D.I.Y. Tin Man Under $30 to make!!

For months I have been eyeing this DIY on Pinterest. If you are familiar with the movie "The Wizard Of OZ". It is an American musical comedy-drama fantasy film produced in 1939 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

The Tin Man in the movie is played by Jack Haley as Hickory / Tin Man. He's one of my favorites!! 

So, today my daughters and I got busy and put him together. It was much harder than I had, though. One because I used fishing string and after further examination, I realized that they had used washers and screws. A much easier and less hair pulling out method I'm sure. Nevertheless, we got it done!! 

For the entire progress start to finish, it probably took us with dry time about 4-5 hours. I know that sounds like a lot of time for just a tin can project but let me tell you when we finished we were so proud of ourselves. My daughter's faces made it, especially Kaitlyn. She is just in love with him. We were up pretty late getting it all done. His face and details came last. Which we really enjoyed and it was fun to be creative. 

My love is crafts or little projects. They are rewarding to accomplish and often get decorations when completed. 

To make this little guy I used normal item that can be purchased at your local grocery store and Home Depot. 

You'll need:

• Fishing String or Screws/Washers (had already)
• Spray Paint Rust-oleum in Stainless Steel
• Sharpies RED, BLACK, BROWN, and GRAY (had already)
• Yellow Funnel (1)
• Campbell's Soup Can (4)
• Refried Bean Can (4)
• Pineapple Can (1)
• Empty Paint Can and Lid (1)
• Clear Lacquer Spray Paint (had already)

First, you want to get all your cans painted with the stainless steel paint. Let dry per recommended time on the can. This took less time than expected because I live in Arizona. Everything dries fast here! 

Once painted and dried we moved on to putting him together. This took me some thinking. I wanted his arms to hang a certain way and height. So to do that I had to use a bread clip on the inside of the cans. We would adjust them to the correct height, then I'd tie up the clip and it would hold the can in place from falling down. One more reason a screw would have worked much better. 

To assemble I had my daughter stamp holes in the bottoms of them and the top of the paint lid can. Then, I took all the pieces and laid them out of the table. Doing this with fishing string was quite a headache, I won't lie but we got it done. Next time I will be using screws and washers. The only good thing about my method is that he moves. I can adjust his hat, arms, legs, and feet. With the screws it is unmoveable. 

After, all strings were strung we tied them together under the neck. Which you can't see in the pictures unless I hang him up. Then gravity takes effect and you can see all the limbs. 

The cost for the D.I.Y. craft was about $30 bucks. Soup cans cost me $1.50 ea, beans are $.89 cents, pineapple can $1.49, Funnel cost $1.89, Empty Paint can $4.99, and the Spray Paint $5.99. 

Cost Breakdown

$1.50 X 4= $6

$.89 X 4= $3.56

$1.49 X 2= $2.98 +

$1.89+

$4.99+

$5.99=

$25.41

A Very fun project that was a great way for me to spend some time with my girls and create lasting memories for them to have a lifetime, and now also a Tin Man! 

Thanks for spending time with me, talk to you soon!