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| Starting supplies for this project. Mind you, there will be other supplies needed as this project evolves. |
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| Don't toss this out it can be used on the back of a canvas for a nice 'hook' to hang on wall! One of many ideas for this! |
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| Puncture hole so tip of craft knife will have a 'grabbing' point. |
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| While wearing gloves, carefully slice the top portion of can off. My work surface is a self healing cutting mat. Make sure to work slowly and safely. |
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| After top and bottom are removed and middle portion is cut in half. |
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| Remember all the recycled cardboard I cut up the other day... |
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| it comes in handy for many projects. |
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| Using two (different sized) square templates trace onto aluminium. I made my templates from recycled plastic traced from a quilting book. Make sure the squares will fit on aluminium. |
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| Using the smaller of the two squared, trace one and then cut from recycled cardboard. |
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| At this point you should have one large aluminium square one smaller aluminium square and one same size (smaller) square from cardboard. |
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| Trace smaller square pattern to back of larger square. |
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| Clip out/notch out corners of square with craft scissors. |
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| Tape cardboard square to printed side of aluminium square. |
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| Not this side but... |
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| like this. |
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| Now tape the smaller aluminium square (printed side) to the already taped down cardboard. |
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| It should look like this sandwich. |
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| While wearing gloves, fold over edges of the larger aluminuim square to the smaller side. |
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| Tap down for smooth fold. |
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| This is what it should look like after all four sides are folded and tapped down. |
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| What it looks like on the other side. |
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| On the left over cardboard and cutting mat poke holes with push pin. |
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| I use a ruler for more consistent alignment. |
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| At this stage simply poke through just a bit... |
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| It can be difficult to push through so I use a 'twisting' method... |
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| twisting to the left and then to the right... |
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| several times until pin pushes cleanly through. |
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| One first holes are made, I go back and while square is laying on cardboard flat, I insert push pin cleanly in till hole widens just a bit. |
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| After all holes are done. I'll finish up with this project later on but for now I'll leave off here. Check back tomorrow for the completed project... |
