Soda Can Hydrangeas Wall Art

 I love hydrangeas, but unfortunately, they're only around for the summer! Here's a fun way to create a lasting impression of a favorite flower using soda cans. There are lots of pins of flowers made out of soda cans. This is just one of my favorite crafts inspired by Pinterest as I have made other types of flowers out of soda cans, here, here and here.  I love that this one uses craft punches to create the flowers and so did I! 

Materials:

Soda Cans (aluminum) 

Utility knife/craft knife

Craft Scissors

Hydrangea petals punch

Needle nose pliers

Leaf template

RapidFuse all purpose adhesive

Chalk and acrylic craft paint/brush

Skewer stick

Floral wire

Coat hanger

Floral tape

Ice pick

Canvas board (12"x12")


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To get a smooth sheet of soda can aluminum: *Caution: You may want to wear gloves for this! Carefully cut off one end of a clean soda can using  a utility knife and craft scissors. 

 Make a vertical cut with scissors across the can to get to the opposite can end to remove.

Cut an even edge, removing any slivers or jagged edges. 

Once you have the aluminum cut, smooth out the curve of the can by rolling aluminum in the opposite direction or rolling on the edge of a table or countertop. 

To make the petals, insert the aluminum piece into the petal punch so you can see that the aluminum is under the petal shapes completely and then punch the petals out. Once the petals are punched, adjust the aluminum to punch more or remove the excess using small needle nose pliers to pull the aluminum out.

As you punch out the petals, arrange them so you'll know how many you'll need for your flower design.

Then paint each petal with white chalk paint .  .  .

and let dry.

After the chalk paint dries, paint the petals with various colors you like to mimic  hydrangea petals.  Use floral wire attached with glue on the back of petals to a few to add dimension to the flower design.

For placement of the flower on canvas, begin with cut out pieces of a clothes hanger shaped as stems and painted green. Glue onto canvas using a quick dry multi-purpose glue (RapidFuse). Arrange a few small floral wire stems at the tip of the main stem and attach smaller hydrangea petals .  .  . 

then arrange the larger petals into a flower - attaching the floral stem wire ones first, using floral tape to the larger stem, and then gluing on the single ones next.

Draw leaves freehand using the tip of an ice pick on soda can aluminum - adding veins and painting green. Let dry and attach with glue to stems. 

And the hydrangeas wall art is done! 

Pin This,Please! 
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Looks perfect next to paintings done by my mother-in-law who inspired me to craft.

Welcome to the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Erlene @ My Pinterventures.  If you aren't familiar with the Pinterest Challenge, it's a monthly event that challenges us to not just be pin hoarders, but to make it happen by creating a few!  This month's challenge is All About Summer or July 4th Projects.

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My Pinterventures • Across the Boulevard

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Slices of Life • Decorate and More with Tip    

Purple Hues and Me • Life Beyond Kitchen   

Created Homemade • Domestic Deadline

Mom Home Guide • Sum of their Stories    

 Create with Cynthia

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