Welcome to a creative way and repurposing a metal can! Today, I’m excited to share an easy vase project that is an eco-friendly DIY. We are crafting an easy DIY moss covered vase using an empty coffee can. This easy vase project is cost-effective and transforms empty cans headed to the compost heap into decor with self sticking moss.
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Have you ever worked with this product? How amazing is this for an easy vase project that can be completed in moments? I’m thrilled to guide you through the steps of turning an old can into a piece that adds a touch of nature to your space but also contributes to a sustainable lifestyle. Let’s dive into this DIY and explore the beauty of repurposing empty cans with this moss-covered vase!
Make This Today Using Self Sticking Moss!
- Ready to infuse creative ways to keep empty cans from the compost heap? Try this easy DIY moss project now! Follow our step-by-step guide and add this to your decor.
- Join the sustainable crafting movement! Turn ordinary an old can into a beautiful moss-covered vase with sticky moss. Follow our simple tutorial and share your creations with us!
- Feeling inspired? Gather your supplies and start this easy craft project! Don’t just read about it, create an easy vase project filled with fresh flowers. Share your results and let’s build a community of creative recyclers!
Why Use An Empty Metal Can For A Craft Project or DIY?
Reusing an empty metal can for crafting is the perfect way to repurpose an item that would otherwise be thrown into a compost heap, providing several benefits:
- Empty Metal Can: Cost-effective: An empty metal can is readily available and often free, making it inexpensive for this easy craft project.
- Environmentally friendly: By reusing any empty metal can for any DIY, you are reducing the amount of waste that ends up in a compost heap, which is better for the environment.
- Versatile: A metal can be used in an easy craft project or DIY, from storage containers to planters, organizers, and more.
- Durable: An empty metal can is made from sturdy metal and can withstand wear and tear, making it the best choice for easy craft projects.
- Plastic Coffee Container: A plastic coffee container is great for any easy craft project. A plastic coffee container can be easily decorated or painted to match any design or theme, allowing for customization and personalization of the finished craft project or DIY.
Overall, reusing an empty metal can for an easy craft project or DIY is great to use in creative ways to add to the home. You save money and help the environment by reducing waste when we reuse empty cans. This keeps items from the compost heap.
Craft Supplies List:
- Supermoss sticky moss, peel and stick moss, or sheet moss
- scissors
- Coffee can, tea can, plastic coffee container
- card stock: Michaels stores, or Amazon
- jute or twine
- hot glue gun and hot glue sticks (optional)
Let’s Begin Making An Easy DIY Moss Covered Vase
Step 1: Prepping The Canvas: Soak Or Peel The Label Off The Empty Metal Cans
Soak the metal can in warm soapy water to remove the label.
Gather Supplies Easy Preserved Moss Covered Vase Project
Step 2: Gather Your Arsenal: Cut And Stick Super Moss To An Old Can
Next, measure the length of the coffee can or tea can and cut a piece of peel and stick moss long enough to wrap around the entire empty metal can or a plastic coffee container.
Speaking of cans, see how to keep pieces from the compost heap and add beauty to your home.
Remove the paper backing from the sticky moss, and begin lining up the can making sure the sheet moss is straight. Press the sticky moss on the metal can. I didn’t use hot glue on my covered moss can but feel free to add a dot of hot glue. Continue to hold the empty can straight until the entire outside of the empty can is covered with the preserved moss.
Since the top edge of my empty can was showing, I made sure to cover the edge of the can with leftover pieces of sticky moss. Here I cut thin strips of the preserved moss to cover the top edge of my old can. This perfect way to give the DIY moss covered vase a clean look.
Pro Tip: If you are concerned about the preserved moss shedding use a foam brush to add a thin coat of Mod Podge. This will prevent moss pieces from falling off your easy vase project.
Cardstock On A Moss Vase
Step 3: Personalizing Your Creation – Adding A Tag To Elevate the Moss-Covered Vase
Let’s add interest to the DIY moss covered vase using cardstock.
Pro Tip: Look on Pinterest at my Transfers Board or Graphics Fairy to add to cardstock and other easy craft projects. After I print my image cut the image using Frisker scissors to add detail to the edge of the image. These are the perfect way to add extra details to any DIY.
