10 Ways to Reuse Tea Tins To Get More Organized In The New Year

10 Ways to Reuse Tea Tins To Get More Organized In The New Year

No matter what your new year’s resolution is, getting more organized will help you set your intentions for 2019. But don't run out to the store for storage bins just yet. You can organize your home using items you already have (ahem, Harney tea tins, ahem). Read on to learn how you can upcycle our tins to create a home you’ll love.
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No matter what your new year’s resolution is, getting more organized will help you set your intentions for 2019. By decluttering your home, you are creating a less stressful environment that will help you focus on your priorities for the year ahead. But don’t run out the store for storage bins just yet. You can organize your home using items you already have (ahem, Harney tea tins, ahem). Read on to learn how you can upcycle our tins to create a home you’ll love.

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Store Baking Supplies

Baking cabinet always a mess? Dump your baking supplies into new containers and create labels like  Cook for Real Connect for Real did and take control of the chaos. Not only are our tea tins stackable, but they were created to keep your teas fresh, so you don’t need to worry about your baking supplies going bad.

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Recipe Card Holder

If you’re like us, you have tons of old family recipes on small bits of paper that you can’t bear to part with. Gather them up and pop them in your favorite Harney tea tin. Have more than one tin you need to reuse? Separate your recipes by appetizers, mains and desserts and place them in different colored tins.

Vintage Tea Candle

Stop creating more waste every time you buy and finish another candle. Create your own candles in a Harney tea tin like  Sweet Cayenne to use in your own home or give as gifts.

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Floating Tea Tin Organizers

Can’t find your scissors? Always on the hunt for a working pen? Join the club. Keep your office, craft room or kitchen organized with these floating tea tin organizers from Lines Across and store all your necessities in one spot.

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Refrigerator Herb Garden

There is nothing better than using fresh herbs in your dishes. If you’re like us and the windowsills in your kitchen are already overcrowded with plants, you’ll love this magnetic herb garden idea from HGTV. Not only is it super easy to create, it also makes use of wasted space in the kitchen.

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Portable Sewing Kit

We’ve all been there. You’re heading to an event and a button pops off your shirt or you get a small tear in your blouse. Fill your Harney tins with, needles, safety pins, a small pair of scissors, extra buttons and different colored threads and keep it in your car so you’re prepared for any clothing malfunction that may come your way.

Tea Tin Pendant Light

We love the thought of making a sweet pendant light for a nursery or playroom like  4FLighting did with this vintage cookie tin. All you need is a tool to cut metal, a pendant light kit, light bulb and a couple swag hooks and voilà!  

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Qtip, Cotton Ball & Makeup Brush Holders

Keep your brushes clean and in pristine condition and store them in your favorite Harney tea tin like  M Loves M. Have a couple more tins laying around? Store your cotton balls and Q-tips in them. You’ll be happy you don’t need to keep replacing your brushes and your significant other will be happy your things aren’t straying into their territory on the bathroom counter.

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Gift Boxes

We love reusing Harney tins as gift boxes for smaller items like gift cards or even homemade cookies and candies. You can wrap them in paper and tie with a bow or even spray paint them with chalk paint and draw new designs on them for each occasion like  The Frugal Girl.

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Refill Your Tins

Finished your tea? Don’t throw away your tin! Buy the same tea in  bulk bags of 50 sachets or  1 pound bags and refill it instead of sending it to the dump. We like to avoid creating waste as much as the next guy, so please consider this option when you are deciding whether you should keep or toss your tins.

Have a unique way you reuse your Harney tins? Let us know in the comments below and check out some of our favorite reads below to start your new year off on the right foot:

53 comments

Gillian

We used ours as wedding centerpieces! My spouse and I both love tea and we met at a book club meeting at the Harney & Sons in SoHo. Since H&S is a big part of our story, we saved our favorite tea tins and used them to arrange bouquets of flowers on every table at our reception!

We used ours as wedding centerpieces! My spouse and I both love tea and we met at a book club meeting at the Harney & Sons in SoHo. Since H&S is a big part of our story, we saved our favorite tea tins and used them to arrange bouquets of flowers on every table at our reception!

Marcia

Maybe someone’s already mentioned this but . . . when making a small batch of chocolate chip cookies, I end up with lots of scattered chocolate pieces all over the counter from the ripped bag. They behave so much better for future use when the rest of the pieces are contained in a pretty tin.

