Turn Old Cookie Tin Lids Into Attractive Wreaths For Your Door

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Nothing feels more like a warm welcome to the holiday season than hanging a beautiful wreath on your front door. This time, instead of buying this essential festive decoration, check your craft room or junk drawer. You may already have a few items in your house that you can transform into a wreath. It's a homemade decor project that you can do with loved ones, if you wish. For this DIY idea, you'll work with something that's often the byproduct of a cozy afternoon at home with hot beverages and sweet treats: a cookie tin. Usually, people turn old cookie tins into stylish storage solutions. However, the lids can also serve as the base for a wreath when paired with some paint, prints, and plants, just as TikTok creator roycycled shared in an easy tutorial.

First, you'll need to find an old cookie tin and remove the lid. What you do with the tin itself is up to you. Then prepare some acrylic paint, paintbrushes, Kable Kontrol White Adhesive Zip Tie Mounts, and cable ties. You can DIY a stunning fall wreath using foraged items from your yard — think fresh or dried leaves, flowers, seed heads, berries, and twigs. Alternatively, buy artificial blooms and other greenery to adorn your wreath. In their tutorial, roycycled adhered designs printed on transfer paper to the center of the tin lid, but you have creative freedom to decorate the lid how you wish — consider stickers, stencils, or even hand-painted embellishments.

Some cookie tins are decorated with embossed details that may affect how well your embellishments adhere to the lid. If that's the case for you, try flattening them with a hammer before you start the decoration process. Keep in mind, though, that doing this may not create a completely smooth surface; some unevenness may remain. If the lid is already flat or you're happy with some embossing, you can skip this step.

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Next, make sure the lid is clean and crumb-free before applying a few layers of paint in your preferred color. Once the paint is dry, it's time to add your embellishments, whether that's a design printed on transfer paper, hand-painted art, stickers, or even thrift store finds that you can transform into a unique wreath, like fabric napkins, beading, or cut-up placemats. It all depends on the look you're trying to achieve. Once you've finished decorating the lid, arrange your chosen greenery — whether it's fresh, dried, or artificial — around the outer edges, creating a wreath shape. Secure the greenery in place with cable ties threaded through adhesive mounts stuck to the lid.

Once your wreath is finished, you can hang it on your front door or the wall above your fireplace mantel with self-adhesive hooks. Alternatively, tie a wide ribbon into a bow to create a cute, appropriately festive hanger. Make sure the ribbon you choose can bear the weight of the wreath. It's made of metal, after all. You could also use a swathe of fabric wide and sturdy enough to wrap around the entire wreath and hold it securely in place.