Next, add a hole using a screw to the cut cardstock. Using the screw gives me the correct size hole for the jute to add to the DIY.
Creative Ways To Use Images:
- Flowerpots
- Gift tags
- Cards
- Pillows or Tote – this easy craft project requires iron on transfer paper – The brand I love!
- Print an image on cardstock and add it to a picture frame
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Add An Image
Step 4: Weaving Elegance – Adding An Image With Jute To Enhance A DIY Moss Covered Vase
Next, add the jute or twine through both holes of the cardstock placing it on an angle to the moss-covered vase. Meanwhile, heat a hot glue gun and add the image. Add a little bit or a dot of hot glue to all four corners and the center of the image. and a dot of glue in the center.
Finally, wrap jute around the can wrapping one side at a time. Also, make sure you wrap your jute in opposite directions and tie a knot.
Styling the Vase With Flowers
Step 5: Elevate Elegance: Styling Your Vase With Real Flowers or Fake Flowers
The easy DIY moss vase is on our bookcase filled with fake flowers of lavender. Adding lavender seems perfect and I love green and purple together. This can also be filled with fresh flowers from the garden, Trader Joe, or the grocery store.
In Conclusion
In conclusion, turning a simple, metal can into an easy DIY moss vase has been an easy craft project and this allows us to explore our creative ways to emphasize the importance of repurposing and keeping items from the compost heap and landfills. With just a few craft supplies and self sticking moss, we’ve transformed empty cans into a beautiful piece. Cheers to creative ways, of turning the simple into the extraordinary! Thank you for sharing our projects on Pinterest. This helps us grow and bring you more DIY and easy craft ideas.
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Easy DIY Coffee Can Moss Vase
 ÂCraft Supplies List:
Â- Supermoss sticky moss, peel and stick moss, or sheet moss
- scissors
- Coffee can, tea can, plastic coffee container
- card stock: Michaels stores, or Amazon
- jute or twine
- hot glue gun and hot glue sticks (optional)
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Step 1: Soak Or Peel The Label Off The Empty Metal Cans
 Soak the metal can in warm soapy water to remove the label.Step 2: Cut And Stick Super Moss To An Old Can
 Next, measure the length of the coffee can or tea can and cut a piece of peel and stick moss long enough to wrap around the entire empty metal can or a plastic coffee container. Speaking of cans, see how to keep pieces from the compost heap and add beauty to your home. Remove the paper backing from the sticky moss, and begin lining up the can making sure the sheet moss is straight. Press the sticky moss on the metal can. I didn’t use hot glue on my covered moss can but feel free to add a dot of hot glue. Continue to hold the empty can straight until the entire outside of the empty can is covered with the preserved moss. Since the top edge of my empty can was showing, I made sure to cover the edge of the can with leftover pieces of sticky moss. Here I cut thin strips of the preserved moss to cover the top edge of my old can. This perfect way to give the DIY moss covered vase a clean look. Remove the paper backing from the sticky moss, and begin lining up the can making sure the sheet moss is straight. Press the sticky moss on the metal can. I didn’t use hot glue on my covered moss can but feel free to add a dot of hot glue. Continue to hold the empty can straight until the entire outside of the empty can is covered with the preserved moss. Since the top edge of my empty can was showing, I made sure to cover the edge of the can with leftover pieces of sticky moss. Here I cut thin strips of the preserved moss to cover the top edge of my old can. This perfect way to give the DIY moss covered vase a clean look.Â
Step 3: Adding A Tag To The Moss-Covered Vase
 Let’s add interest to the DIY moss covered vase using cardstock. Next, add a hole using a screw to the cut cardstock. Using the screw gives me the correct size hole for the jute to add to the DIY.Step 4: Adding An Image With Jute To DIY Moss Covered Vase
Next, add the jute or twine through both holes of the cardstock placing it on an angle to the moss-covered vase. Meanwhile, heat a hot glue gun and add the image. Add a little bit or a dot of hot glue to all four corners and the center of the image. and a dot of glue in the center. Finally, wrap jute around the can wrapping one side at a time. Also, make sure you wrap your jute in opposite directions and tie a knot.Step 5: Styling Your Vase With Real Flowers or Fake Flowers
The easy DIY moss vase is on our bookcase filled with fake flowers of lavender. Adding lavender seems perfect and I love green and purple together. This can also be filled with fresh flowers from the garden, Trader Joe, or the grocery store.
