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Here are a host of unusual, uncommon and different uses for Film canisters

  Candle mould
 Tape a wick to the bottom of the canister and tie it to a toothpick ...

 Coin holder
 Keep some small change for telephones, buses, parking meters or the ...

 Delicate jewelry. Store it in empty film canisters
 when packing your jewelry for a trip, sometimes you have some very ...

 Dry box
 On camping and boating trips, film canisters will keep your paper ...

 Fly deterrent
 If you don’t finish your bottle of wine at one sitting, cover the ...

 Jewelry box
 Store earrings and rings in a canister; put chains in individual ...

 Organizer
 Put paper clips, rubber bands and safety pins in individual ...

 Paperweight
 Decorate the outside of a canister with enamel paints and then fill ...

 Pillbox
 Keep aspirin, pills and vitamins in separate canisters when ...

 Sewing kit
 Put two needles, black and white cotton wrapped around a piece of ...

 Spice storage
 Use old canisters for small quantities of salt, pepper, herbs or oil ...

 Stamp saver
 Keep stamps unstuck and all in one place.

 Swimmer’s helper
 Carry your earplugs to the beach in a film canister. Then make a swap ...

 Toolbox
 Store small nails, screws, fuses and nuts and bolts inside ...

 ‘Dry’ ice cubes
 Partially fill a canister with water. Let it freeze and then cap it ...



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