How to Make an Ornament Out of a Empty Soda Can

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Wash out your soda can with warm water.

   Shake out the excess water.
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   Step 2: Cut off the top part of your soda can.

   Be very careful, as both your knife/scissors and the sharp edges of the can can be dangerous.
   
   Make the cut a bit under the metal top.
   
   Even it out the cut with scissors. , Mark off the bottom of the can with a line, a bit above the bottom metal part.
   
   It should loop all around the can, until you complete the circle. , Use scissors to make multiple diagonal cuts down to the line you drew. , It should look like a full sun now. , Use it to roll every strip to a different amount.
   
   The strips will curl. , Cut it out so it fits in the circular "sun" center of your ornament, and tape the photo into that space. , Add string to hang it on your tree.
   
   That's your ornament!
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   Step 3: Take a permanent marker.

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   Step 4: Cut the can into strips like "sun rays."

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   Step 5: Bend back all the metal strips you have created.

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   Step 6: Take a pencil.

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   Step 7: Print a picture of your choice.

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   Step 8: Make a hole in one of the curls.

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