Altered Nut Can & Paint Cans (see below)

Level of difficulty: Advanced

This is a fun project, I used an old nut can I had laying around the house, but you could easily stop by Home Depot and pick up a new paint for just a couple of bucks, they have 2 different sizes. On my particular can, I added a working clock, which I got in my monthly kit from Club Stamp. All rubberstamps and paper are from Club Stamp on this project.

List of Supplies:

Can

Red line tape

Fabric scraps or ribbons

Various ink pads

Various rubberstamps

Now on my particular can, I added the clock. If you decide to do a clock, make sure and get a fairly fat can, mine was pretty narrow and it was difficult to fit my clock in, and had to sort of bend the can a bit to get it to fit. I definitely recommend the large paint can from Home Depot instead. I had hubby drill me a hold to fit the clock mechanism through. I decorated the can as follows and then lastly inserted the clock mechanism.
Measure your can and cut paper to fit perfectly around the can and overlap at any seam but oh a ½” or so.
Rubberstamp images in various colors all over the background paper.
I prefer two or three different colors of paper to help break up and give character to my project. Attached finished papers to the can using the red line tape. I tried other adhesives and this one seemed to really hold for me.
If your can doesn’t have a handle and you want one, get some heavy duty wire and attach to your can. I did this and added a few beads at each end.
Cut color coordinated fabric scraps (or ribbons) into 3-4 in x 1 in pieces. Tie onto the handle, alternating colors.
You can also embellish can with beaded trim. Mine with the clock didn’t allow for enough space for the trim.

Altered Paint Can

Here is a quick list of potential "Paint Can kit ideas" from New Baby to Teacher survival kit, etc

Supplies List:

Paint can (can buy new at hardware store)

Paint can opener

Pattern paper

Modge Podge

Glue lines/glue dots

Foam Stamps

Ink pad

Paint

Embellishments

Fibers/Twill

Alcohol inks

Cut pattern paper to fit your can to your liking.
Do any rubber or foam stamping now (i.e. the Title on the can) on your pattern paper before you adhere it to the can, makes for a better stamping surface.
I inked all the edges of my paper.
Now on my can I wanted a color coordinated twill and didn’t have any, so I used the same paint as I used for the foam stamping and painted the twill. Let dry.
Use a paint brush and apply a coat of modge podge - one section at a time – to the can, I also painted a touch of modge podge onto the ends of the paper – where it will need more glue to hold it down while drying. I then adhered the paper to the can, holding the edges down for a bit while the glue started to set up. I then repeated for the rest of the papers. Let this all dry.
I then painted a thin coat of modge podge over the top of the papers all the way around the can to finish it off. Let dry.
I used Glue Lines to adhere the twill to the can.
I used 1 inch glue lines in a couple of spots at the top of the can to adhere the funky fibers. I ran two strands of funky fibers to give lots of umph to them.
I used alcohol inks to color my can opener and hung it from the handle of the paint can.
I painted some small blocks using the same paint as above and adhere with glue dots to the top of the can.
I then tied off on one end, wrapped a bunch of fibers around the handle of the can, then tied off the other end.

Have fun!

Debbie Weller

A.K.A. DebDuzScrappin

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