Maybe someone’s already mentioned this but . . . when making a small batch of chocolate chip cookies, I end up with lots of scattered chocolate pieces all over the counter from the ripped bag. They behave so much better for future use when the rest of the pieces are contained in a pretty tin.

Helen

I’ve been giving my tins to a friend who lives in an old, damp house! She puts her sewing supplies in them to keep needles and pins from getting rusty. After reading these comments though, I’ll be keeping a few back for myself as I organize my craft room!

I’ve been giving my tins to a friend who lives in an old, damp house! She puts her sewing supplies in them to keep needles and pins from getting rusty. After reading these comments though, I’ll be keeping a few back for myself as I organize my craft room!

Jerome Gillett

In our house we love our H&S Teas. I like to refill the tins. When I do end up with extra tins I like to use them for nuts and bolts that I keep up on a shelf. They work great.

In our house we love our H&S Teas. I like to refill the tins. When I do end up with extra tins I like to use them for nuts and bolts that I keep up on a shelf. They work great.

Mary Herron

I would like to add my vote to selling bags of tea to fit into the tins. Also, please please make Mad Hatter as a loose tea!!

I would like to add my vote to selling bags of tea to fit into the tins. Also, please please make Mad Hatter as a loose tea!!

Arielle

I use a variety of tins around the house but one use I didn’t see mentioned here was for storing stocking stuffers and scented gifts in the off-season. Critters aren’t likely to eat through these containers so even candy can be kept in the basement. There’s a tin for each person, with a painter’s tape label. They’re stored upside-down when empty. As I pick treats up in the weeks and months leading up to whatever occasion, the treats go into whichever tin(s) they belong in. Scented soaps (or other scented non-food items that aren’t already in glass or metal) go into separate tins from the edibles – so that whatever else is being stored doesn’t end up smelling like the soap and so the scent doesn’t attract critters.

I use a variety of tins around the house but one use I didn’t see mentioned here was for storing stocking stuffers and scented gifts in the off-season. Critters aren’t likely to eat through these containers so even candy can be kept in the basement. There’s a tin for each person, with a painter’s tape label. They’re stored upside-down when empty. As I pick treats up in the weeks and months leading up to whatever occasion, the treats go into whichever tin(s) they belong in. Scented soaps (or other scented non-food items that aren’t already in glass or metal) go into separate tins from the edibles – so that whatever else is being stored doesn’t end up smelling like the soap and so the scent doesn’t attract critters.

Ranae

When my nieces and nephews were all around the ages where they wanted piggy banks, I took several of my tins, cut a coin hole in the lid, spray painted them, painted their name on it, decorated them to suit each kid and gave them as Christmas presents. They loved them.

When my nieces and nephews were all around the ages where they wanted piggy banks, I took several of my tins, cut a coin hole in the lid, spray painted them, painted their name on it, decorated them to suit each kid and gave them as Christmas presents. They loved them.

Jill S Hofferber

I sort my Prismacolor pencils by color in these tins ( the pencil colours match the tin colour). All corralled in a nice serving tray.
I use these tins for storage with wee tags to show contents (craft items, like postit notes, fit perfectly.)
I bought empty big black ones to hold spanish moss for crafting.
They hold paint brushes – the fine art kind. Gosh, I could go on. I just love them so much!!

I sort my Prismacolor pencils by color in these tins ( the pencil colours match the tin colour). All corralled in a nice serving tray.
I use these tins for storage with wee tags to show contents (craft items, like postit notes, fit perfectly.)
I bought empty big black ones to hold spanish moss for crafting.
They hold paint brushes – the fine art kind. Gosh, I could go on. I just love them so much!!

Kelly Kay

I love Harney tea, but I do worry about buying the 1 pound loose leaf refills. I’m the only tea drinker in the house. 4 or 8 once refill bags would be amazing (especially if you managed to find a compostable or recyclable material for the package) for me since I like to keep my favorites on hand and experiment!

I love Harney tea, but I do worry about buying the 1 pound loose leaf refills. I’m the only tea drinker in the house. 4 or 8 once refill bags would be amazing (especially if you managed to find a compostable or recyclable material for the package) for me since I like to keep my favorites on hand and experiment!

Sherry

I use my empty tins as planters. I love sharing my plants.

I use my empty tins as planters. I love sharing my plants.

Andrea Walsh

My daughter uses H&S tea tins to store her little LOL doll accessories or other little loose toys.

My daughter uses H&S tea tins to store her little LOL doll accessories or other little loose toys.

