You can make fabulous earrings!
And a card from the box the cans of soda came in!
Here is a video to show you how! You will also learn how to make your own jump rings. I apologize the vaguely obscene hand gestures I made when explaining how to properly open and close a jump ring, but I bet you won’t forget the right way to do it! 😀
Here are the earrings I made in the video:
If you have any questions about this project just leave a comment and I will get back to you. BTW I have a video on showing how to make beads from plastic bottles too, it’s a moldy oldie from a year ago with my old camera but still worth a look if you want to check it out here. You gotta love free beads!
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
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Love the soda can earrings! Just one question, are the edges sharp and how to you dull them if they are? Thanks!
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nope, they are not sharp, I think punching them dulls the edges.
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Amazing Lindsay! Loved the video….thanks for sharing your wealth of inspiration!!!
Paper Hugs…and a few soda cans too,
Jan
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My mouth has just dropped to the floor . I was expecting embellishmts for cards. BEAUTIFUL ! You are soooo talented , inspirational , and creative to say the least ! S , glad I found your blog . Every time I see that you have sent out the e-mail I get all giddy just waiting to see what you are up to !!!
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Those are so cool! I only wish I could still wear earrings (my skin is very sensitive and won’t tolerate any metal these days). . .
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Those earrings are beautiful. I am allergic to nickel so I don’t wear jewelry but you do beautiful work. I think I will have a look at your beads out of plastic. HUGS!
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You are the Master of such a huge variety of different techniques!!! love these cool earrings-and love the tea cans too…..!
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I see what you think of us, ROFL! You are not allowed to edit!
I love the new video. I bet you are getting lots of compliments when your out. I love the back side of the earrings. They look like metallic seashells.
I am always saving cans. I use tin snips to cut my cans. Awls to punch holes in them. I use my Big Shot to cut up the cans because it softens the edges. I didn’t think about using punches to soften the edges. Punches are quicker. I thought of another plus to punching cans. Your sharpening your punches. 🙂
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Thanks for the video, Lindsay, and for explaining not to pull the rings into a U – I got it!!
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You have inspired me so much so that I talked about this project on my website at http://www.themarycrafter.com/index.php/handcrafts/39-halloween-recycled.
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I truely love your videos and am so happy you do them. My question is, can you use a cuttlebug to cut cans? That is the only cutting machine I own. WIsh I had one of the other ones, but money is tight right now. Lost my job due to store closing and have to watch my pennies if you know what I mean. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge with us. HUGS!
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you sure can! I just used a punch so a die cut machine can surely handle it:) Sorry to hear about your job:(
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What kind of a punch did you use?
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Just a round papercraft punch
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What size are your circle punches?
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