Tin Can Arrangement

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Here's a little tin can arrangement I made this week with crocheted doilies, buttons, rusty brown yarn , small white flowers, red checked scrap material, small rectangle of green foam, brown fill moss, off white paint, sealer and hot glue. 


recycled 

Susan Nikitenko
October 19th, 2015
Country Chic Tin Can Arrangement


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