Pop your top! - Recycled cans at Christmas....

[0mrtn0]

WHY DONT YOU USE THAT PIECE FOR A MOULD AND YOU PUT PUTTY ON IT. THEN YOU COLORED. DONT WASTE TIME. Or trim a mould and with a hammer you can get the same result.

[MaXG65]

WoW! Just WoW!

[usaearthling]

Awesome piece of art. Thanks for sharing. I cut mine in squares and put them on my kitchen wall as a back splash.I used about 65 cans, painted them with alcohol inks. They came out gorgeous. Thank you for the great ideas.

[LordandYoungMiller]

@usaearthling FANTASTIC! - as my art partner would say: "SOMEONE GETS IT!" (& puts the recycled cans into good use!).

We would LOVE to see a photos of your work & project! Could you visit our web site at lord-youngmiller.weebly.com & leave us a message? (we can share emails that way).

What fun!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[pheenix42]

Ooo...now, I've got the idea to use my Spirograph set! =D

[LordandYoungMiller]

@pheenix42

LOL! Go, pheenix 42, go! What an idea! Let us know if it works - and if it does, could you sent pics? Cool idea!...

Almost jealous!- I was fascinated by spirograph!... had one 40+ years ago (and wished I still had it! LOL).

[Teresarose101]

Really pretty! Thanks for sharing.

What do you do with the sharp edges after cutting to prevent injuries! ?

[LordandYoungMiller]

@Teresarose101 Thank you for your kind comments!

Amazingly enough, they are NOT overly sharp! - we've had many people pick them up & handle them & all were astounded by the smoothness of the edges.

(That's NOT to say you COULDN'T get cut!...LOL - if you took one & started sawing away with it like a knife, you'd eventually get hurt!).

Two MAIN "rules":

1. make SMOOTH cuts

2. keep everything rounded/ no corners or points

Lightly sand with fine manicure pad when done ;)

[penguinYT1]

This was wonderfutl! I join those who beg you to show us how--and tell us about your tools. (Especially the scissors!)

[LordandYoungMiller]

@penguinYT1 Thank you!... it may be a while yet, but we'll try to get at least a couple make-'em-yourself videos done in the future!... the tools are a hoot! - you'll be scrounging thru drawers "looking for parts"! LOL

[sweetpatience54]

PLEASE SHOW US HOW WE CAN DO IT LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEEESSSEEE

[LordandYoungMiller]

@sweetpatience54 LOL! - we'll try our best!...

[jcofortco]

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME :)

[beatakrejcova]

I couldn't believe my eyes - what an awesome way to recycle! I admire your artistic abilities!

[LordandYoungMiller]

@beatakrejcova Thank you so much!... aside from our regular art, there will soon be many other items utilizing this type of metal work - and recycled glass... It can be seen at lord-youngmiller.weebly.com

Thanks again!

[beatakrejcova]

@LordandYoungMiller Thank you for the information! Wishing you continued inspiration.

[UmeboshiMe]

Beautiful!

[LordandYoungMiller]

@UmeboshiMe Thank you! - it was a LOT of fun!

[exit30sc]

These little medallions would be great applied to furniture, boxes, added into mosaic projects, etc...many possibilities...very cool!!! Love it!

[LordandYoungMiller]

@exit30sc You are RIGHT! - though we usually use cat food can art for inlays and jewelry (check our web site: lord-youngmiller.weebly.com), we do have a couple (furniture) projects pending with AZ tea can art! LOL

Thanks for your comments!

[exit30sc]

@LordandYoungMiller

Thanks, I will check that out!!! I love AZ tea ;-)...I guess you would get a lot of material with those cans!!!

[LordandYoungMiller]

LOL!... no, not intended for a commercial - not really a tutorial, either... just a couple older artists having TOO much fun playing with red cans at Christmas!

Funny thing, tho - the local distributor for Coke seemed almost offended by this bit of fun!

[Hochichin]

@LordandYoungMiller they're just jealous cause they didn't think of it first. it's beautiful art work.

[LordandYoungMiller]

@Hochichin LOL!... Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[Hochichin]

@LordandYoungMiller same to you..Merry Christmas!

[VerschiedenesArts]

I feel like this is more of a coke commercial than a tutorial lol

[LordandYoungMiller]

Go for it! - if you're not happy with the art you create, you can STILL recycle the metal! LOL

[Blossom365]

This is soooo cool! I'd love to try this.

[LordandYoungMiller]

Oh my! - you've got us on THAT question!... depending on the amount of detail, (our guess is) it can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours... when making things, we never really pay attention to time! LOL

On the plus side, working with aluminum pop cans is MUCH easier than our work with cat food cans, though what we make with THEM turns out looking like aged silver & produces a beautiful end product! - You can see some cat food can art on our web site: lord-youngmiller.weebly.com

[LordandYoungMiller]

More about the time involved with making one of these ornaments... we are a bit SLOW (at times) creating the metal work due to health issues. With severe visual impairment, serious arthritis and MS (multiple sclerosis), we're second guessing that some of the ornaments actually took much longer than originally posted.

NOT posted in complaint (LOL), these are just a few obstacles we work around. Thanks be to God, we may be SLOW (sometimes) but the joy in creating things never stops!

[7272rh]

@LordandYoungMiller LOL yes I guess it is easier to just immerse in this awesome art at once then trying to finish LATER. I would recommend these to my highschool fellows. Thank you ^^ Catfood can art are cool too!

[LordandYoungMiller]

@7272rh Thanks for your comments! - and by all means share the ideas! You can do many things with the metal art, aside from Christmas ornaments... let your imagination run wild!

[7272rh]

@LordandYoungMiller  LOL yes I guess it is easier to just immerse in this awesome art at once then trying to finish LATER. I would recommend these to my highschool fellows. Thank you ^^ Catfood can art are cool too!

[7272rh]

How long did it take to make one?

[directedbyhp]

AWESOME, ANYONE CAN MAKE XMAS. THANK & MERRY XMAS

[Littlina]

Could you make a detailed video of how you managed to do the different shapes and symbols? My mom is dying to know how you did it! :)

[LordandYoungMiller]

@Littlina Oh my! - lol! - that's an idea! We may try to do a video (when time allows) showing the basics of making ornaments; we could even possibly do a SERIES of videos (hmmm - THAT would be FUN!). Costing next to nothing for supplies, even the tools for doing the work are homemade... Thank you!

[pheenix42]

@LordandYoungMiller Please do, if health/time permits! =D

[LordandYoungMiller]

@pheenix42 Thanks for your encouragement, pheenix42!... aside from our art involving desert woods & plants, we currently have a couple other unique (& awesome!) projects underway - HOWEVER! - convinced we WILL get 'em done - lol -we're already "mentally drafting" video ideas to help people get started with can art.

[FrostyPancakes]

lol.. I like that little noise the scissors make

[LordandYoungMiller]

Oh yes!- the cans are also worked from the front AND the back - with a foam pad being required for the task!

[LordandYoungMiller]

The cans were embossed with homemade tools - example: one item we use (to the right of the mat) is actually a wooden chop stick! LOL... By experimenting with different shaped tips (wood & metal), we keep the ones we like and embed them into handles for easy use...

Thanks for viewing!

[Flippables]

Very very good!

Thanks for the inspiration.

How did you emboss your ornaments, I could not understand it from the clip.

[sosaerica18]

this is amazingly beautiful the designs are i cant even think of a word breathtaking your whole project is wonderful

[mokusman]

such of quite beautiful designs