Upcycle Aluminum Can Wind Chime Mobile Tutorial
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Enjoy this video as I start off with some Trash Talk giving tips and sharing how I organize aluminum cans and what I use for storage. Then show you how to make a wind chime mobile out of aluminum cans and a gallon size plastic bottle. This project can be a fun addition to your indoor or outdoor decor!
Adirondack Alcohol Inks used in this project were: Citrus, Sail Boat Blue and Sunshine Yellow
Fiskars 2" punch
24 Gauge wire was used for making the split rings (optional... you could use commercially made split rings... Note: do NOT use jump rings unless you solder them closed)
18 Gauge wire was used in the lid assembly and hanger
2 Swivel hooks
Empty aluminum soda pop cans
Empty 1 gallon square water bottle
Jingle Bells
For your convenience, here are links to the steps included in this tutorial:
1. 3:01 How to cut an aluminum can
2. 5:26 Cut 48 Circles using a punch
3. 6:18 How to pierce even holes on a circle
4. 7:46 How to make a split-ring
5. 9:36 How to link to circles to make the strands
6. 11:22 Cut the water bottle and punch holes
7. 12:18 Add alcohol inks for color
8. 12:43 Attach strands of circles
9. 13:17 Make a hole in the plastic lid with an eyelet setter
8. 13:35 The lid assembly and hanger
10. 14:36 Attach center strand
11. 15:48 Review and Enjoy
The Creative Arts Collaboration #TrashtoTreasure playlist where you can enjoy all of the fabulous artists participating in this event is located here: • #TrashToTreasure April...
The CAC Logo on the end card was created by and generously provided for member use by artist Chuck Carson. Thank you Chuck! Please check out his channel, The Animated Pencil here: / @theanimatedpencilstudio
❤😊i love so much and you talk so nicely. So gonna do this
I'm so glad I found this. I'm doing a banquet theme of "trash to Treasure" and I'm doing a lot of upcycling for the decorations and party favors. I'm hoping to get lots of inspiration from this hop.
What a beautiful and elegant wind chime to hang in a garden! I am impressed! Thank you! Alicia S.
How much fun using cans to recycle them. Great Job, I am a new subscriber ❤️
Thanks for sharing your creative talent with us your viewers.
One of the best crafting videos I have seen....thank you a thousand times for sharing your creativity, skill and awesome teaching skills! Making three of these..... one will be owl shapes and another mermaids, seashells and seahorses....such a fun project and one for every room in the house!!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!! You made my day. Your projects sound so fun!! How did they turn out? Have fun creating
Love this ! 😍 thanks for sharing.
those are the hands of a humble woman I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!but she is precious
Really beautiful.
Thanks a lot.
Greetings from Brazil.
Wonderful, clear instructions. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I have made wire wrap jewelry so making the jump rings will be easy. But learning to cut the cans as easily as you do will be a challenge. I really enjoyed watching you as you made everything look so easy and your directions were perfect.
Nice one
now I know what my granddaughter can do next time she comes over! thank u, cute...
Wonderful video! So creative! I am going to start collecting tin from cans
Thank you for sharing your art and talent on creating these Wind Chimes!
+MWB_ARTS Thank you so much Mark! I appreciate you watching and commenting! Glad you like these!
That's pretty neat, very good imagination.
Love the idea! To make the metal even more interesting, I'll decorate them with an embossing folder.
It is so beautiful I love windchimes
Great watch and you made it simple to follow, great use for my husbands empty beer cans lol x Thank you for sharing x
Thank you so much i made one too
I just love this idea and purchased a round punch just for this. It is finished and I love it but did have to buy o-rings to put together because mine kept snagging on each other in the wind. Also I put 2 o-rings between each circle for more movement. Thanks for great idea!
Excellent instructions
Brilliant video and so easy to follow, a great idea for my parents for their garden or their conservatory as both are in to recycling as myself x Thank you for sharing xxxxxx
That's cool .
