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One of my favorite Christmas traditions is making ornaments for friends and family. This year, I wanted to make the ornaments from something I had recycled.
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I thought that aluminum cans would be fun to use, but we do not buy anything in aluminum. I asked around and several friends quickly provided me with the raw material I needed.
The cans are very easy to cut with regular scissors and after cutting, aren’t as sharp as I guessed they would be. For most of the ornaments, I lightly sanded the aluminum first because I preferred a toned down color.
I played around with several shapes and used super glue to glue the shapes together as needed. I hope you enjoy my creations.
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Nicole Kawawaki says
December 16, 2011 at 8:43 pmGoodness! These are so cool! I wish I lived close to you – something tells me, we would have a lot of fun together. I know we would spend hours chatting. 🙂 Happy I can get to know you a little bit through the internet. My favorite is the silver snowflake. Merry Christmas Susan!
Nicole
learningandyearning says
December 16, 2011 at 9:19 pmNicole, I couldn’t agree more. I KNOW we would get along famously. We really do have so much in common – except perhaps our taste in one particular book ;). Best of all, we are sisters in Christ!
Leah says
December 16, 2011 at 9:09 pmThose are so cute!!! I love the snowflakes! I can’t believe they were from aluminum cans! Love 🙂
learningandyearning says
December 16, 2011 at 9:20 pmThanks so much my special friend!
Lois Welsch says
December 17, 2011 at 11:31 pmI really like the shapes.. Are the ornaments that have different colors on them from the design on the outside of the cans – they don’t seem painted or a reflection? Did you draw the shapes yourself? Very original! Thanks for sharing your completed project!
learningandyearning says
December 17, 2011 at 11:40 pmHi Lois!! All the colors you see are from the cans. There are also some words and UPC symbols. I did sand some of them lightly because I wanted a more muted color. I drew all but the snowflake myself. For that, I used a friend’s die cut machine that is typically used with card stock for scrap-booking. Thanks for your encouragement!
Lois Welsch says
December 18, 2011 at 11:56 amMy favorite is the angel – the colors & shape are perfect & the way you cut the predominantly red ornament really uses the colors – as if it was designed for an ornament. –
pretty cool!
Jennifer Ward-Pelar says
December 19, 2011 at 11:19 amSo pretty!
learningandyearning says
December 19, 2011 at 4:05 pmGlad that you enjoyed them. I love that they are made from some else’s trash!