So I came up with this idea when my family and I were going through a lot of cans of soda (I've since given them up... again) and our card for the dump expired (it costs $100 a year to take your trash off and recycle in this town). Don't worry. We weren't letting trash pile up. We have a sanitation service that picks up our garbage weekly; however, they do not do recycling hence the reason for the garbage dump card. I hated seeing all those cans thrown away and knowing that they'd be sitting in a landfill when they could be recycled or reused, so I decided to come up with a way to make use of these empty soda cans.
All I did was cut the 2/3 top of the can off with a good pair of durable scissors and then trimmed it a bit to even out the sides. I then measured some scrapbook paper I bought at Ross to match the height of the can and cut that out then pasted it on with some rubber cement. Next, I poured some rice in to keep the candles stabilized (I would have rather used little decorative pebbles, but I was fresh out). Finally, I placed little tea light candles in each holder and that's it!
I'm sure there are some many different variations on this you can do. You could probably leave more can and put a larger candle in. And instead of using scrapbook paper, you could paint your own designs if you're good at painting or even draw on some plain white paper and paste it on. Instead of rice or pebbles, you could use sand and make your candle holders beach themed. And you could probably come up with something creative to use for the unused parts of the can. The only limit is your imagination!
I love my little candles. Was thinking about perhaps doing a tutorial on them on YouTube, but this time I'll be sure to stock up on tiny pebbles from the arts supply store and maybe come up with some creative takes on it. Who know's?
I hope to whomever may stumble upon this post that you like it and if you have any other creative uses for used soda cans or any other reusable material, feel free to comment and let me know. I love DIY and reusing things in interesting ways, so please do share!
Well, that's it for now!
Peachy Sara ;)
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