Soda Can Rose

Want to make something special for that special someone? This Instructable will show you how to make a beautiful flower with just a few materials and a little bit of time. The best thing about it is that instead of throwing away your empty soda cans, you can make a wonderful bouquet of flowers!

This Instructable was made for those who do not have access to many tools (like me) but still want to make something green and fun using things found around the house.

Step 1: Ingredients

Coke can (or two if you want)
Xacto Knife or something similar
Wire clothes hanger
Paint (optional)
Hot glue gun

Comments

[redfoxtrystman]

I'm going to make my wife a dozen of these. Also my brother gives his wife a different rose every year on there anniversary so I'll pass this on to him. Also I have an idea for painting. Instead of spraying them how about dipping the flower head in the paint. That might give it a nice look. I try it out. Also you can probably make green leaves like this to.

[PikminRed]

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[dindanpacman]

that sounds pretty interesting. would you mind posting a picture of a sticky-note flower?

[Creativeman]

Still here? Just found this ible, as I am making a soda can rose as well. Thought I would look for others, and found yours....good job, by the way! I had made some post it notes roses some time ago, can be seen here: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-quotPost-It-Notesquot-Roses/

[Andrei_7]

send me more informations , thanks

[SWV1787]

I saw some copper roses at a ren fest and attempted to make them myself. This is one that I made and soaked in rose oil to make it scented and it is modeled fittingly enough in the hands of my beautiful friend Crystal's hands.

[muddywater]

Very beautiful!!! Is all I can say!!!

[dindanpacman]

That looks awesome! If only had some tools to make something rad like that.

[Ben The Builder]

I have, over time developed my own way of making Pop Can roses and i have made 8 of them and i keep getting asked to make more. Below is just one, but i never paint mine, i use Dr. Pepper Cans for the petals and Mtn. Dew for the green parts and the metal rod from one of the flags that they use to mark power lines, let me know what you think

[ammartin_12]

How do you make that?!!

[Ben The Builder]

Simple, I just took a petal off a real rose, cut the can to that shape and then bend it to the same shape then hot glue it onto the stem

[dindanpacman]

That looks great! How did you attach the petals and leaves to it?

[Ben The Builder]

Just Simply Hot glue (thus the strings left over, I've found a High temperature tends to fuse things better, the crappier glue guns tend to make it so that your rose head pops off the stem occasionally.

[WhyHello]

heck yus! :D I have that exact paint to, cant wait to try it!

[h3idi]

I love this. It looks like a poppy to me - could be good for rememberance day, or a fall wreath.

[paulzef]

I found spray paint to work pretty well (just dont try and wait till you assemble the rose or you wind up with green petals and red stem bits like me)

[devot]

Looks great. I'll try to get my son to make a few for me.

[Iridium7]

key word being 'try'

[AODevo]

Hey this idea is awesome! Love the way the rose looks. Also, I really love the painting of the rose you show in Step 4. You should really make some more Instructables man. People await!

[Lucas0214]

I was thinking of making a small rose sculpture that had curved leaves along the stem that could be used to hold small lanterns/ candles. I wanted to know if I had permission to use your idea of making the petals out of a soda can and painting them. This would be the only thing I would be using as the stem and leaves/ folding pattern is completely different.

[dindanpacman]

Yeah definitely that sounds like an awesme idea. Post some pictures of it when you're done

[Lucas0214]

I will be sure to post pictures and tell you when i'm done the instructable. Thanks so much!!! :)

[DIYMommy]

Thanks so much for this great instructable! My 6 year-old and I are going to use it as part of our family project for the recycled art contest at our local library.