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Today I am thrilled to share with you how to make this cute Santa Bucket!
This cute little bin can be used for so many different things! First let’s see how to make it!
Items needed:
- Small Galvanized Bin
- Red Spray Paint
- Black Acrylic Paint
- Painters Tape
- Paint Brush
- Gold Glitter scrapbook paper
- Xacto Knife
First off, I found my bin in the $2.50 bin at Target already painted red!!! If you can’t find this one, as those value bins at Target are very hit or miss, then simply spray a regular galvanized one with red spray paint. A paint bucket type (found at Lowe’s ) would also be really cute!
Next Tape off the belt area with painters tape, and fill in with the black acrylic paint.
While that is drying, using an Xacto knife, cut your belt buckle. Make sure the opening of the buckle is the same width as your belt you painted. (this is the backside of the glitter paper)
When the belt paint is dry attach the buckle with hot glue.
This bin can be multi-purposed for so many different things!
Christmas Cards
Both ones you send and ones you get. If your family is like ours we send over 100 Christmas cards. Freddy and I both have large families and we have moved several times and added more friends along the way! Not many people have the time or patience to sit down and address, stuff, slick and stamp 100 cards during one sitting. Why not use this cute bin to gather all your necessities? Put your address book, cards, envelopes, stamps, pens, return address labels and any other pretty decorations you add to your cards right in this bin! It’s cute enough to leave out so you can tackle a few cards at a time!
Use it to house all the cards you receive. Then they are at your finger tips if you want to look at them again!
Packaging for Presents
This bin would be perfect for filling with some of the great handmade gifts I will share with you or some yummy cookies you make! No need to wrap it in paper, it’s cute enough as it is! Attach a gift tag to one of the handles and your recipient will be able to enjoy the contents and the bin itself!
Wrapping Station
This would be adorable filled with your ribbons and bows and scissors and tape! Keep all those gift tags and small wrapping items in one place!
Mail/Keys Bin
Set this by your front door and it can be a catch all bin for the mail and your car keys, wallets, etc. instead of them just laying around your tables and counters!
The options are endless and it was so easy to make!
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Cheryl,
You come up with the greatest things. Does your brain ever stop? I love the idea of this by the front door to put mail/keys in. That would just give you a warm fuzzy as you come home – you know?
Maureen
PS. I’m still waiting to be adopted – LOL
Thanks Maureen! Sometimes I really wish my brain would stop! It keeps me up some nights!! Thanks for the nice comment! Oh and I will get the papers started to adopt you :)
I love this Idea! super easy but has a great wow factor.
Hi Cheryl
This is a great idea and has so many applications, I am going to make a few of these and use them in my shop as a christmas special offer display.
Regards
Phil
Che-
This is perfect. I saved a cardboard box hoping to make a Santa Belly box {with red felt to house my massive collection of Christmas Picture books for the boys}…and this works!
Plus, it won’t get smashed by two crazy kids.
Totally stealing it.
YES! Books are in mine right now also!!! And also totally understand about the two crazy kids…a tube of “non-breakable” ornaments met the garbage can just earlier today *sigh*
sharing on pinterest as well. so the world can see your greatness.
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oh i just love this!! i want one!!!
Would love it if you could share this on my link party at http://www.serenityyou.blogspot.com
Natasha xxx
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Great! Thanks for the invite Natasha!
Super cute Cheryl@
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This is so cute! I’m pinning it now!!
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I love this. It would make great packaging for a gift AND can be used afterwards.
Would be great if you would also share these at my 3rd ever Christmas link up:
http://twelvecraftsofchristmas.blogspot.com
Rosie x
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This is so cute. I love the idea, and you’re right, it can be used for such a variety of things. Awesome!
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Que graça ficou …amei!!!!
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This is such a fun Santa bin. Love it! I would love for you to link this up to my Homemade in December Christmas Linky Carnival:>
http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/2011/11/homemade-in-december-link-carnival.html
Ha ha, very cute.
What a great idea!! Would love for you to link up @ Find Your Craft Friday over on my blog… Have a great Friday! :)
Emily @ BabyBerry
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That Santa bucket is FANTASTIC!!!!! I’d love you to link up with us.
http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-2.html
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Your bin turned out so cute. I love all the different things you could do with it. I would love it if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now.
http://www.junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-it-up-wednesday-5.html
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This is so cute. I love all of your Christmas ideas but this is my favorite. Thanks for sharing. You are being featured this week.
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So cute!
It’s so adorable!!! You really could use this for so many different ideas! Love it
Pamela @ pbjstories.com
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Nice! That’s just plain adorable! I’m pretty sure our Target had those same ones…if only I’d have seen this earlier! How cute would that be as gift packaging…and I love the idea of putting your cards in it too. So glad you linked up!
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You really could use this for so many different ideas! This is so cute!
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Thanks Dominique! I keep finding more and more uses for it as time goes on! Thanks for stopping by!
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We use a Santa Bucket for the items that Santa has left for the whole family to enjoy (such as the Wii that Santa brought one year!)