Metal Can Floral holder upcycled craft

Hello everyone! I would love to share a quick upcycled craft with you. Today, we're using two metal cans and a paper bag to create two floral holders. I am also using faux floral for this craft. This is a simple DIY project. I am using a paper craft design punch-out in this craft.

Metal Can Floral holder upcycled craft.

Two metal cans painted light green displaying flowers and decorative paper

Materials needed

Two metal cans

Paper bag

Acrylic chalk paint

Paintbrush

Faux floral

Scissors

Hot glue

One craft foam block

Optional- Ruler, pencil, and craft rocks

Two metal cans and paint near paintbrush

Adding paint to the tin cans

Start by taking your paintbrush and applying paint to your metal cans. I usually start by using a thin coat of paint to start with. After, I take my blow dryer and begin to dry between each coat of paint. I applied two coats of acrylic paint to each can. After using your paint, set your cans aside.

Cutting your paper bag

Next, take your paper bag, and this is optional, but you can use a ruler to help when deciding how wide you will want your paper to be once you apply it to your can. I went with around two inches for the width. Once you cut out a strip of your paper bag, take it and wrap it around your metal can, making any necessary adjustments.

Adding punch-out design

Next, take the paper bag that you have cut, and add it to your design punch-out. Line up the end of your paper bag and begin to punch out your design on your paper bag. Continue your design until you get to the end of the paper.

If you end up with square tabs, you can use your scissors to remove them.

Metal cans painted light green near brown decorative paper with punch-out design

Two metal cans painted light green with brown decorative paper wrapped around bottom

Attaching paper design to tin cans

Next, use hot glue to attach your paper around your metal cans.

Hand holding foam block over two metal cans

Adding foam blocks into metal cans

After that, take two foam blocks and add one to each of your metal cans. You may need to cut your foam block to fit inside the metal cans. Before adding my foam block to my cans, I took a handful of craft rocks and added them to each can. This helped with bringing the foam block higher up in the can, and I also wanted to add a little weight to my cans.

Artificial foliage, flowers and two cans with foam blocks inside

Adding floral and foliage

Next, take your floral and other foliage and begin to insert them into your craft foam blocks.

That completes your upcycled floral holder upcycled craft. I love how easy this was to create. This looks lovely displayed in any room. I'm actually adding these to my screened-in porch. I think these will look perfect on my outdoor coffee table.