Stacey Solomon creates pencil containers out of old soup pots as she tries to ‘keep mind busy’ in lockdown
IMMERSING yourself in DIY projects around the home can be a great distraction at the best of times, but it seems people are turning to such projects now more than ever to keep busy during lockdown.
Not immune to the boredom one can experience in isolation, Stacey Solomon has been using the time to spruce up her home with various hand-made items she’s created using household “junk” – and now she’s turned old soup tins into rustic pencil pots in a bid to “keep her mind busy.”
Looking for something to make out of the tins she’d been collecting, Stacey, 30, decided to use a few to organise her boys’ stationary.
Sharing a step-by-step tutorial on her Instagram stories, the mum-of-three started by removing the wrapping from the cans to reveal the exposed aluminium.
She gave them a good rinse with soap and water to remove any remaining food particles before sanding down the rough edges.
Armed with nothing but brown twine and an old knitted onesie, the clever entertainer thought to decorate the soon-to-be pencil pots in the most simple yet crafty way.
On one of the three cans, she got to work by tying the string around the bottom edge, and continued to wrap it around the can until it was completely covered.
Using a hot glue gun, she then stuck down the loose bit of string at the end to secure the flyaways.
For the second can she used the same method, however only wrapped sections of the can as to keep some of the aluminium exposed.
When it came time for the third, she turned things up a notch and used the leg of her ten-month-old son Rex’s old knitted onesie to cover the can.
After snipping off the piece of knitted fabric, she placed the can inside and tucked in the hanging excess before gluing it in place.
Revealing the finished product, Stacey couldn’t contain her excitement.
Two of the three cans stored a bunch of pencils – coloured and lead – while the third was home to miscellaneous stationary items.
She said of her project: “I don’t know why but I find this so satisfying. Making stuff out of rubbish is so fun.”
And it’s evident because just yesterday the DIY fan created an amazing beauty station using an old crate, which was left over from her previous project – a stunning set of garden shelves using the crates she had lying around in her garage.
Not to mention the bathroom shelf or hanging plant pot she’d created out of an old colander .
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