7.03.2011

firecracker cans

Well happy 4th to everyone!  All the sudden its summer in San Diego and my white legs are making their yearly appearance.  By the end of the summer I will finally see some color on them, but its a long process I dread every year.

We've been rather busy at the roundy household with gardening projects, decorating, starting more crafts than I can finish, out of town company and special events at work.  All of those have a story and I plan to blog about them the coming week. But for now I was able to finish one project; the 4th of July firecracker cans.  Aren't they cute?



Simple directions:
1. Wash your cans
2. With the use of hot glue wrap the can with your choice of paper.  I added the ribbon trim to disguise my uneven cutting job.  side note: I experimented with a rotary cutter and that darn thing was sharp, lets just say a couple of the lines went off track!
3. Hot glue your desired ribbon inside the open end of the can.
3. Hammer 2 holes in the top of the can to thread string through.

Thank you to Random Thoughts of a Supermom and Crafty Welder Chick for the inspiration!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love them! Let's hope the mailman doesn't steal them.
-Mom :)

crafty welder chick said...

I love the way they turned out. The ribbon trim really finshes them.

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