Suzanne

I’ve saved every Harney Tea tin I’ve purchased since starting on my tea journey with your company in 2019. A friend has offered to make me a tin robot, but I like some of these ideas. Recently, a kitten was out in the street on a cold night and she ran to me. She loves knocking things off my desk and sampling my teas. I think I need to start using some of those tins to hold the smaller items she’s playing with.

I’ve saved every Harney Tea tin I’ve purchased since starting on my tea journey with your company in 2019. A friend has offered to make me a tin robot, but I like some of these ideas. Recently, a kitten was out in the street on a cold night and she ran to me. She loves knocking things off my desk and sampling my teas. I think I need to start using some of those tins to hold the smaller items she’s playing with.

Kathy

I love the tea tins and have used them for storing small items and my wrapped H&S tea bags. It’s not carried any more but I do have a few of the H&S Ceylon tea tins and they are my favorites! I also pass them on to a friend who uses them as planters to give to friends who are sick. And I enjoyed discovering new uses for the tea tins!

I love the tea tins and have used them for storing small items and my wrapped H&S tea bags. It’s not carried any more but I do have a few of the H&S Ceylon tea tins and they are my favorites! I also pass them on to a friend who uses them as planters to give to friends who are sick. And I enjoyed discovering new uses for the tea tins!

KMB

I use a tin to keep used bread & produce bags.
Then just grab a bag to use while cooking & baking for scraps, egg shells & trash.
I also wish that there were smaller refill bags of tea.

I use a tin to keep used bread & produce bags.
Then just grab a bag to use while cooking & baking for scraps, egg shells & trash.
I also wish that there were smaller refill bags of tea.

Dani

I love Harney tins. I use the smaller sizes of plain black tins for organizing sewing supplies. I use the larger size (buy on this site under wares) to hold expended Nespresso pods — much cuter than the container Nespresso sells, and am about to get more for protein powder. Love these tins…

I love Harney tins. I use the smaller sizes of plain black tins for organizing sewing supplies. I use the larger size (buy on this site under wares) to hold expended Nespresso pods — much cuter than the container Nespresso sells, and am about to get more for protein powder. Love these tins…

S Wipperman

I would love loose refills for the tins. I like to have a wide variety and the 1 lb bags are just too much. Hard to store too. The tins are great because they stack securely.

I would love loose refills for the tins. I like to have a wide variety and the 1 lb bags are just too much. Hard to store too. The tins are great because they stack securely.

Karen B

I use Mod Podge to cover my tins with fabric. Some I have used Christmas fabric on to contain gifts.

I use Mod Podge to cover my tins with fabric. Some I have used Christmas fabric on to contain gifts.

Barb

A small wide mouthed mason jar fits in the tins perfectly with the rim sitting on the edge so you can pull it out easily. I plant hydroponic plants in them and I can lift them quickly to fill and check water levels.

A small wide mouthed mason jar fits in the tins perfectly with the rim sitting on the edge so you can pull it out easily. I plant hydroponic plants in them and I can lift them quickly to fill and check water levels.

curlitailss

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Charleen Adams

I have several tinssaved back,was going to put them in the yard sale.now I may hold on to a few. They would be lively as decor,especially the Royal Palace tins. I should buy a 50 count bag of Hot Cinnamon Sunset to refill. That flavor is a sensory experience. I can dine off the aroma when I open the lid. TBE taste is wonderful,hot or cold. Beautiful teas and tins.

I have several tinssaved back,was going to put them in the yard sale.now I may hold on to a few. They would be lively as decor,especially the Royal Palace tins. I should buy a 50 count bag of Hot Cinnamon Sunset to refill. That flavor is a sensory experience. I can dine off the aroma when I open the lid. TBE taste is wonderful,hot or cold. Beautiful teas and tins.

Monica Luther

I too like the idea of packaging smaller quantities in smaller bags so it easier to refill a 4 oz tin. I find a 1 lb. bag can last me forever! I like having choices and find the small tins are just perfect to store but would like a better way to refill.

I too like the idea of packaging smaller quantities in smaller bags so it easier to refill a 4 oz tin. I find a 1 lb. bag can last me forever! I like having choices and find the small tins are just perfect to store but would like a better way to refill.

