Tip #1 Turn those large coffee cans into flower planters. Punch a few holes in the bottom to allow for drainage, decorate the outside(if you like), and fill 'em full of plants!
Tip #2 If there's a smoke in your family (or if you ever have a visitor who smokes), use old cans as ashtrays. Fill the can with some sand, add a little baking soda (to absorb odors)and place in your car or out on your deck or patio where they'll be handy.
Tip #3 Find an old bread recipe and bake it in a large coffee can--the loaf will take on a wonderful mushroom shape!
Tip #4 Save the plastic lid that comes with coffee cans and reuse the can to store your flour and sugar in.
Tip #5 Decorate the outside of a clean, empty soup can and use it as a pen and pencil holder on your desk.
Tip #6 Tote those old cans out to the garage or workshop and use them to store your paint brushes.
Tip #7 In a pinch, you can use a clean and dry tuna can as a biscuit or cookie cutter. Cut off the lid and the bottom, and cut right through the dough!
Tip #8 Transform a large coffee can into a mini trash can. Slip a small plastic bag inside and use it in the car, yard, on the patio, or even in a bathroom!
Tip #9 Small, clean cans of any size make a terrific scoop for everything from dry pet food and kitty litter to the salt you use to de-ice your driveway!
Bonus Tip Out of Bait? Well, that's no reason to stop fishin'--just twist up a piece of aluminum foil--even a gum wrapper--it'll turn into a fish foolin' minnow right before your eyes!
