As a mum of a 7 moth old bub I had a few formula tins lying around that I really wanted to repurpose. And so I have been cleaning them and storing them until I figure out how they could be repurposed into something more useful.
It just so happened that one random night when I was putting the dishwasher on that it occurred to me that I did actually have a use for one of those old formula tins.
You see I have an occurring problem with the dish washing powder coming out to fast, thus overspilling into the dispenser causing an excessive amount of powder to clog up the dispenser hinge stopping me from closing the lid.
As the formula tins have scoops with them it would make placing the correct amount of powder into the dispenser easier. I would no longer have to use that old paintbrush to brush away the excess powder in order for me to close the dispensers lid.
And so I got to work....
I grabbed one formula tin, a stanley knife, a ruler, some scrap booking paper, a blank label, some double sided tape and some contact.
I simply cut the scrap booking paper to the size of the tin
Stuck it on with double sided tape to hold it in place. 
I then stuck the blank label in position at the front.
Then I covered it all with a layer of contact 
And to finish I used the stanley knife to neaten up all the edges.And there you have it.. my new dish washing powder tin!
Once a baby formula tin on the way out to the bin ... now an up cycled storage tin that lives under our sink getting used each and every day!
I'm so happy as to how this one turned out that I'm now looking around the home trying to find any excuse to make another. And I'm sure I'll do so as these tins could be used to store a variety of items all over the home - Kitchen for tea and coffee, Toy Room for crayons, Bathroom to store soap or hair accessories... the list would go on and on... perhaps I should give bubs more formula... I might need more tins..lol
Enjoy