Sandra Clark

While looking for ideas on using them, I found the idea of using tin snips to cut them into small rectangle or teardrop shape & adding a earring thingy to make a pair of earrings out of the prettiest part of the tin. Other ideas so that you don’t have to throw these into a landfill: Donate to a thrift shop; offer them up on Craigslist or Freecycle (I got a bunch from CL a couple years ago :) Use for spices if you have enough tins.. Fill with gourmet or homemade candy and give as gifts. Fill with Epson salts/scented and give as gifts. Use to store colored pens and colored art pencils in. Use in your office to store staples, tape, paperclips, postage stamps & other supplies that otherwise would be scattered on desktop or in a mess in the drawer. If you have little -or big – girls with long hair, use the tins to store and separate what I call “hair doodies” (barettes, rubberband things, clips, etc.Fill them with nutritious snacks for your desk or vehicle. Fill them with something that you could randomly give away to bless another person. For me, that might be candy and a Gospel tract or a Burts Bees lipgloss or something like that. I guess if you were really OC you could separate your children’s Legos’ Maybe that’s going a bit too far :)

While looking for ideas on using them, I found the idea of using tin snips to cut them into small rectangle or teardrop shape & adding a earring thingy to make a pair of earrings out of the prettiest part of the tin. Other ideas so that you don’t have to throw these into a landfill: Donate to a thrift shop; offer them up on Craigslist or Freecycle (I got a bunch from CL a couple years ago :) Use for spices if you have enough tins.. Fill with gourmet or homemade candy and give as gifts. Fill with Epson salts/scented and give as gifts. Use to store colored pens and colored art pencils in. Use in your office to store staples, tape, paperclips, postage stamps & other supplies that otherwise would be scattered on desktop or in a mess in the drawer. If you have little -or big – girls with long hair, use the tins to store and separate what I call “hair doodies” (barettes, rubberband things, clips, etc.Fill them with nutritious snacks for your desk or vehicle. Fill them with something that you could randomly give away to bless another person. For me, that might be candy and a Gospel tract or a Burts Bees lipgloss or something like that. I guess if you were really OC you could separate your children’s Legos’ Maybe that’s going a bit too far :)

Sandra Clark

Yesterday I found a box of your tea tins at a thrift shop in Blanco, TX, and I must have something wrong with me because I bought them without knowing exactly how I was going to put them to use. I must have an obsession or something… :)

Yesterday I found a box of your tea tins at a thrift shop in Blanco, TX, and I must have something wrong with me because I bought them without knowing exactly how I was going to put them to use. I must have an obsession or something… :)

Merideth

Have you considered starting a service so that we could send back the tins so they could be reused? I just don’t have enough room for them all at home, and at my office we have so many that we have built a pyramid out of them! I try to re-purpose them as much as possible, but I’m at the point where I just have to throw them away, and I hate that :(

Have you considered starting a service so that we could send back the tins so they could be reused? I just don’t have enough room for them all at home, and at my office we have so many that we have built a pyramid out of them! I try to re-purpose them as much as possible, but I’m at the point where I just have to throw them away, and I hate that :(

Brenda Nicholson

I am so glad I’m not the only one! They’re just too good to throw away! I do refill my Scottish Morn tea container, but I have lots more to put to use! Great ideas! Thank you!

I am so glad I’m not the only one! They’re just too good to throw away! I do refill my Scottish Morn tea container, but I have lots more to put to use! Great ideas! Thank you!

Jenna

I filled an empty tin with tissues for a cute tissue box! If anyone’s ambitious enough, I’m sure you could cut a rectangle from the lid to make it more functional, but the napkins themselves don’t stick much and only require a gentle tug

I filled an empty tin with tissues for a cute tissue box! If anyone’s ambitious enough, I’m sure you could cut a rectangle from the lid to make it more functional, but the napkins themselves don’t stick much and only require a gentle tug

Martha K Coates

I love your tins and have so many. I do order the one pound bags of loose tea and refill them but I wish you would offer bulk tea in 4 and 8 oz quantities. That way we could refill tins, try new teas that we might not want in one pound quantity. PLEASE consider! Thank you!

I love your tins and have so many. I do order the one pound bags of loose tea and refill them but I wish you would offer bulk tea in 4 and 8 oz quantities. That way we could refill tins, try new teas that we might not want in one pound quantity. PLEASE consider! Thank you!

Delayna Goins

I have so many tins! They are too pretty to throw away. As a teacher, I have reused them to store art and classroom supplies, as vases for Mother’s Day gifts, and yes, even for making candles! At home, we store makeup and makeup brushes, storing screws, nails, drill bits and even extra batteries. And they also make attractive displays on a bookshelf. Of course, they are used to stash refill sachets whenever we need to order more awesome Harney & Sons Tea!

