Santa Soda Can Ornaments

Instructional Santa Soda Can Christmas Ornaments

Materials Needed:

Rinsed and dried pop cans (any flavor, but red ones might take a little less paint) 

for as many ornaments as desired

Red enamel spray paint

Hot Glue Gun and lots of gluesticks

White acrylic paint - large tube

Small paint brushes

Small tube of flesh color paint or mix a little red and yellow into white

Glitter or other "snow" type product to mix with white paint for texture

Small Pompoms in red for noses and white for hats

Glue on Eyes - disk type found in doll crafting section

Felt for Gloves (used black with glitter already on it) 2 sheets for 48

1/2" wide ribbon for belt ( any color or pattern you desire - used houndstooth)

Any kind of red material for hat if you have a sewing machine 

otherwise purchase premade small santa hats

Any kind of white trim such as rick rack or piping for hats

Polyfiber stuffing - about a ping pong ball amount for each hat

White doll hair on a metal wire to use for beard cut into 3 inch length 

then bent into a "U" shape

Stick on or glue on gems for belt

Step 1

Remove tabs from cans, insert a stick or other device about the size of the opening of the can to hold can, spray sides of cans and let dry. I used a large cardboard box to help contain the overspray. - and set cans on newspaper to dry… You will need to do 2 coats to cover the graphics on the cans but it's not necessary to make completely opaque.

Step 2

Mix some white paint and glitter for texture, then using a dry brush technique, dab paint mixture onto cans around the "neck" , down the front and bottom of Santa's suit. Let dry.

Optional: Took a white opaque pen and wrote "Merry Christmas 2012" on the back of the suit.

Step 3

Paint flesh tone onto entire top of can. Let Dry.

Step 4

Very carefully fold over the can slightly above the middle to create the shape of Santa. You will have some paint flake at the corners of the fold but it will be covered by the next step.

Step 5

Mix a heavier combination of glitter and white paint to dab onto the folded portion of the can to create Santa's cuffs - this should cover any cracking of the red paint. Let dry.

Step 6

Cut out felt into shape of gloves about 1" size and 2 - 2.5" strips of ribbon for belt. Hot glue the ribbon onto the can, then the gloves and finish with gems.

Step 7

Hot glue the eyes, nose and beard to create the face. Make sure to have a little of the opening show through for his "HO HO HO" mouth!

Step 8

Cut out about a 4" triangle of red material for hats, sew on white trim on one edge, then fold and stitch seam, turn inside out and hand sew white pompom to end,

stuff polyfiber inside base of hat - then hot glue the front and back to top of can. I used gold safety pins to create a hook to hang, but you could use any type of hanger.

Step 9

Enjoy giving to friends and thanks for recycling!!

Credited to: Barb LINK