Two of my favorite trends right now are cork and metallic. Inspired by a little bit of this post and a little of this post, I came up with an easy little craft to use up part of a roll of cork I had lying around: I’m a craft hoarder and I’m fully aware and seeking help.

Here’s what you need:

Empty, clean and dry tin cans
Thin cork (mine came in a roll from Michael’s)
Hot glue and glue gun
Gold acrylic paint (mine’s from Martha at Michael’s)
Foam brush
Scotch tape

How-to:

Measure circumference of can and cut cork to fit. This can be kinda tricky, but patience pays.

Use hot glue to attach cork to outside of can. Make sure that the cork is properly lined up with the can’s edges
When set, attach scotch tape, level, all around the can
Apply 1-2 coats of paint. the thicker the paint, the more obvious the color difference is
Let dry and remove scotch tape afterwards

This craft was super duper easy and I love the versatility: just think of the variations you could do! And everything you could store/display in these upcycled cans!