.  Again.  We ran water and the electrical conduit as well as laid almost all the decking!  Here are some pictures of our progress

We have running water!  A hose will go here to wash the boat and wash off the deck.  We also ran water to where the fish cleaning table will be.

Our sweet neighbor is letting us hang our boat in his boathouse until we get our lift in.  :)

I love it.  It feels so big!  At one point I was thinking maybe too big but I know once furniture, plants, boat, and cleaning table are out there, space will go fast.

I was hoping to finish the decking today, but the weather is really gross and rainy right now.  Also, the professional photographer is coming tomorrow!!!!  I am trying to finish cleaning and staging the kitchen/dining area today.  I am so excited.  In a few weeks, I will have updated photos of the kitchen to show y'all as well as finally reveal the dining room!

This weekend we are going to relax a little and slow down.  We are so tired.  Blittle is going fishing  and I am going to work on cleaning and staining the fence.  The decking will be done Friday but I can't stain it until it dries out a little.  It will be a few months before we get the boat lift so as of Friday, the deck will be done for now!

Just a reminder:  The magazine comes out in a few weeks!!!!  Ahhh!  I still can't believe.  The closer it gets, the more nervous and excited I get.  I have no idea what they wrote or what the page is going to look like!  I can't wait to see it.