Creative ideas to recycle cans

The Ideas further simple They are often the best and this case is no exception. If we have a simple can and we want to turn it into a small container, let’s simply introduce it into a paint boat and we will have it painted. No need to walk with the brush.

Or, why not, let’s force it with paper of newspaperof magazine or with recycled gift paper. Or, as can be seen in the lower photo, we will force it with a rope or similar to give it a stylish appearance that will make it a pen or a beautiful vase.

Likewise, it will be perfect letting it look like its precious silver color. If we want to give it a touch originalwe knot a rope and finish with a little girl, or place a cloth trim that we have in the seamstress, for example, from an old retal.

Once we have our can or cans ready we can use them for endless things. In addition to helped pencil (We love when they are more than one and with different colors) they can serve as a box, especially if they have their respective lid.

If it does not come standard, the lid can buy it, because they are marketed separate small Hinges.

Its use as vases or small Maceteros It is another of the most common uses. If we are going to use them as pots, let’s not forget to make some small holes in your base for drainage.

The possibilities are many and one mind imagination You can get surprising results by combining colors, fixing shapes, types of plants, different types of cans … Without a doubt, they are a challenge to the imagination.

As can be seen in the superior image, they remain Great painted or unpainted. Respecting the original decoration when they are painted can also be a way of collecting them, while decorating the garden.

If we lined them with different drawings Thematiceither using Christmas roles, with typical drawings of a birthday party or any other holiday, cans can become the star decoration of our home.

The low cans, such as those used for tuna or, even better, of a somewhat higher size, are perfect for making an original Christmas fir of mural type, as can be seen in the image that opens the post. Similarly, applying the same logic, they can help us to make an Advent calendar.

They can also give a lot of oval play, especially if we want to do Guirnaldas. Or, put to create atmosphere, we pour the standard size cans to turn them into lanterns that we can place on any surface or hang.

The effect of several of them on gloom is really beautiful. It will also be fun to make them of different sizes. By the way, holes can form simple drawings, such as stretches or hearts, let’s put, or simply be random, as if it were a starry sky.

Put to decorate a festive space, combine cans painted with others that contain candles, as a fanalitos. The combination of colors Or of certain reasons in the event that they are lined, it will help us create a certain Christmas flavor atmosphere, happy birthday or Guateque, among endless possibilities.

The cans of different sizes are also suitable To create the funniest toys. If the biggest cans are perfect for the body, the little ones will serve us as shoes … In this world of creative recycling everything is worth, provided we like it!

Of course, if we are going to play with them later, we are careful with the upper part, since it can be shear. Above all, you have to be cautious with the children. And, of course, the most traditional games are an inexhaustible source of ideas, in this case with the typical cans that act as zantos, subject with strings.

It will also be the most entertaining to convert a couple of cans and a cord in a phone. It is the well -known tin phone, a craft that will enchant the little ones in the house. They can do it in a few minutes and enjoy it during hours and hours. Also in this case it is important to check that the can not cut.

Be that as it may, the recycling of cans is an important echo-gest for the health of the planet. Obviously, little we are going to recycle some how many cans. However, adding small efforts those initiatives that seem to be nothing finally make a big difference.

Beyond recycling itself, we are giving a message of respect to the environment that is also a beautiful way of preaching with the example. If our projects are pretty, then in addition to getting attention they will encourage many other people to do the same.

With a little luck, we also bet that in many cases that inspiration will translate into an attitude in favor of the half atmosphere. And all from a simple can.

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