Vintage Tin Garden Twine Holder

September 13, 2016 By Karen Creel

I am in the process of turning an old buffet into a potting bench. I wanted to create a few “accessories” to go on it. For some reason, I can’t keep up with my garden twine. Over the summer I have bought at least three rolls. It was time to find a place for it. If you read my blog, you know I love to repurpose my flea market finds, so I headed to my “junk stash” to find a suitable container. A vintage tin was the perfect choice for my garden twine holder.

Use a Vintage Tin to Hold Your Garden Twine www.Gardenchick.com

First, I drilled a hole in the top

Vintage Tin Garden Twine Holder www.Gardenchick.com

and glued a washer on top with E6000 glue to just give it a smooth opening. It’s not necessary if you don’t have a washer or the glue. E6000 glue will adhere to metal.

Glue a washer on top of drilled hole in vintage tin garden twine holder www.Gardenchick.com

Drop the twine in and bring the end up through the hole.

A vintage tin makes a great garden twine holder www.Gardenchick.com

There you have it! A vintage tin garden twine holder that you can easily find. No more lost garden twine. Maybe I should tie a pair of scissors to it!

Vintage Tin Garden Twine Holder www.Gardenchick.com Happy Gardening!

Karen

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I’m not sure when my fascination with junk began, but gardening was in my blood from an early age. I remember my grandmother could throw a few seeds out and have the prettiest flowers. Sweet peas were rampant beside the front porch. I can see her now, bent over pulling weeds, and I find myself doing the same thing anytime I’m in the yard. My dad was raised on a large farm, and even though he moved away, and we always lived in the city, he had a garden. He had me help him plant a garden in May before he died in August. So you can see, gardening just comes naturally to me.

I can’t explain the love of rusty and all things chippy, but I have dug through more barns and sheds than I would like to admit to bring out a rusty wagon or old chicken feeder.

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