Can Art:Pebble Cans And Other Delights

Due to interest in my instructable:http://www.instructables.com/id/Can-Art-A-Way-To-Recycle-Some-Tin-Cans/; I was prompted to find another use for tin cans.  This instructable shows the end results of the creative process...from empty tin cans and plastic jars to complete, usable art/garden objects.

Step 1: Collect Cans and Plastic Jars

Plastic jars? Yep, I found that they work fine and fill the need very well!  Who'd have thought that you can utilize plastic containers in this manner?  I wasn't so sure at first, but so far, it seems to be very doable.

Comments

[Tarun Upadhyaya]

This is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.

[Creativeman]

You are welcome and thanks for your comment!

[debdegraeve]

This is really beautiful. About this flexall stuff. I have a persistent crack in a plaster wall. Will this fill it and not crack out in the future? I have tried many products and nothing has worked. Deb

[jennybotha]

Hi deb, Used an outdoor polyfilla ---it's in powder form. (a South African product,--- there must be a similar type product available everywhere.) Then added lightly beaten egg white with some of the required water and used it in the plaster cracks in my walls. It worked like a charm and was super strong and never cracked. Found this hint in a magazine somewhere, long time ago. Sure it will work for you. Try it anyway and see what happens.Good luck

[Creativeman]

Thanks Deb...re the flexall. they claim it will, you can google it and see all of it's uses. sounds like you might have a foundation problem. here in calif., I have been patching the same cracks for 35 years! they seem to always come back, and I heard it was due to "expansive soil"...I dunno...if the house settles a hair, then cracks develop....you might ask an expert, good luck.

[jennybotha]

OOOOOOOOHHH !!!! just LOVE this idea. Will look around for things to use to "stick " onto cans etc.,-- Thanks for sharing, sweetie.

[breumer]

beautiful vases! but I have a question. On the cans you have used wire, why not on the plastic jar ?

[Creativeman]

Thanks breumer. I wanted to make a thicker walled vase and thought the best way to do that is with the wire as shown. It worked, but took a couple of days to dry, and may not be the best way, if simplicity is necessary, to do this. the other methods work as well, just don't have the thickness.

[Rajabbek]

I really liked it. This is a very nice and simple

[Creativeman]

Thank you!

[shazni]

do you prime the tin..so it can be pasted on?
i generally use wall filler.
What did adhesive did you use for the pebbles? I like the look of it.
I've done the rest...after i saw the same article you did... :-)

[Creativeman]

shazni, thanks...I have primed some cans but think it doesn't matter; the tile adhesive was used, see step 4.

[ChrysN]

Nicely done, I'm impressed that you can make this from plastic containers.

[Creativeman]

Thanks Chrys, it was a fun project.

[Ninzerbean]

Amazing, so simple and the effects are so professional looking, when I get a second or too I am going to do this. Thanks for sharing!

[Creativeman]

Thanks Ninzerbean! They are a simple and effective project for sure.