Easy Upcycled Christmas Spice Tins

Vintage spice tins aren’t just for basic kitchen decor, they make super cute Christmas decor, too.

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Supplies

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Start by cutting the florist foam to fit the inside of your container. It doesn’t have to fit perfectly, just so it fills a majority of the container.

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Start gluing larger craft scraps to the back of the container. I like to add my bottle brush trees, figurines, and candy canes towards the back since they offer height.

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Add some front fillers. This can include greenery, small ornaments, pine cones, and small figurines.

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Now add the fluff. This means filling in the small, bare spaces around the large items. For this I use small tufts of tinsel and holly leaves. Just glue into place.

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Finish off the arrangement with a mist of spray adhesive. I found a small bottle of it at my local dollar store. Just hold 12 inches away and mist lightly.

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