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Posted by Ebony Towner

Make this hanging wall or doorway decoration out of used tin and cardboard cans.

Skill Level

Moderate

Active Time

One day

Cost

$

    Materials

  • - Cans with different circumferences and heights - Nuts (the kind that fits a flat head screw driver, short is better) and bolts - Spray paint (outside color) - Craft acrylic paint (inside color plus white) - Things to fill the cans with (we used corks, rolled magazine papers, fabric shaped into a rosette, and fresh flowers)

    Tools

  • - Can opener - Drill and drill bit that matches the size of the nuts. (Also something to puncture the can. I used a screw) - Flathead screwdriver - Wrench that matches the size of the bolts
 
1

Cut the bottom of the cans out with a can opener.

2

Arrange the cans in the arrangement you like.

3

Starting with the corner can, drill a hole in the middle of the can. (I estimated)

4

Match the hole to the middle of an adjacent can and mark the second can.

5

Drill a hole where you marked the second can.

6

Screw the 2 cans together with a nut and bolt (so that the cans are touching, but do not tighten the bolt because you may need to take the cans apart later.

7

Add the cans together one by one. Depending on the height of the cans, you may need to join some of the cans together with two bolts to make the attachment secure. If the cans are too long to mark the middle of the can, you can can put 1 bolt on either end of the shortest can. You may need to take apart previously attached cans in order to make a mark on the next can.

8

Tighten all the screws with the screwdriver and wrench.

9

Spray paint the outside of the structure. Pay attention to the crevices, and don't worry about getting paint on the inside of the cans (If I were to make this again, I think I would paint the cans before bolting them into together). Let the spray paint dry according to instruction on can.

10

Paint the inside of the cans white (so that the inside color will be more vibrant). Let dry.

11

Paint the inside of the cans the desired color. Let dry.

12

Fill the cans with desired items.