DIY Vintage Tart Tin Organizer

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Square Feature image of a DIY three tiered organizer made with scrap wood and 12 vintage round and scalloped tart tins. There are four on each tier and they hold beads, small jewelry and bracelets with tags for sale in a vintage antique booth.

This tiered tart tin organizer measures about 11 inches wide and works well for storing craft beads, small stickers, jewelry, miniatures, or charms. I made this one for my antique booth—it’s the perfect size for a tabletop display and a great way to show off small treasures.

Supplies

  • A Craft wood board for the base (approx. 10.7″ x 7″)
  • Scrap wood or a 1″ to 1.5″ dowel for the sides
  • 5 gallon – 1.5″ wide paint stirrers for top shelves (a wood yardstick or ruler would work too!)
  • Flathead wood screws
  • Wood glue
  • About 12 tart tins
  • A small hacksaw
  • Chop saw (optional)
  • A drill
  • Paint or stain
  • Silicone adhesive or hot glue (to glue tins)

How to Make a Tiered Tart Tin Organizer

STEP 1:

Cut the wood pieces for the sides with a chop saw or hacksaw. You will need two 5-inch-long wood pieces and two 2.5-inch-long wood pieces. I’m using craft wood, but a wood dowel will work too.

Assemble by drilling pilot holes into the wood base first. Then add a dab of wood glue before screwing the wood screws into place. Leave about 2.5 inches for the bottom tins as shown below.

Bottom to tiered organizer showing how it was assembled. There are two wood screws supporting each wood dowel with wood glue for extra hold.
Ruler showing about 2.5-inches for the placement of the first set of sides. This leaves a lip on the front of the tiered tart tin organizer for the four lower tins.

STEP 2:

Make the two shelf tops. I used paint stirrers that I marked with a pencil and cut to size with a hacksaw.

Assembling scrap wood for the sides of a tart tin tiered organizer. The base is thin craft wood and I used 5 gallon paint sticks cut down for the two shelves.
Cutting wood pieces to make a tiered tart tin organizer using a hack saw.

STEP 3:

Paint or stain the wood elements before assembling (optional). Last, apply silicone adhesive (or hot glue) to attach the two wood shelf pieces and tart tins.

Varathane wood stain in Kona used to stain all of the shelf pieces to make a tiered tart tin organizer.
Overhead photo of using silicone adhesive to glue the tart tins to the shelves to make a vintage inspired DIY tiered tart tin organizer.
Vertical feature image of a DIY three tiered organizer made with scrap wood and 12 vintage round and scalloped tart tins facing to the right. There are four on each tier and they hold beads, small jewelry and bracelets with tags for sale in a vintage antique booth.
Star divider used has two hand drawn lines with a star in the center, used as a content break and signals new or different content below. This doodle style illustration is in a medium charcoal gray.

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