Going to make one
John from Scotland
You've just changed my life on soda cans thank you so much for bless
What an informative video. My friend was here watching and he has a large collection of coke tins. He watched with me and was inspired to have a go himself. You made it very clear and easy to follow each step. Thank you so much for sharing your idea, hugz, Anne xx And John x
+Anne Elder Hello Anne and John!! Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! I can't begin to tell you how much it means to hear that John is inspired to give this a go. I'd love to hear how it turns out for him (or see if you'd like to share)! I appreciate you for watching and taking the time to comment. Your words life me up! Hugs... Pam
I think it looks beautiful
Good Video. I think the colors you choose for the plastic top made this !!! Well Done !!!
Woohoo! What a fun project. Love how you showed the whole process of prepping the cans to making the project. :) cheers!
+Deliberately Creative -Stephanie Bergeron So glad you like the project! Thanks for the feedback on the process... that's so helpful and encouraging! Appreciate you watching & commenting!
Hello from Saskatchewan 🇨🇦. Thank you so much for all of your trash to treasure art. I'm so glad I happened to find you on u tube. Looking forward to trying out you recycle projects.
Beaytiful!
Thanks so much, I've been looking for a wind chime and found yours so easy to do. I will be making one for sure..thanks for you video
Beautiful
this is way good!! the idea, the concept, the presentation, the instructions were all crystal clear. very creative and engaging video all the way through. enjoyed watching this!!
+CreativeTube Your comment has me grinning ear-to-ear I'm so happy! Thank you for watching and letting me know that you liked the project and the video. Your words are so encouraging ... I'm looking forward to doing more videos with detailed information like this. I appreciate you so much!
Yes, I agree with +CreativeTube. I love the project and thoroughly enjoyed the video instructions and presentation. There wasn't any part of the instructions that left me being unclear about a step. I'm going to enjoy making these as soon as I get the courage to approach people at the recycling center to 'buy' their recycling off them since no one in my family drinks soda or bottled water - lol. I'll be thinking up a way to do this with items in my own recycling/trash bin until then. I really enjoy CAC events. Thank you for participating.
Oh my goodness, I just had a look at the description. What an awesome detailed list you gave. You are so very thorough. I am impressed. Thank you for taking the time to list the starting points for each segment of your video as well as listing the supplies. Plus I forgot to mention in my note above how much I appreciated your not just showing the 'How to' of the project but also the 'How to' of the cutting of the cans. They can be tricky.
I'm looking forward to your next project and video!
+Ash s Vision Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I'm glad to hear that the instructions were clear and that you enjoyed the project. Love your solution to acquire materials at the recycle center except for having "buy" trash LOL. I'd love to know what you come up with using the items in your own bin! Glad you enjoy the CAC events.. It's an awesome group with some amazing talent and wonderful people.
+Ash s Vision I'm sooo glad to hear that you like the details in the description. That is wonderful to hear and let's me know it's worth the extra effort to do that. I wanted viewers to find their place easily if they just needed a certain segment. Thanks for watching and sharing your feedback it's very helpful to me!!
Great tutorial and fab project. Love it! Tfs. Hugs, Dee xx
+BettsyDoodle Thank you so much Dee! I'm appreciate your feedback and am encouraged by your words. TFW ... Hugs from Pam!
Wonderful work! I enjoyed watching!
+ArtfullYours with Diana Thank you so much Diana! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome thanks for sharing!
what a great project! excellent demo
+TheMeriAtelier Thank you so much Meri! I'm so glad you like it ... Appreciate you watching and thanks for your feedback on the demonstration!
Thankyou for a dream wind catchers..im definitely going ro make a few for my garden. Xxxxxxx
Thai is so awesome, I love it tfs Pam
+Maggie Lockley Thank you so much Maggie! I'm really glad you like it. TFW and taking the time to let me know!! Hugs!!
I love love love this... so awesome. I love using my soda cans for stuff like die cuts and etc but this is a great idea, I think Ill give it a try!!!
