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  • With help, finishing touches have been added to the “America 250” coffee tin. The black is black paint, as suggested by Kate Sinnamon, and the brown is the colored “leather touch up” stuff I bought years ago. I needed just the black for the black leather case I was using for camera battery and camera…

  • So I made it to the dollar store earlier this afternoon and picked up some cheap paint. Turned out to be a little bit more watery than I expected, but not sure what I was expecting from the dollar store otherwise. For now this seems good enough. At least it’s better than the permanent marker…

  • So I managed to cut out the appropriate part of the coffee bag, which was a little bit tricky, given I had to do it one-handed, and that the coffee bag had a plastic circle inside that would not have been conducive to laying this flat onto the can, so I had to cut that…

  • So I saw “Young Washington” for free at home, and it wasn’t worth the money. UFC at the White House was marginally better. I saw that one for free at home as well. I am currently using some “USA 250” coffee, which is turning out to be the #1 of The three patriotic themed items…

  • I know there’s no reference perspective here, but this is a family size coffee tin. I am currently using it to store candy, for example Skittles and chocolate. Since I also delabble glass jars for reuse, I thought I would get a little silly. Don’t worry, nobody is pregnant.

  • Third coffee tin labeled. The whole solid label wouldn’t fit top to bottom, so I had to cut off the bottom. This specific coffee type is on the back. I am considering if I want to put on the company logo or not. I know the seem of the can doesn’t quite line up with…

  • Returning viewers might remember that, as part of my arts & crafts interests, as well as my tendencies to reuse or repurpose materials, I recently decided to lend this to my recent expeditions into coffee.The tins pictured are originally from store brand, but delabelled and cleaned. I had help cutting out the appropriate logos, and…