12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop: Cans & Cookies!

Hello and welcome friends. Today it is Day #19 of the: 12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop (Confessions of a Fabric Addict). I have a craft tutorial, as well as a cookie recipe to share. Pictured above are several decorated tin cans. There are many ways to make these, and here is my method. Let's get started:

1. First gather the supplies. You'll need some clean tin food cans, a paint brush and a sponge brush, acrylic paints including one white, sandpaper, school glue, spray primer, and spray clear coat finish. Wear a painter's paper mask (available at most dollar stores) to protect yourself from the fumes.

2. Lightly sand the can's exterior. In a well-ventilated area, put on the painter's paper mask and spray a light coat of metal primer onto the can. Allow about 30 minutes to completely dry.

3. Using the sponge brush, choose the acrylic paint color that you want the can to be and paint the exterior well. Allow to dry about 30 minutes.

4. Take the white acrylic paint and dip the paint brush bristle end into the paint. Hold the paint brush upside down in one hand, about 8" from the tin can. With your other hand, quickly swipe over the paint brush end onto the tin can. Turn the tin can as necessary to lightly sprinkle the entire exterior. Allow to dry for 30 minutes.

5. Using your printer or purchased labels, glue a label onto the can's front. The labels above are from The Graphics Fairy and Back Porch Graphics. 'Love that olde world Santa and the moose for holidays decorating.

6. Donning the painter's paper mask again in a well-ventilated area, lightly spray a layer of clear coat over the tin can's exterior. It will dry in about 10 minutes.

Now you have a prim speckled tin can to store something in, add flowers to, or just to sit as a trinket. Please continue reading for a holidays recipe.

If you are cooking in an electric oven, you may need to bake the cookies at a lower temperature. Our oven is gas-powered. 'Hoping my tutorial and recipe will both be something that you will try and enjoy. You can left-click the recipe image, save it to your computer and print it if you want to. Be sure to visit the other two bloggers on the Blog Hop today: Christina's Handicrafts and Books, Hooks, Sticks, Etc.

Blessings, Danice G.