Soda can ornaments

I just love homemade Christmas ornaments, each one seems to have a story behind it. Either a memory from a past Christmas, or the person who made it, or the little toddler who proudly stamped his hand or finger into a humble dough shape and mailed his grandparents. Homemade ornaments in our home are also where we like to use up bits and pieces of craft supplies, or in this case, our household recycling. I started making these around 10 years ago and they've always been a hit and a fun…

Make a Can Star With a Beautiful Front and Backside: With Christmas knocking on the door I had to begin with some Christmas decoration. I like the thought of reduce, recycle, reuse and the idea of free material. I went down in the basement were we collect our cans to bring them to the recycling centra…

This is a great idea for all those soda and beer cans that you save because they have pretty graphics. Pop on over to the blog Buttons and Paint for the tutorial on how to make a five pointed dimen…

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Celebrating Creativity

The holiday season is just around the corner and what better way to get in the spirit than by creating handmade ornaments for your Christmas tree? Not only are they a fun and festive addition to yo…

Christmas Ornament From Soda Cans: When it's time to decorate your Christmas tree this year, you may find yourself reaching for your trusty store-bought ornaments that have been gathering dust in the attic all year. To help you break away from those ornaments and make some of your ow…

How to Recycle: Recycled Christmas Tree Ornaments. There are some awesome ideas in here for recycling items into DIY Christmas Ornaments.

These upcycled Christmas trees are made from aluminum coke cans and a wooden skewer. It's a super fun and easy DIY holiday craft from our children's studio.