Collecting tins for your pantry
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My very favorite thing to collect, from all around the world. Even when it’s a jumbled mess, it still manages to look cute!
Linked to one of my favorite places I’ve ever bought tins.
a month ago
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@kellyenciso
Love this! What an adorable solution. Thank you.
@pioneerintrees
Oh yes, tin collecting is real! When I travel I like to find cookies or tea in tins so I can bring it home and remember where I visited while the tin does something useful for me. My latest tin came from Ireland - it is a small green rectangular tin, about 2 inches high, with a bus imprinted around it. It will hold pins once I’m done with the green tea. Yay!
@maribeth
Wait what do you put in them? How do you know what’s in them? I’m confused about pantry use! I love tins and use them for ephemera and have never even considered pantry use. Tell me more, p please!
@claradee
I use light washi or masking tape and a sharpie fine point pen to write labels for them! You can see a couple labels in the pic. But honestly I need to update a couple of them haha - some are outdated and I just see if I remember what’s in what each time I’m looking for something. The labeling definitely is the way to go, though!
@claradee
And I put nuts, dried fruit, flour, cornmeal, sugar, rice, beans, lentils… Pretty much anything that doesn’t come in a hard container of its own! I am not a huge decanter for the sake of decanting myself, but find tins/jars really helpful for making sure things are stored securely.
@maribeth
Ooooh got it!!! I see some labels in the pic now, thank you! Excited to give this a whirl!!! Thanks for the tip!
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