Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle sardine tins?

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:27:01 +0000

Please may I take them off your hands? I aim to recycle them through using them in my Art work. I have been looking for a supply of these for ages and I’m willing to pay for them.

Best wishes

Mel.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:26:02 +0000

Please may I take them off your hands? I aim to recycle them through using them in my Art work. I have been looking for a supply of these for ages and I’m willing to pay for them.

Best wishes

Mel.

By: Nancy Hunt-Bartek

Nancy Hunt-Bartek — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:02:35 +0000

Terry, did you find some? I too, am looking for empties.
Fondly, Nancy
collageartist@aol.com

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:20:57 +0000

I’d love to have all the empty sardine cans I could find. I’m a sculpture working with clay and raku firing. I recently did some whimsical pieces using sardine cans as the vehicle with raku heads or fish within the cans and placing a hanger on the back for wall mount. Last weekend I had an outdoor show and those were the first things to go with people asking for more. I could have sold a hundred of them. Send me your cans. I love sardines but it will be difficult to eat as many as I need to get the required cans. I’m trying to find a can maker who will sell me a box of empty cans.

By: teri

teri — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:52:11 +0000

look at examples of tin mexican nichos and or niches shrines. beautiful fun assemblage art. I found your post because i was looking for sardine tins because i don;t eat them i was wondering if i could buy them some where relatively cheap.

By: cheri fisher

cheri fisher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:34:27 +0000

I forgot to mention I clean mine with an old toothbrush to avoid getting
cut by the sharp edges.

By: cheri fisher

cheri fisher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:23:23 +0000

There are several famous classic custard pudding recipes where you must set the custard cups into a pan of water while they bake so they get even heating all around. Fish tins are absolutely perfect for this. Search online and check out; custard cooked in a “water bath”.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:49:51 +0000

They make a nice ashtray for poor college students.

By: PainChaud

PainChaud — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:18:31 +0000

I know what I’m doing with them!!!…open them up with a can opener…wash them then built a little cabinet and use the can as drawers =)

By: butterscotch & roses

butterscotch & roses — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:49:51 +0000

I found this interesting option also. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihanna/330279811/in/pool-craft

By: Tamara

Tamara — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:13:34 +0000

you could put these pretties in them:

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/marblemagnets

and then wrap themas gifts. or put them on a desk to collect paperclips, etc.

use them as soap dishes or soap molds if you dabble in that

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:33:10 +0000

I’m not sure if they’re magnetic or not, but you could clean them out and use the bottoms for gifts involving magnets. (Cute magnets you make, magnetic poetry, etc.)

If they aren’t magnetic (and even if they are), you could make little shadowboxes out of the bottoms and maybe even fill them with clear resin for effect. I’m envisioning maybe some cute fake fish and rocks for a mini-aquarium! :o)

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:53:21 +0000

My great-grandmother used to make beautiful dollhouse furniture from all types of metal cans.

http://cathyofcalifornia.typepad.com/cathy_of_california/2007/03/tin_can_doll_fu.html

Try doing a search on “tin can doll furniture” and you’ll get lots of links to pretty curled can furniture.