Homemade Metal Ornaments
- 1). Put on the gloves. Pierce the side of an aluminum metal beverage can, just below the top rim, using the tip of household scissors. Continue to cut around the can's rim to remove the top. Pierce the side of the can just above the bottom and remove it in the same way. You now have a tube. Cut from one end of the tube to the other to open the can.
- 2). Open the cut tube and lay it flat with the logo side up on your work surface. It is now a rectangle shape. Loosely roll from one short end to the other to reverse the natural curl. Unroll the metal. It will now lay flat.
- 3). Lay the metal rectangle with the logo side up. Place a cookie cutter of your choice on the rectangle. Trace around the cookie cutter using a ballpoint pen. Cut out the traced shape using the scissors.
- 4). Sand both sides of the shape using steel wool. This will rough up the smooth surface, giving it a tooth for the paint to adhere to. The steel wool will also remove any pen marks.
- 5). Drill a hole through the the shape, 1/4-inch from the top edge, using a 1/32-inch drill bit.
- 6). Spray both sides of the shape in a well-ventilated area using a primer paint.
- 7). Paint the ornament using acrylic enamel paint.
- 8). Cut an 8-inch length of embroidery floss. Thread the floss through the hole. Bring the ends together and tie in an overhand knot 1 inch from the end.
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