No money for new stockings this year? Just feel like giving something different? If you have empty paint cans, coffee cans, or ordinary tin cans you have presents galore for everyone on your list! The gifts are unique, easy to make, and will be appreciated by the recipient.
Give a gift can to anyone by decorating the can and filling it with goodies. Cover the can in Christmas cloth, decorative paper, or even foil wrap. Cut a Christmas picture from cloth or paper and glue it to the top of the lid. Be as simplistic or as elaborate as you wish when it comes to the contents of the can. Fill it with candy, stuffed animals and small novelties for a child. Fill it with fishing or hunting supplies for a man. A woman will love one filled with chocolates, cocoa, candy canes and similar items.
There are many different themes you can make using the cans. Create a can for someone who loves sewing, someone that loves cooking, or someone who loves movies. Other possible themes include sports, bath and body, lingerie or clothing, traveling or even pets. Make an entirely different gift can by starting with a small coffee can. Place a strong rubber band around the center of the can. Use wrapped candy canes to create the Christmas theme for the can. Place the candy canes, one at a time, under the rubber band. Turn the candy canes to where the bent side sticks out away from the can. Continue adding the candy canes until the entire can is surrounded with them. You may have to readjust some of them so that theyre facing the right way. Tie a ribbon around the rubber band to hide it. Fill the can with a potted plant, an artificial poinsettia or other items. Make a sparkly pencil holder for someones desk by using an ordinary tin can. Cut metallic pipe cleaners to be slightly taller than the can. Glue the pipe cleaners, side-by-side, around the can. Bend the top part of the pipe cleaner over the top of the can and glue in place. Although this craft is very simplistic you can add embellishments that really enhance the finished project. Glue on fake jewels, a wooden monogram or even a flat, ceramic novelty. Craft stores are full of choices when it comes to embellishments for your can. Fill the can with pens, pencils - or even candy canes - before giving it as a gift. Use a can with smooth sides to make something totally different. Paint the can white and allow to dry. The paint you use should be specially made for metal painting. Nowadays you can purchase metallic colors of tape which dispense just like Scotch tape. Purchase the red metallic tape and make candy stripes on the can. Fill the can with anything you want. Use the cans to make organizers, too. Stack the cans into a pyramid shape after painting them or covering them with cloth. Paint the inside of the cans a light color. The cans should have the lids removed before being glued together in the pyramid shape. Tie the pyramid up with a nice, wide Christmas ribbon or other ribbon choice. The pyramid should be arranged to where the can openings face towards you. The recipient can stack the unique pyramid in the bathroom to hold towels, soaps and other bath items or can put them in the office to hold paperwork, documents and similar things. Make smaller versions, stand them on their bottoms, then use them to hold kitchen utensils or desk needs. The cans can range in size - depending on need - from a soup can to a gallon-size paint can. There are many unique things you can make using the empty cans, and best of all, the projects are very easy. Just about everyone has cans they can spare to create gift cans and Christmas decor pieces. Get the kids in on the fun and let them make a special can for Mom, Grandma or even little sis. Fill with a few things from a dollar theme store or go all-out and cram it full of jewelry, gift certificates, tickets and similar goods. Any recipient will love it!
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