I have so many tins! They are too pretty to throw away. As a teacher, I have reused them to store art and classroom supplies, as vases for Mother’s Day gifts, and yes, even for making candles! At home, we store makeup and makeup brushes, storing screws, nails, drill bits and even extra batteries. And they also make attractive displays on a bookshelf. Of course, they are used to stash refill sachets whenever we need to order more awesome Harney & Sons Tea!

Carol Tangarone

My mom was the coffee drinker of our family but I learned to drink tea from my dad. My Mom & Dad traveled when i was younger and collected tea pots and loved the loose tea my dad always brewed. It was so special loved it ! They went to different countries to get tea and the pots. That’s why I love your tea.

My mom was the coffee drinker of our family but I learned to drink tea from my dad. My Mom & Dad traveled when i was younger and collected tea pots and loved the loose tea my dad always brewed. It was so special loved it ! They went to different countries to get tea and the pots. That’s why I love your tea.

Cynthia Pemberton

I made christmas ornaments by wrapping them up like presents. They looked great on the mantle and other spots here and there not so obvious.

I made christmas ornaments by wrapping them up like presents. They looked great on the mantle and other spots here and there not so obvious.

Pat Dewey

These tins are the perfect size for small floral arrangements. I have used Cinnamon Spice for Thanksgiving and Holiday Tea for Christmas.

These tins are the perfect size for small floral arrangements. I have used Cinnamon Spice for Thanksgiving and Holiday Tea for Christmas.

Sally Essig

I buy my tea by the pound and when my three or four tins of Scottish Morn are empty I refill them with the loose tea and I ‘m good for a couple of more months.

I buy my tea by the pound and when my three or four tins of Scottish Morn are empty I refill them with the loose tea and I ‘m good for a couple of more months.

Allen

These tins are excellent for storing pipe tobacco!

These tins are excellent for storing pipe tobacco!

Carolyn Lowe

I use my tins to store business cards, and also assorted sewing supplies—snaps, elastic by sizes, needles and more. The tins are too good to throw away. Loved the idea of covering with craft paper and using in the kitchen.

I use my tins to store business cards, and also assorted sewing supplies—snaps, elastic by sizes, needles and more. The tins are too good to throw away. Loved the idea of covering with craft paper and using in the kitchen.

Ladykaren

I find small glass vases or jelly jars to sit inside and use as fresh flower vases/centerpieces. Great little hostess gift filled with fresh flowers from your yard!

I find small glass vases or jelly jars to sit inside and use as fresh flower vases/centerpieces. Great little hostess gift filled with fresh flowers from your yard!

Janice

I can see a great craft year in 2019! I save many sizes of tins with great plans for them. Then life intervenes…I will get my game on with the great suggestions! When I was growing up, my mother had many beautiful Japanese works of art in our home. It wasn’t until I grew up and really took a look at the pair of table lamps with brass bases that were on mahogany tables in our living room. The center was two tea tins stacked one on top of the other. The tins were identical, and the entire tin, including the lid, was embossed with many colors and gold accents. I hadn’t thought about my “adult” discovery in years. Guess who’s giving “tea tin lamps” for gifts this year!

I can see a great craft year in 2019! I save many sizes of tins with great plans for them. Then life intervenes…I will get my game on with the great suggestions! When I was growing up, my mother had many beautiful Japanese works of art in our home. It wasn’t until I grew up and really took a look at the pair of table lamps with brass bases that were on mahogany tables in our living room. The center was two tea tins stacked one on top of the other. The tins were identical, and the entire tin, including the lid, was embossed with many colors and gold accents. I hadn’t thought about my “adult” discovery in years. Guess who’s giving “tea tin lamps” for gifts this year!

Anna Gray

I use Harney tea tins to organize my pantry cabinet, as I have a lot of spices and small cooking supplies. I have also saved two large bags of regular tea tins and making a dining table out of them. The empty octagon tea tins I sell to people on eBay to use as storage containers.

I use Harney tea tins to organize my pantry cabinet, as I have a lot of spices and small cooking supplies. I have also saved two large bags of regular tea tins and making a dining table out of them. The empty octagon tea tins I sell to people on eBay to use as storage containers.

Arie M

I wish you sold more tea in 4oz or 8oz bags so we could reuse the tins to hold … tea!

I wish you sold more tea in 4oz or 8oz bags so we could reuse the tins to hold … tea!

