DIY Money Box: Easy and Cheap

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Hey Everyone,

Hope you all are doing superb today. Today, I am going to share a DIY that I made when I was young. A tin money box, made by you and for yourself. Saving money is easier when you have these different places with different money boxes.  Making a money box for yourself could be the easiest DIY I have known. Well, all DIY crafts are easy. So let’s take a look on how you can use a tin box to make money boxes.

Things that you would need:
  1. A tin. Small sized. You can use the tins you get for frozen foods which have a plastic or rubber cover over it.
  2. Paints( spray paints and acrylics)
  3. The basics


Step 1:

Wash the tin or clean it with wet tissues. You don’t want any residue of the eatables which were inside the tin to avoid rusting and insects eating your money.

Step 2:

Spray paint a nice thick layer of paint in and out of the tin. Choose a base color for starters. And make sure the paint dries completely before you do anything else over the tin.

Step 3:

Once the spray painted layer of a base color has dried. You can now use your acrylic paints to design anything over the tin. You could make it a cartoon character or keep it super simple by drawing a simple and elegant design over it. It is all up to you.

Another idea for decorating your tin money box would be to paper mache all over it, and then paint it. This would add so much texture to your money box. As I talked about this in my earlier blog as well, you can read my previous blog to learn how to paper mache the easier way.

You can also use masking tape to make arty designs on the tin and paint simultaneously. When you remove the masking tape, it will give you a very interesting effect on the tin.

Step 4:

IF you want the money box to be easily available for removing money whenever you want to, you can keep the cover/ lid of the tin separately without gluing the edges to the tin. Otherwise, if you want to save money and should not be able to take out money whenever you want to, then you can simply glue the edges of the cover to the tin. Make sure you use glue which is of very high quality. The purpose of this money box is to save money.  

Step 5:

The last step would be to create a simple cut in the center of the lid. This could be done by simply poking a scissor in the center. You don’t need much for this. The slit should be enough for a dollar bill to go inside the tin easily.


And your tin money box is ready to be stuffed with all the dollars you got there.

I hope you all enjoyed reading today’s blog and would love to read more from us. Time for me to sign off now. You can watch the links I have shared with you to get different ideas for this DIY. Disclaimer: These videos do not belong to the Crafty Blogger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IShA8cEZguw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcFT0AjTT_E

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