In case you haven’t guessed I have boxes of vintage treasures picked up from car boot sales, jumble sales and charity shops. I *try* to have a project in mind before buying anything as we are rather pressed for space in our little terraced house.

How to make a clock from a vintage tin

One of my favourite collections is vintage tins of all shapes and sizes. These were the first thing I collected and I can’t resist picking up unusual ones when I see them. My latest project used one of the vintage tins found beneath our stairs which I wrote about last year.

I love this vintage Walters’ Palm Toffee tin but it wasn’t in perfect condition, certainly not nice enough to display on a shelf. I thought it would make a great clock for our lounge so bought a clockwork kit from the internet. All I needed to do was mark the center of the lid of the tin and drill a hole large enough to hold the clock workings.

Then I attached the clockwork kit and put the lid back on the tin.

Voila, a really simple little make. I’m going to see if I can get hold of a smaller clockwork kit as I think small tins would also make great little clocks for a craft space (not that I’ve got one, yet!). You could also bring new life to vintage fabrics in embroidery hoops, old plates or trays too. The possibilities are endless!