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How to Recycle Graffiti Paint Cans
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ReCreate Design Co.
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NEW! We're going to give a Hometalk LIVE tutorial for one of the recycled book art projects featured in our post at the link below on November 9:
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/our-favorite-recycled-book-art-13060003
Hope you'll join us!
Did you know that the insides of graffiti paint cans are like mini pieces of art? Find out how we saved a pack of forgotten spray cans from the wild and turned them into a ooak art lamp.
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/our-favorite-recycled-book-art-13060003
Hope you'll join us!
Did you know that the insides of graffiti paint cans are like mini pieces of art? Find out how we saved a pack of forgotten spray cans from the wild and turned them into a ooak art lamp.
I don't know about you guys...but we never seem to be in sync with the holidays in time to have something with the right hashtag. I have to be honest...it stresses me out! I guess that's why we just share our favorites when we think of it :)
Tips on how to make one for yourself:
...little panels of one-of-a-kind art!
I also like honoring the material when repurposing...so I always try to leave traces of the original. In this case it was to leave the outsides of the cans untreated - and now they are the insides of the lamp. That way you see the labels when you look up and into the lamp.
Time to hop to it and make one for yourself! Be adventurous with your shapes...and be careful with your fingers!
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Suggested materials:
- Wire fencing (salvaged)
- Graffiti spray paint cans (salvaged from a graffiti wall area)
- Face mask (home builder store)
- Rubber gloves (general store)
- Eye protection (home builder store)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published September 20th, 2016 4:35 PM
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Nancy Anne Falke Merolle on Oct 24, 2016Love it
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Erlyelly on Nov 20, 2016Seems gorgeous. I would be too chicken I think to do this but might try it with dried out empty paint cans. Instead of throwing away and maybe after I've let them rust for awhile and then cut with tin snips and hammer flat or run over them in my gravel driveway. I want to clarify I am talking about regular non aerosol paint cans. Or maybe just use the round lids you pry off the small tins that are all patina'd from stain or paint.
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