Friday, October 22, 2010

ay's Weekly Challenge from Bloggers Challenge


Hi everyone! Well this weeks Bloggers Challenge was to recycle something. Earlier this week I had a wonderful lunch....pork and beans! Well this is my recycled can from that wonderful lunch! I am planning to use it for a Holiday treat container. I intend to either put some fresh cookies or candy sticks in a cellophane bag to complete the gift!

I used copic markers to color the edges of the can that show and to color the pull top that I used for the top of the lid. I embossed my papers and used some Brilliance Moonlight White to highlight both the dots and the lines that were embossed. The phrase I used was from a stamp set from The Angel Company. Below is a picture were you can see the lid to the container, I cut some circles and punched some scalloped circles to decorate the top a little!


I hope you all enjoyed the project and take a few minutes to check out the wonderful projects that the other creative members of Bloggers Challenge have recycled!

20 comments:

  1. Lovely recycled use of the can. Love all the detail! Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is beautiful Heidi! What a great idea! :D

    ReplyDelete
  3. Very clever and a true recycle. I love pork and beans. I haven't made them in a while, but when my kids were little, we had it at least once a month. I love how you recycled the can to be used as a gift container. Someone will be a lucky recipient of a great gift.

    ReplyDelete
  4. This is absolutely perfect for stuffing cotton underwear in!!! Thanks for the idea...

    Cheri in NY...

    LMAO!

    ReplyDelete
  5. This can is darling...terrific idea. The handle on the lid is da' bomb!

    ReplyDelete
  6. What a great idea- fun treat holder! TFS

    ReplyDelete
  7. Now THIS is what recycle means to me. You did a great job making this gift container and the pull topper on the lid is great!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wonderful altered can! Love the topper!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Who would have guessed pork and beans. What a great recycling idea.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Now that is a clever use of a Pork/Beans can. So festive.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I absolutely love everything about this -- it is gorgeous! I'm going to have to case -- none of my cans are this pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Opps once again I did not realize I would need to stay long enough after my comment to type the word! I love your project--love pork roast too. It's beautiful! Great use of the can--never would notice that!!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. I cannot believe that it was once a bean can!!! Too terrific! What a lovely gift!!!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Another new idea to recycle...a Can..decorated that looks like it came from a store...wonderful job Heidi on this past weeks challenge.
    connie paxman

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wow! Great "recycling"! Very pretty and still functional!

    ReplyDelete