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If you follow my blog you will know that I try and create all my projects from recycled materials.\u00a0 In our house, we all love Pepsi Max, which leaves us with a fair few aluminium cans. Instead of sending them to the recycling centre, I wanted to try and create an aluminium can wall hanging with them.\u00a0 Because aluminium cans are not very big, I wanted to create a wall hanging that was made up of smaller panels that could be arranged in different designs on the wall. So your wall hanging can be changed around when you get bored with the design.<\/p>\n

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The idea came to me one night when I was cleaning out my craft drawer and found an embossing folder. I bought it years ago when I bought my Cricut machine with the intention of making my own cards. I must have had a stupid moment because I did not realise that I would need an embossing press<\/a>\"\" to use it. So it has sat in my drawer ever since.<\/p>\n

This was not my first attempt at this project, my first attempt was a steampunk mannequin covered in embossed aluminium cans. I embossed them all by hand using the folder which did work but the design was not consistent. I mentioned this so you don’t think you have to have an embossing press to do this project.<\/p>\n

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While I was doing the mannequin project,\u00a0 my mind was spinning with ideas for future projects.\u00a0 So I bought a second-hand machine off the Facebook marketplace, which I used in this project.\u00a0 This project looks time-consuming when broken down into steps but it was very easy and took about 2 hours excluding drying times.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s post is also for our next\u00a0 Int\u2019l Bloggers Club challenge (IBC) and the theme this week is \u201cI can upcycle\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0We have to create a project using cans in some way shape or form. More about IBC at the end of this post.<\/p>\n

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How to make an aluminium can wall hanging<\/h1>\n

*This post may contain affiliate links. This means I earn a small commission on links used at no extra cost to you. Please see my\u00a0disclosure policy\u00a0<\/a>for more information.**<\/em><\/p>\n

Cutting the Aluminium Cans<\/h1>\n

I used 2 sizes of cans for this project, the mother cans give you a bigger sheet of aluminium to work with. To cut the cans you will need a Stanley knife and a pair of scissors. Wearing gloves to cut the cans will prevent any injuries. To get the most out of each can, I found it worked better to cut them as follows.<\/p>\n

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Using the knife you cut into the top of the can at the start of the flat section. You only use the knife to make a hole to get the scissors inside and then cut off the top section. You can now rinse out the can.<\/p>\n

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Next, using the straight line of the text as a guide cut down the middle.\u00a0 This will save time later because these edges will already be straight.<\/p>\n

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You can now cut off the bottom using scissors.<\/p>\n

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This was not enough cans for my project because I kept changing my mind, so you will need more.<\/p>\n

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Cut the edges straight<\/h2>\n

I found it was easier to have all the aluminium cans cut to the same size.\u00a0 You can use a cutting mat<\/a>\"\", Stanley knife and ruler to do this.<\/p>\n

\"How

You only need to cut the long sides of the cans because you already cut along the text in the step before.<\/p>\n

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Embossing the aluminium cans<\/h2>\n

When you load the cans into the folder you want the embossed side to be on the silver side.\u00a0 This makes it easier to see the design and to paint later. To make it easier to match up the design you should always put the can in the same position in the folder. At this minute in time, I only have one folder but I will be ordering more for future projects.<\/p>\n

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You now load the folder and roll it through the embossing machine.\u00a0 When I did the mannequin I did not have the machine for embossing.\u00a0 At first, I tried using a rolling pin to push down but I was not strong enough. I then used a very primitive method, I put it on the floor and stood on it. This definitely worked but the pattern was not always consistent.<\/p>\n

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The cans look like this after embossing.\u00a0 I cut away the excess to use in a later project.<\/p>\n

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