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Monday, March 11, 2013

Green Jewelry Pin

Created this piece of jewelry using an aluminum drink can. To cut the soda can it's best to cut off the top & bottom. Flatten the can to use Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die and you can get enough pieces to make 2 of these from one can. Emboss the flower pieces with Tim Holtz Swirl embossing folder. Bend/curl the flower petal pieces. Use hot glue gun to glue gem on to top flower petal piece. Use hot glue gun to glue first flower top petal to 2nd petal and then to 3rd petal. Use hot glue gun to glue pin on back last.

























aluminum: drink can
bling: yellow/golden gem 
glue gun 
jewelry brooch pin 
knife: to cut the top & bottom of aluminum soda can
Tim Holtz: all my old -> die - Tattered Flowers, embossing - Swirl embossing folder, 
   ink - Clover alcohol 

Entering this into the following challenges:

3/12  Simon Says Stamp A Bit O' Green lim5 2nd 3/6


3/13   A Blog Named Hero Ch21 Just Make Your Own! unlim made my own jewelry 3/1

3/14 QKR Stampede Ch29 Show Us the Green/St Patty's Day 3E(#3) 3/8 

3/15 Glitter & Sparkle Ch23 St Pat's/Use some green unlim 3/10
3/15  Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR88 Super Scraps Sat 3E(#3)  3/9 

3/16 Kaboode Doodles Ch162 3 Dimensional 3E(#2) 3/11

3/17  Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up unlim 3/4 
3/17 12noon  Crafty Boots Old, New, Borrowed or Blue unlim 3/4
3/17  Paper Playtime Ch5 Anything Goes unlim 3/4
3/17 Pink Elephant TPE190 Happy St. Patrick's Day (use color Green) unlim 3/11
3/17  Victorine Originals Ch54 Anything Goes unlim 3/4

3/23 Creative Insp Paint Go Green unlim 3/10 
3/23 Gingerloft GL The Color Green unlim 3/10

3/31
3/31  DLART Thankful Thurs Mar Linky Party unlim 3/7-31
3/31  Pin & Tack Spark Your Creativity Now! Ch7 Anything Goes unlim 3/1-31


15 comments:

  1. Awesome recycling Melissa. I have never tried cutting a can!!

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  2. So creative and cute! Your flower pin is beautiful!!

    Susie

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  3. Wow! That is very creative and cool looking. I like it. Great way to recycle. Thanks for joining us at Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party.


    Tara

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  4. Amazing, I never would have thought to try this, I am stunned.

    Thank you for playing along with us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  5. Oh wow, Melissa -- What a creative idea!! Do you have any trouble with the edges being sharp?

    Thanks so much for joining the FUN at Paper Playtime this week!! :)

    BIG HUGS,
    Amy :) at www.lovetocrop.com
    Paper Playtime Design Team

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    1. The edges are somewhat sharp but not as sharp as non-galvanzied aluminum roof flashing which I have cut before and used for making Christmas snowflake ornaments & embossing. This was a first for using aluminum drink can.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  6. Very pretty!!

    Thanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles this week.

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  7. I love this ! so fun, might have ago myself !

    Thanks for joining us at Kaboodle doodles this week x

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  8. I love this and the creative idea. I've made a Star before using a pop can. I can appreciate the work that you put into this. Thank you for sharing with QKR Stampede this week.

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  9. This is Super. I love it.
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes March Linky Party
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  10. wow this is great . we could do hundreds a week the pop my lot get through. Thanks for sharing with us at glitternsparkle hugs trisha x

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  11. Super idea Melissa!!! A true great way to use up scraps, even from around the house!! Thanks for joining us at Hiding in my Craft Room
    Cheers Jennie DTM
    Jenscrapstoo

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  12. Fabulous project Melissa, and I keep putting my cans out for recylcing, LOL, thank you for sharing with us at Glitter N Sparkle this week, good luck xxx

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  13. What a GREAT project! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Pink Elephant!
    Sheri-TPE DT

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  14. This is gorgeous!!! I love it!!

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