Spray paint inside a container?

[Desertrose]

We have thirty two lots of wire baskets each containing six blue enamel containers/tins.

I hate the blue (sort of an aqua blue so it's not even a "country" blue.) colour of the tins but it was Richards idea that we use these to make some container candles in.

I've contemplated spray painting (or grungy-ing) the enamel tins a more "rustic" colour but really I'd need to spray paint the inside of each as well.

I'm reluctant to do this as I'm wondering whether the spray paint might leach out into the wax as it's burning and I don't want to create a toxic candle!

Do you think it would?

How do they colour enamel tins/mugs anyway?

I'll post a pic up tomorrow.

I've got to come up with a use for them somehow - even if it's not candle related!

Tracy

[Desertrose]

I just found this.

http://www.apmf.asn.au/html/new_spray_can_technology.html

The title though says non toxic yet later it says low toxic.

Hmm.

Edited November 17, 2009 by Desertrose

[chuck_35550]

I'd leave em alone and not take the chance on the heat altering the outside appearance as well as create any fumes from paint on the inside. JMO.

Steve

[Desertrose]

Thanks Steve. Yeah the inside I'm concerned about what with the possibility of fumes or just the paint leeching into the wax itself.

We cover our rustic christmas tins - the outside, with a fine coating of brown spray paint before I do the grungying with craft glue and spices. This holds up fine on the outside with these.

I may have to design a big craft label to go on the outside of these new tins and just hope that the blue on the inside is not too garish.

Tracy

[Tribalvixen]

Is it a beachy type of blue? If so maybe could do something with shells on the outside and citronella or something .... if not just ignore that lol...thats probably just a bad idea .....meh

Tammy

Edited November 18, 2009 by Tribalvixen

[Trappeur]

My opinion Tracy......I wouldn't paint the inside but leave it alone even if I was told it should be no problem....To me that is just too much of a risk to take....but that's just me...and I'll bet no one will even notice the inside.

Trappeur

[Desertrose]

Here's what these things look like.

All came in that kacky yellow green coloured basket so I tried painting the basket a reddish brown, and I prefer that look.

Perhaps if as I said we put a big wide craft brown label on the tins?

I don't know....Darn things! I've got boxes and boxes of them in the garage taking up space!

If anyone can think of anything else to do with them.........even if it's not to put candles in, I'd be grateful

Tracy

[Desertrose]

Try again...

[Desertrose]

The aqua ish blue colour COULD be beachy.....but it just wouldn't go with the rest of our stall which is more prim/rustic looking stuff.

I guess I may be trying to do the impossible, getting these things to look somewhat rustic/country.

[Tribalvixen]

Wow those baskets look like the one my Grandma used to leave out for milk man when we used to get it in glass bottles. Sorry I have no idea about country stuff, not my thing to be honest. Everyones different. Im not very helpful am I. Sorry

Tammy

[Desertrose]

They remind me of something "milk -ish" too

Tracy

[Twoscentsworth]

I loooove them....you could sell them to me.

[Desertrose]

Well I'm thinking if I can't make them work for us that I may very well have to sell them! lol!

Tracy

[Dustpuuppy]

Just thinking out loud, here.

You could grunge up the outside. Maybe some rust colored paint?

Then grungy up the baskets. Maybe add the seashells, too. Give the idea of something you found on the beach ?

If you could dig up a picture of an old country house on the sea shore to put near them, it could tie these together with your other products.

Might find something, here. I saw a couple og old lighthouses... not sure what else is there.

[nursenancy]

I think that a craft colored label would look great on those. Maybe if you use a little of that blue in the label to tie it in? I think they're kind of cute!

Edited November 19, 2009 by nursenancy

[Billie]

I have sealed small clay pots with a couple coats of mod podge and used them for candles. Would the new paint be sealed if you mod podge the inside?

Just throwing that out there.

[Desertrose]

Thanks for the ideas Dustpuppy. Yeah, I can "see" seashells actually on the baskets themselves..... Would be a different look from the rest of our stuff. I never think of the country by the sea but down south here we have gorgeous country side that meets the ocean.

I'll mull it over, try a few different things and see what happens.

Glad that the reaction to the blue is not overwhelmingly negative though.

I think the craft label and incorporating some of that blue in it is a good idea too Nancy.

Thanks!

Tracy

[Desertrose]

I'm not even sure what modge podge is Billie

I use craft glue and spices on my tins to get the same effect.

Is modge podge just like craft glue?

I suppose I could try it though.

Might be better for soy than palm though as soy doesn't get as hot.

Tracy

[Billie]

It is in the craft dept. of Walm-rt or any craft stores. It is a non toxic sealer. I paint designs on glass sometimes and then seal it. It dries clear. I just apply with a sponge on a stick or a brush.

[Desertrose]

We're in Australia Billie. Wish we did have Walmart though!

I'm guessing it must be pretty similar to craft glue that dries clear though.

Tracy

[kimmeroo]

I am not the most creative person in the world...but...what popped into my mind was to grunge the outside and maybe put some wax crumbles or tarts for the warmers and sell them that way...I really don't think anyone would even care what the inside looks like..but if you do it this way you can paint the inside! I really think they would look awesome all grunged up! maybe sell a warmer w/it as a gift basket! Just a thought!

Good Luck! Kim

[Dustpuuppy]

Wish we did have Walmart though!

Tracy

Actually you don't. They tend to destroy the local economy in every area they go into.

As for the country by the sea thing... I'm not sure what you have down there. I was kinda thinking you could arrange your display so that these would be on the end. And try to put something in between to tie them together with your regular line.

Or you could put them all front and center... kind of spotlight them. Maybe capitalize on them being different.

I been racking my brain... I once saw a pic of a rundown cattle station, near the coast. I think it was on the west coast. Around Broome, maybe?

I must have seen a hundred photos of the kind of places I was thinking of. Can't find a damned one of them now.

[nadiap]

Why not carry on with the 'cow' / 'farm' feel. Fill the inside with straw like material and place your tarts or any other 'smelly' type of products in there (potpourri or similar) in there.

Reason I say that is because I too see a 'milk bottle' connection with those baskets :-) Goes back to the old school days (and I'm talking years and years ago here!) when they supplied us with bottles of milk and carried them around in those type of baskets :-)

[Desertrose]

If only we could make cow melts! (Like the pillar cow candles we've been making!) Yeah! those would look great with the blue I reckon.

Ok....cows....sea theme, just plain wax tarts....The options are growing.

Now, if this 42 degree heat would just disappear maybe I could think straight!

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Appreciate it!

Tracy

[Tribalvixen]

if you going with a cow thing if those tins were brown or silver they would kinda look like old milk bucket....is there a milk fo? or perhaps the heat has totally sent me insane...

Tammy