Dated Christmas Tins Receive Neutral Bohemian Style Makeover With Textile Patterned Stencils

February 05, 2022

Photo of a box of vintage looking Christmas tins.

I ran across this box of second hand Christmas tins I had purchased years ago in our garage.

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I think they had been used a time or two for baked goods, so I washed them up in hot soapy Dawn Dish soap water.

Since it was still fall, I primed the tins outdoors with Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Multi Purpose Spray White Primer.

Photo of second hand rectangular covered tins painted white.

I even brushed a couple of coats of Dixie Belle Chalk Paint in Drop Cloth on the tins, but then I got busy with Christmas projects and the tins were put to the side.

Drop Cloth is my favorite Dixie Belle White.

Photo of a mudcloth stencil from Dixie Belle Paints.

Last week, I pulled out my new Mudcloth Stencil from Dixie Belle Paint Company to stencil the larger tin's lid.

This is a very fun textured fabric pattern stencil.

Photo of a mudcloth stencil placed on a rectangular tin lid.

I swirled the stencil onto the lid with Fusion Mineral Paint in Ash. Ash is a charcoal black, and not quite as bold as a true black.

The stencil was way too large for the lid, so I centered a portion of the stencil on the lid. I taped down one side with blue painter's tape while stenciling. When that half was dry, I taped the stencil down on that side and finished out the pattern.

Photo of a Cozy Sweater stencil from Dixie Belle Paint Company.

I then pulled out my other another new stencil, Cozy Sweater Stencil from Dixie Belle. I am loving the patterned stencils at Dixie Belle.

Photo of a Cozy Sweater stencil taped to a rectangular tin lid.

This stencil was perfect for the small tin's lid.

After swirling on the Cozy Sweater stencil, I waxed the tins with Dixie Belle's Clear Best Dang Wax.

Photo of jute twine handles added to the bottom of an upcycled tin.

I then got the bright idea to drill holes in the ends of the bottom tins to add jute handles.

Photo of two second hand rectangular Christmas tins upcycled with Dixie Belle Chalk Paint & textile pattern stencils.

I like these neutral storage tins. I can use them almost anywhere in the house to hold bathroom supplies, buttons, photos, home office and/or craft supplies too.