Nina Garrett

I’ve been sewing all my life, so now I keep buttons in my tea tins, labeled as to material (wood, mother-of-pearl, etc.); I also keep the little paper envelopes that come with extra buttons for new clothing items. I keep little stacks of seam bindings and other notions on hand in tins. The tins I can’t use (those these tips will reduce that amount!) I give to thrift shops so others can do the same.

I’ve been sewing all my life, so now I keep buttons in my tea tins, labeled as to material (wood, mother-of-pearl, etc.); I also keep the little paper envelopes that come with extra buttons for new clothing items. I keep little stacks of seam bindings and other notions on hand in tins. The tins I can’t use (those these tips will reduce that amount!) I give to thrift shops so others can do the same.

Cheryl

I reuse my tins for more tea, and I also put my smaller painting supplies in them. I buy from independent artists, and they have a lot of little items that can easily be lost or damaged. The tins are perfect to hold the tiny paint pans.

I reuse my tins for more tea, and I also put my smaller painting supplies in them. I buy from independent artists, and they have a lot of little items that can easily be lost or damaged. The tins are perfect to hold the tiny paint pans.

Joyce

Love these ideas! I use my old tins in the garage for storing small random items like nuts & bolts, screws, nails, etc.

Love these ideas! I use my old tins in the garage for storing small random items like nuts & bolts, screws, nails, etc.

Nancy Cummings

We have a women’s tea at our church each spring and we have used my tins to make floral centerpieces for each table, and then one lucky person gets to take it home. I must admit I am sad to see the tins go, but it just means I have to collect more for the next time!

We have a women’s tea at our church each spring and we have used my tins to make floral centerpieces for each table, and then one lucky person gets to take it home. I must admit I am sad to see the tins go, but it just means I have to collect more for the next time!

Sonya

I saw this idea in an old magazine: for a Christmas tea table, cluster 3-4different Christmas tea tins filled with flowers for the centerpiece!

I saw this idea in an old magazine: for a Christmas tea table, cluster 3-4different Christmas tea tins filled with flowers for the centerpiece!

Melindasue

I use my tinsel to store jewelry, particularly bracelets. I find them very handy for packing my jewelry when heading out of town.

I use my tinsel to store jewelry, particularly bracelets. I find them very handy for packing my jewelry when heading out of town.

Kim

I am a teacher. My classroom is filled with Harney and Sons Tea tins. They hold crayons, markers and glue sticks throughout our room. I love them because they don’t tip over!

I am a teacher. My classroom is filled with Harney and Sons Tea tins. They hold crayons, markers and glue sticks throughout our room. I love them because they don’t tip over!

Lynn Karegeannes

I have used Harney & Sons tea tins as planters for houseplants. See photo and directions here: https://my-tea-diary.blogspot.com/2017/04/tea-craft-tuesday-tea-tin-planters.html

I have used Harney & Sons tea tins as planters for houseplants. See photo and directions here: https://my-tea-diary.blogspot.com/2017/04/tea-craft-tuesday-tea-tin-planters.html

Debbie

The tin is great for taking quarters, laundry pods and dryer sheets to the laundrymat.

The tin is great for taking quarters, laundry pods and dryer sheets to the laundrymat.

MJ Seibert

Teachers sometimes can find uses for the tins.
A tin in a child’s desk or backpack could secure loose or pointy items. Crushable snacks would ride securely.
Extra dog treats or extra shopping bags/poo bags could be color coded by flavor or task. Quick retrieval of the required items with insider information.

Teachers sometimes can find uses for the tins.
A tin in a child’s desk or backpack could secure loose or pointy items. Crushable snacks would ride securely.
Extra dog treats or extra shopping bags/poo bags could be color coded by flavor or task. Quick retrieval of the required items with insider information.

Karen

What great ideas! I do like to refill my tea tins – which means you need to make Tower of London available for me to do this! But these are excellent ideas I haven’t yet tried, aside from the pencil holder.

What great ideas! I do like to refill my tea tins – which means you need to make Tower of London available for me to do this! But these are excellent ideas I haven’t yet tried, aside from the pencil holder.

Carol Bisig

I like to store my Double-A & Triple AAA Batteries in my tins. I know exactly where they are during Hurricane Season! I have many battery operated candles, inside of Lanterns; much safer than real candles in the heat of summer! Thank you for showing great ideas!
Carolintallahassee

I like to store my Double-A & Triple AAA Batteries in my tins. I know exactly where they are during Hurricane Season! I have many battery operated candles, inside of Lanterns; much safer than real candles in the heat of summer! Thank you for showing great ideas!
Carolintallahassee

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