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Peoria, IL on Oct 10, 2012

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Tin Can Welcome Lights

I saw a posting on here about different outdoor lighting ideas a couple weeks ago and after following the link I found how to make pretty candleholders out of old tin cans. I decided to make a 'welcome' sign out of them instead of a design or picture on the cans. It was so fast and easy to do!

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Becky Blair, NE

So pretty Jeanine. Do you freeze water inside the cleaned out cans and then use nails to hammer in the design?

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Jeanine Wester Peoria, IL

Hi Becky! Yep you got it. The website said to fill it up with rice or sand partway before putting in the water so the bottom of the cans don't pop out. I didn't really understand how this would happen, but I did it anyways lol... Super quick to make!

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Becky Blair, NE

Oh that's a great idea! I'll have to remember that if I ever get time to do this. I've always wanted to.

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Creatively Living Richland, WA

Love this idea!

on Oct 11, 2012 · Like 0
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL

Love the way you adapted that idea to make it your own.

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Rita d'Armand Loveland, CO

Would be great for Christmas, painting the cans red or gold and even sprinkle glitter around the can after you finish the design I would even add a silk poinsetta at the base with a ribbon. Or glue pine cone pieces around the base or stack them saying MERRY CHRISTMAS

on Oct 11, 2012 · Like 0
Bea F Corpus Christi, TX

Really great idea. I'll have to make one.

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 0
Sharon B Green Bay, WI

U did a great job, this would b so pretty on a mantel as well inside with greens and berries and such I think, would love it on top of my mantel for Xmas and add pine cones too......can u give instructions or the link......so nice

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 0
Sharon B Green Bay, WI

I am fairly new to Hometalk and was wondering, at the top of this page it says Pinit, Tweet, Email and F for Facebook and number for likes.....where does this come from, I have not noticed it on any of my postings??

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 0
Becky Blair, NE

It should be on every post Sharon B.
I'm guessing the number after Pin-it is how many times it's been pinned and that you'd have to signed in with your fb or twitter account in order to share it there. I don't like sharing things that way so I've not tried it.
It's nice to see I'm not the only Central time zone person awake.

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 0
Sharon B Green Bay, WI

U r so funny, I just cannot sleep.....all these ideas going thru my head...haha....do not know what this Pin-it is at all, just been on here is all, did view Pinterest some, but like this.........so guess if I click on that will c ok and posted some of my decorating tonight too.....thank u for all your nice comments and help

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 0
Karen Serrano

I am thinking about Halloween so everything i see goes that way I see lots of possibilities for this

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Pat aka Queen of Thrift Scottsboro, AL

I LOVE this! My head is spinning with ideas from Hometalk! There are so many things I want to try! This goes to the top of my list.

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Jeanine Wester Peoria, IL

Thanks for the comments everyone! Pat aka Queen of Thrift I know what you mean. Sometimes I read through HomeTalk before I go to bed and then I can't sleep because I'm thinking of everything I want to try lol!

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 0
Jeanine Wester Peoria, IL

Sharon B here is the link on how to do these. It recommends taping a piece of paper over the can, but I just used permanent marker and it worked fine for me!

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Becky Blair, NE

The Pin-it has to do with Pinterest Sharon B. It's full of interesting ideas too, but without the conversation you get here. I much prefer Hometalk. In fact I rarely visit Pinterest now that I've found Hometalk.
http://pinterest.com/

on Oct 12, 2012 · Like 1
Pat aka Queen of Thrift Scottsboro, AL

That is soooo like me, Jeanine! :)

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A Lapin Life Morris Plains, NJ

Super a beautiful welcome!

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Sharon B Green Bay, WI

Jeanine, I did not get a link above to go to

on Oct 13, 2012 · Like 0
Jeanine Wester Peoria, IL

Sharon B so sorry I got caught up with something and forgot to hit paste!! http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles...
It was from a compilation of ideas from a post by Douglas Hunt which I didn't realize until I looked it up. Thanks for the inspiration Douglas!

on Oct 13, 2012 · Like 0
Sharon B Green Bay, WI

Thank u so much and have a great day

on Oct 14, 2012 · Like 0