Cindy you are the Queen of styling a vignette! I love this moss covered can and adding the image of lavender was the perfect touch. It looks so beautiful when styled with everything else. I love your little bird too! Thanks for sharing….
Your vase turned out very nice! One day I am going to upcycle a can!
What a beautiful way to upcycle a can! I’ve always wanted to do something with ours but I never remember to save them! Thank you so much for the inspiration, Cindy! P.S. Your vignette is so pretty! I love your pretty dishes and vintage bird too!
So creative and cute for Spring. Great idea Cindy. xoxo
I love that you upcycled a can for your container. I would of never known it was a can. Great transformation. Love the lavender you placed inside. Very pretty
What a fabulous idea for upcycling a can, Cindy! Using moss is really creative and I love that you added lavender along with a lavender picture tied on with jute – making it quite unique!
Love this, Cindy! all your moss covered projects are wonderful!
This is absolutely beautiful! And I love the image you used, too. It’s perfect for Spring!
Cindy you always come up with the best ideas. So pretty!
The best idea! So beautiful Cindy!
I think you are now the Queen of Moss!! And of course, I mean that in the best way possible. SO creative and lovely. And as usual, your nails look gorgeous!
Ha Kim, love moss for spring and summer. I have been having the same person do them for do long she’s my friend now. She comes to the house now that I can’t drive
You are on fire with these gorgeous moss projects, Cindy! I’m loving and pinning every one of them. I love how simple this way to create but also how easy it would be to give away as a gift as well. It’s super cute and perfect for Spring! Hugs, CoCo
Thanks so much Coco. If you would want use self stick moss definitely buy it from JoAnn Fabric. Others haven’t been sticky enough.
What a great idea Cindy! Love this
Love this idea, Cindy! I’m linking to it today on my Weekly Rambles:)
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much!
What a great idea – love this!
Thanks so much!
Cindy this turned out absolutely gorgeous!! Loved everything about this!! Just beautiful!!
Teresa!
Thank you!!
What a lovely vase! It seems easy enough that even I could make one! Thanks so much for sharing this at our Party in Your PJs link party.
Thank you Nina
This turned out so pretty! What a great upcycled project!
I’m all about recycling and upcycling
I love a recycling project! This one is fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
If you love recycling and upcycling projects you’re on the right blog. I’d love for you to follow
a wonderful easy idea for your mom!
Thank you so much!
What a great recycling project! It looks so pretty. Nice job.
Thanks so much! I love recycling and upcycling!
Love ideas like this to make easy changes to home decor or for gifts.
Thanks so much! Easy and fast
I had no idea that moss sheets are available in stick on. I love an upcycle project and you made a can look like a million bucks. I will be buying some moss like this the next time I shop at JoAnne’s.
It has to be from JoAnn’s the others aren’t as good.
I am a recycling and upcycling queen. I throw nothing away
This is such a great idea! It’s so pretty and I have everything I need to make this at home already! Thanks for the inspiration! Pinning now!
Thank you Donna.
Such a great way to give an old coffee can new life, Cindy! I love the way this came together with the moss and the lavender accents you’ve added too. They’re so pretty. Hugs, CoCo
Thanks so much
Love the details on the vase. So pretty and I adore it screams Spring for me!
Thank you Melbs!
Love this Cindy, I love anything mossy! The lavender graphic adds the extra something special. So glad to see you, hoping things are well and that you’re enjoying spring!
Thanks Debra. We had tough start to 2023 buy things are calming down.
Love the lavendaer and green moss together. Lovely with the dishes.
Oh thank you so much!
Thank you for introducing me to this moss Cindy. Your coffee can is perfectly styled and I love the way it turned out. Thank you for sharing your inspiration with Whimsy Home Wednesday.
Thanks so much Cara!
I love your moss vase, I definitely want to make one of those! Thanks for sharing!
Thannk you so much Christie!
Cindy, this is so clever. I love anything with moss it’s an organic, fresh element. Well done!
Thanks so much Maria!