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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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