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Aluminum Soda Can Zinnias ?

15 years ago

Has anyone seen these? I found them online but it was for a class you pay for to learn how to make them, it's the only place I saw them,but they are fabulous and something I'd certainly try to make. Type in aluminum can zinnias and you'll find them on a gardening site. I'd love some ideas :)

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tehuti
15 years ago
Maybe this will help

Robert

Here is a link that might be useful: Tin can flowers
kudzukween
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you Robert... :) Great ideas! I'd have never thought of using the stained glass paint...I have a whole box of that I got at a yard sale. I also posted on the trash to treasure forum and Jutes sent me a link on making the flowers. A great hint there was using steel wool to smooth the edges.
I think I'm about ready to make butterflies and zinnias, I just need a few more colored cans!
Cherry
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this is from my word pad notes (I paste pics but can not put back online). She said: You need 2 pop cans. remove the top of the pop cans down to the shoulder of the can, (so you are left with 2 aluminum drinking cups, is what they look like)You can do this easily with a sharp pair of scissors as the aluminum is easy to cut. Next you have to cut the spokes down the sides of the cans-I made a template that was a piece of paper that fit around the can, divided into 8 equal sections, a bit over an inch each, I mark the spokes at the top and bottom of the can, then cut them on a diagonal, mark onegets cut over to mark 2 and so on.IMPORTANT! each can has to be cut in opposite directions, one slants left to right and the next right to left, or they wont fit together and you will go crazy figuring it out. Now poke a hole thru the bottom of each can in the center. To attach them together its easiest to string them on a piece of wire facing each other, held up by coffee cans or what ever. Just fold the 2 spokes together forming a point and then do the next one till you are done. Then the gal who did them first hung them vertically, several stacked together on a wire. the use of a wooden bead between them acts as a bearing so they spin freely. I placed mine on a wire horizontally like a flower and attached to a stake. Its actually easy, its just hard to describe and the person who did them first did a much better job, I hope this helps All above directions are from another person. I did not keep the name in my notes tho. (but her pics are great) I think this is one set of instructions that should be in the FAQS.
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nonacook
15 years ago
Google "ennovy tin cans"
This lady has a lot of cute soda can crafts. She uses a Sizzix for a lot of the cutting.
Still, an interesting site on what 'can' be done with cans.
kudzukween
Original Author
15 years ago
thanks Nona.....here is one I just made this morning from a Diet Dew can...the color isn't right, I need to go see what my sister has in her recycle bin. I used a chop stick to shape the petals. It was really easy to cut with household scissors.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:186290}}
luvstocraft
15 years ago
Kudzukween, your flower turned out really neat. You be careful and be sure you weat gloves, those lids can really cut--I know this from reaching into the recylce bin to retrieve something and getting cut by one! Ouch! Luvs
luna_llena_feliz
15 years ago
kudzukween, Mountain Dew never looked so pretty! lol Thanks Robert for the link to that site. I saved it for when I have a collection of cans.
cindee11461
15 years ago
those are cool. I am still working on my copper toilet float fish and let me tell you cutting out with tin snips is a PITA(-: I got them all cut out but it was hard on the old hands/wrists(-; I would imagine the soda cans would be hard too.
msmitoagain
15 years ago
kudzukween - I tried to find the link you referred to above in the trash to treasure forum, but could not locate it. Can you post it? Thanks.
nonacook
15 years ago
Go to the page listing all the forum on garden web. Look for 'That Home site'. When you click on that you will get a second forum page. The trash to treasure forum is listed there. Also the crafts and decorations, decorative and tole painting, and the stained glass and mosiacs.
Garden web is a HUGE place!

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