Theses antique looking canisters were inspired by the artwork of artist Anna Corba and her book Vintage Paper Crafts. Anna’s style always inspires me so I thought I would try and create some canisters of my own using some pretty Paris labels.

One of the videos I created for our How-To Video library features a video where I did a faux rusting technique that shows you how to rust metal items using bleach and vinegar. This canister project I created features some tea tins (5SBO-TEAWIDE) that I “faux-rusted” in various ways, the bleach and vinegar method isn’t suitable for everyone so be sure to watch the how-to video for ideas on how to faux rust in various ways.

To embellish my canisters I added some very simple yet elegant labels Paris labels by Cavallini & Co. (5CPLABEL-PAR). To make sure the labels stay on the canisters try using a little Collage Pauge to help them stick, the labels will stick fine on paper craft projects but when you add them to a project like this it’s a good idea to use a little extra adhesive. On each canister I added a simple strip of 7gypsies seam binding ribbon to coordinate with the color of the label. Fill your canisters with tea bags, craft supplies, gifts, and much more.