Repurposing old tin cans is a good way to light up the night.Any warm summer evening will be enriched by that rustic appeal.Tin cans, leaves, and a hammer and nails are all you will need.
Step 1: The tin can needs to be cleaned.
Remove the top of the tin can.The labels should be removed and washed with warm soapy water.It was dry completely.There are cans that are damaged or rusted.
Step 2: The tin can can be filled with sand.
The tin can will not be bulging when it is frozen.Water expands when it is cold.
Step 3: Add some water.
Step 4: There is a tin can in the freezer.
Step 5: Wait until the water is cold.
The tin needs to be removed from the freezer.
Step 6: Place a leaf on the can.
Place the leaf on the can.Before you start hammering, make sure you like the placement and size.
Step 7: Be careful not to rip or break the leaf as you tap the first nail.
The first nail should be hammered toward the top of the leaf.
Step 8: The pattern can be created by hammering the remaining nails around the perimeter of the leaf.
Make your design appear symmetrical by spacing the nail holes evenly.
Step 9: Pull or tear off the leaf to expose the design.
You should be able to see the same pattern on the tin can.
Step 10: The tin can should be placed in an open area.
It's a good idea to spray paint it.
Step 11: The tin can can be dried for up to 24 hours.
If left in a cool, dry area, most spray paints will dry in 3 hours.
Step 12: The can should be filled with sand.
Depending on the can size, fill it with 12 cup of sand.
Step 13: The votive rests on the sand in the middle of the can.
Step 14: Light the votive.
Turn on the battery operated votive.It will light up the night.
Step 15: It was finished.