I decorated empty soup cans with garden and flower pictures from old magazines, Mod Podge, and twine. The finished cans became small summer display pieces that I tried in more than one place around the house.
Supplies
- Empty tin cans
- Old magazines
- Mod Podge
- Brushes
- Twine
- Scissors
A hydrangea beside the craft project
The hydrangea in the photos had been an April birthday gift from a friend. At the time, I was keeping it watered near the kitchen window and enjoying its green and blue flowers.
Cover the cans with torn magazine pictures
I looked through the magazines for garden and flower images, mostly tearing the pages rather than cutting them. I used Mod Podge to apply the pieces to the cans.
Wrap the tops with twine
The scissors were mainly for cutting the twine, which I wrapped around the tops. I moved the finished cans between two spots to see where I liked them best.
My earlier spray-painted cans use color instead of paper. The magazine-clipping canvas uses the same collage idea on a flat background.
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