Soup Can Wedding Car Decoration

Supplies:
recyclable cans

ribbon

Tools:
drill and drill bit

can opener

optional goo-gone

1) Remove labels from cans, use goo-gone to remove adhesive residue. Use can opener to remove bottom lid.

2) Carefully use drill and bit to drill two holes at the top of each can, one on each side.

3) Using the ribbon, weave through the holes in the cans, leaving about 5 inches of ribbon between each can and about 4 feet or more for each end.

Tip: Use colored ribbon to match wedding theme colors. Tie the end pieces of the ribbon to an item to place in trunk/ hatch of vehicle. Make a gift box, using recyclable cartons.

craft skill level: 3 out of 5

Food Box Postcards

Supplies:

recyclable food boxes

ribbon (optional)

Tools:

postcard (for template)

ruler

pencil

scissors

pen or fine tip permanent marker

1) Flatten food boxes by opening them up at all glued down seams.

2) Using a postcard as a template, trace onto flattened boxes.

3) Cut along traced lines.

4) Using a pen or marker, add appropriate lines on backside for writing area, address, stamp, and USPS space.

5) Bundle up multiple postcards with a ribbon for gift giving purposes.

Tip: Make it your own by using specific wording areas of the food boxes (ex. nutrition guidelines), add stickers or even draw on the postcard front.

crafting skill level: 1 out of 5

Oatmeal-Cracker Box Gift Bag

Supplies:

recyclable food boxes (ex. cracker, oatmeal) -- about 2

recyclable magazine

ribbon

Tools:

scissors

ruler
single hole punch

paper scorer

hot glue gun and glue sticks

1) Take your empty food boxes and open them up flat by pulling apart the glued down seams.

2) Take one box (an appropriate gift bag size) and using the hot glue gun, glue it back together inside out at the original glued seams. Glue the top flaps into the inside of the top of the box.

(optional: score box prior to gluing in order to fold down like an actual gift bag, see a gift bag for an idea of score lines.)

3) Sketch out an appropriate handle size onto the second flatten ed box. Cut out and use it to trace out a second handle onto same box. Cut out second handle.

4) Glue each handle to the inside of the gift box.

5) Cut out gift tag from second box. Fold and hole punch corner.

6) Put a gift inside bag, using magazine pages as tissue.

7) Use ribbon to tie the tag to handles of gift bag.

Tip: Make it your own style by embellishing side of gift bag, or play with tissue paper, or gift tag options. Use the printed side of the box for the handle, or even the gift bag itself.

crafting skill level: 3 out of 5