Instructional Santa Soda Can Christmas Ornaments
Materials Needed:
Rinsed and dried pop
cans (any flavor, but red ones might take a little less paint)
for as many
ornaments as desired
Red enamel spray
paint
Hot Glue Gun and
lots of gluesticks
White acrylic paint
- large tube
Small paint brushes
Small tube of flesh
color paint or mix a little red and yellow into white
Glitter or other
"snow" type product to mix with white paint for texture
Small Pompoms in red
for noses and white for hats
Glue on Eyes - disk
type found in doll crafting section
Felt for Gloves
(used black with glitter already on it) 2 sheets for 48
1/2" wide
ribbon for belt ( any color or pattern you desire - used houndstooth)
Any kind of red
material for hat if you have a sewing machine
otherwise purchase premade small
santa hats
Any kind of white
trim such as rick rack or piping for hats
Polyfiber stuffing -
about a ping pong ball amount for each hat
White doll hair on a
metal wire to use for beard cut into 3 inch length
then bent into a
"U" shape
Stick on or glue on
gems for belt
Step 1
Remove tabs from
cans, insert a stick or other device about the size of the opening of the can
to hold can, spray sides of cans and let dry. I used a large cardboard box to
help contain the overspray. - and set cans on newspaper to dry… You will need
to do 2 coats to cover the graphics on the cans but it's not necessary to make
completely opaque.
Step 2
Mix some white paint
and glitter for texture, then using a dry brush technique, dab paint mixture
onto cans around the "neck" , down the front and bottom of Santa's
suit. Let dry.
Optional: Took a
white opaque pen and wrote "Merry Christmas 2012" on the back of the
suit.
Step 3
Paint flesh tone
onto entire top of can. Let Dry.
Step 4
Very carefully fold
over the can slightly above the middle to create the shape of Santa. You will
have some paint flake at the corners of the fold but it will be covered by the
next step.
Step 5
Mix a heavier
combination of glitter and white paint to dab onto the folded portion of the
can to create Santa's cuffs - this should cover any cracking of the red paint.
Let dry.
Step 6
Cut out felt into
shape of gloves about 1" size and 2 - 2.5" strips of ribbon for belt.
Hot glue the ribbon onto the can, then the gloves and finish with gems.
Step 7
Hot glue the eyes,
nose and beard to create the face. Make sure to have a little of the opening
show through for his "HO HO HO" mouth!
Step 8
Cut out about a
4" triangle of red material for hats, sew on white trim on one edge, then
fold and stitch seam, turn inside out and hand sew white pompom to end,
stuff polyfiber
inside base of hat - then hot glue the front and back to top of can. I used
gold safety pins to create a hook to hang, but you could use any type of
hanger.
Step 9
Enjoy giving to
friends and thanks for recycling!!