+Pink Poodle Crafts You make me smile so Big!! So glad that you love this and that you'll give it a try! Can't wait to see how yours turns out. This project was a lot of fun and so easy... I love using these cans for die cuts too. TFW! Hugs!
awesome :) Great video!! :)
Must have strnght huh
Fun !
So pretty
very nice
i am new but not sure how this works i sure like the mobile u made
Super
I LOVE it! The bells added even make it cooler. I am curious about it chiming! lol I would really like to try this one. :D Thanks so much for sharing this. :D
+Susan Bishop This has been hanging outside and one of the things I noticed that i really love about it is the aluminum is so lightweight that the circles move even when there is no detectable 'breeze'. It's held up to strong winds without getting tangled. There is a slight chiming.. the sound of the bells isn't very prominent I think because they are the heavier type that give that 'deeper' jingle (like reindeer bells vs tinkle bells... sorry.. does that make sense?) It sounds pretty cool though ... very subtle ... the aluminum circles give a nice rustling sound... i think next time i might try a different type of bell. I'm thrilled to hear you like this and want to try it!! I'd love to hear how yours turns out! Thanks for watching and commenting!! ~ Pam
nifty!!!
Use parchment paper and iron them and they will pay flat.( On low heat)
What kind of punch? A paper punch? Will that work? Im in south africa
Love like love...👍👍 💖 💙 ❤ 💜 💛 💚 new subscriber!
+Lexy Galloway Thank you so much for subscribing to my channel!! Welcome! I'm thrilled that you "love like love" this project... you make me smile!! Waving back at you
I just got to the point to where I took a box cutter and split the can down the middle and cut off the ends saved ALOT of time. I kind of wanted to take the bottoms and sticks eyes everywhere or making a snake or dragon.
You can paint bottle part and those pieces and make it beautiful.
TFS THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!😀😁☀️👍😘❤️
Would have liked to hear how it sounds.
me too
❤
Omg this is so awesome.dont drink soda pop, but will beg for cans! Love your cutter made things easy .where did you get it? Ohh I wish I knew you so you could be my one on one teacher and advise me.
Cool project. Love it. :-)
+Laurie Richardson Haley So glad to hear you love it! Thanks for watching and commenting Laurie!
this wind chime is so awesome I want to make one but I don't have the stock pile of cans that you have lol... I guess I am going to have to ask around the neighbor hood for cans ha ha maybe go thru the recycle bins lol
+Nancy Vastine Hi Nancy! You're funny but really pretty brilliant ... I'll bet people would be so happy to give you their cans you'd be overrun in no time! I'm thrilled that you like this wind chime. It's giving me a lot of pleasure. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Hugs.. Pam
Anyone who works, I'm sure has vending machines in the break room with canned sodas.just ask to place a recycling box there.
Bummers!!! It’s tittled wind chime... Watched the whole video.... And never got to hear the sound!!! ☹️🙁😕 So I’m not sure if its worth making it for the CHIME sound.
I’d be nice to actually hear it
i like to put up windchimes to mess with inconsiderate neighbors who mess with my sewer line
I just use whole cans suspended from wire or plastic chain...
Would like to hear your chimes...maybe I missed.over it.
WHERE do you find bells like that!?? 😍
I love your video I can’t wait to make one. I have a question where did you get the bells to put on the bottom? They don’t look like traditional jingle bells.
Hello! I found the bells at Hobby Lobby. Have fun with your project... would love to hear how it turns out. Thanks for watching and commenting. (also, sorry for the delay responding... I'm not notified by email anymore when I get comments) Happy Day.
Groovy but no sound
Does the alcohol ink hold up outside?
Use small scissors, it makes it easier when cutting the cans
Also uses small scissors when cutting Water bottles it also makes it easier
Never got to hear the sound it makes.
LOVE!!!
+Cali Black Thank you for watching Cali! I'm so glad you love it!
Am I the only one who saw the finger in the red bucket?
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Wear box cutter gloves
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Ican make a coca-cola one..I have alot of cans because of the whole Covid crap thingy hoax
You guys talk like we're stupid
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