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I'm a sucker for all things retro. Our apartment is a testament to that. I am literally lounging in a vintage pink Contour chair in our living room as I write this. I want at least some touches of vintage spread through our whole home (ideally we would live in a mid century time capsule, but that's just not feasible). Our kitchen is the one spot that battles back against me. We rent, so I can't go out and buy a set of Big Chill appliances (we also can't afford them right now anyway, but that's beside the point), so we must survive with the builder-grade black stove, and the crappy old cabinets that have had new doors put on them to fool silly renters like me into thinking we were getting a renovated kitchen... but I digress.
So in order to spread my vintage tendrils onto the kitchen I have to accessorize. And accessorize I have! My mum got me an adorable cupcake shaped cookie jar for Christmas, I have some very country tea towels from my cousin, and I got the most retro-esque toaster (that was under $20) I could find.
But you know what our kitchen so desperately needed? A set of sickly sweet, ridiculously girly, Conversation heart candy-coloured canisters. But was I willing to fork out $80 for the vintage set I fell in love with on Etsy?

... Do you even know me?

Of course I bloody wasn't.

I would hand craft them! And I would do so on a budget.

So I went a-searchin', I did. I scoured Amazon and the Dollartree site, but just wasn't finding the right thing, so of course I turned to old faithful.
IKEA.
And my girl once again came through for me.

This set was only $5.99! So obviously I bought two.


My other supplies included:
Six crystal-look knobs from eBay
E6000 adhesive
Vinyl lettering from The Rustle Berry Company
Rubbing Alcohol
A credit-type card


First I used a small bead of E6000 to attach the knobs to the lids.

I did my best to center them in the little flower design.


I'm going to leave them to dry for a few days before putting anything in the canisters to ensure they get the best chance to adhere.


Next I decided which label would go on which canister. I wish I had gotten them made a bit smaller, but oh well.


Then, as per the instructions from the RBC, I used rubbing alcohol to clean the canisters,


rubbed my Fry's card over the lettering,

peeled off the backing, lined it up where I wanted it, rubbed my Fry's card over it again, peeled off the clear cover, et voila!

It was way easier than I had anticipated, and I am totally in love with them. I can't get over how cute they are!



Once I get a chance to decide where all of my kitchen trinkets should go, I will be very happy with my little kitchen.

PS. here's where I got my:
Pink Kettle
Toaster
Butter dish