Popcorn Tin Makeover using a Calendar Page

Hello Sweet Friends,

The featured DIY project for today is a popcorn tin makeover using a calendar page. As I have been working my way through Jennifer Pugh’s 2023 Seasons of Joy calendar, I find myself at the August image, a beautiful sunflower image.

As you might remember, I also did a popcorn tin makeover with the July image, a lovely patriotic design. (Check it out here.) Even though I intended to have twelve unique and different craft projects from this calendar, I decided to do a repeat of last month’s idea. A deciding factor for this was that I have some DIY sunflowers that I intended on adding to this project. (Find the DIY sunflowers here.) I’m sure you will understand when you see the final piece!

So follow along as I quickly transform an old popcorn tin into a beautiful sunflower decor piece.

Supply list

popcorn tin
white spray paint
calendar page
scissors
Mod Podge and brush
small iron and parchment paper, optional

The first step was to paint the popcorn tin with white paint. I chose white because the background color of the calendar page that I was using was an off-white color. I set the lid aside and painted the tin outdoors, following the instructions on the paint can.

The calendar page needed to be trimmed down slightly in order for it to fit on the tin. After it was trimmed, I applied a liberal amount of Mod Podge to one side of the popcorn tin. Then I pressed the image onto the tin, keeping it as straight as possible. A top coat of Mod Podge was applied, then allowed to dry.

There were a few wrinkles in the image after it dried. To help smooth them out, I used a small iron with parchment paper between it and the tin. I used a pot holder with my free hand so I would not get burned. It was a little awkward to do this, but it really did help smooth out the wrinkles.

The project was pretty much complete except for adding the DIY sunflowers to the tin. To do this, I added some floral foam, moss, and faux greenery to the sunflower tin.