Recyling Pop Cans

Hi Stampers,

Well it finally feels like Christmas here at the Dickinson house - the tree is up and decorated (and more strings of lights have been replaced on the pre-lit tree) and the Christmas music and videos have been moved up to the Living Room so we can listen and watch our favorites.

This weekend I held a class called "Last Minute Gifts" and we had a great time creating a whole bunch of projects. The one I'm sharing first is one I first made last year and is a "green" project too. They are snowflake ornaments made with Diet Coke cans. First of course we had to drink the Diet Coke and then one of my sons cut the top and bottom off the cans. Then you run each can through the Big Shot with the Snowflake die and use glue dots to offset them and put them together. Add a button tied with Baker's Twine and a matching ribbon and you've got an ornament! The one on the right shows the Diet Coke side and uses a Real Red button and 1/8" ribbon and the one on the left show if you use the non-printed side of the can with Tempting Turquoise ribbon and button. You could also use them on top of a package as well.

The regular Coke cans this winter are White and Red and would look good as well but my son said they are recalling them because too many people were confused about the Coke/Diet Coke because the cans look too much alike so get them while you can. Sprite would work too because it's green and white - makes you look at pop cans in a whole different way!

Keep Stamping,