Flameless Tealights and Tuna Can Christmas Tree

This was one of those projects that I wasn't real excited about, but I completed it anyway. Have you ever done that? Anyways, I have to say that once this tin can tree was hanging on the wall and the 11 flameless tealights were flickering away, I was kind of awed at just how cozy and warm it made the night-fallen room.
I painted the cans, but they could be left tin-shiny just as well.
I also left the wood board plain with a coconut oil rub, but stenciled wording would have made it pretty swell, too.

Large sized tuna or chicken cans can be used. I went with canned chicken. I emptied them all and stored them in freezer bags (in the freezer, of course) to use for meals thought out the month.





-The cans were all washed and then soaked to neutralize the odors.
-Then the were painted with primer brown and bright orange combined (to mock rust);
-Then I sprayed them with a sterling silver spray paint.
-Next The cans were spaced out on a scrap piece of plywood in the shape of a Christmas tree.
-A pencil mark was placed on the wood for each can placement.
-One at a time, a hole was drilled through the center of the can and slightly into wood.
-Next a screw was drilled into the hole in the can to secure.
-Two holes were drilled into the top right and left of the plywood for a hanging wire.





-Finally one flameless flickering tea light was placed into each tin can.
I couldn't get a good picture of how it looked in the dark, but trust me, with all the tea lights flickering at once and reflecting off the shiny metal, it really is pretty.
A more detailed tutorial with how the Christmas tree turned out can be found on the blog post link below.
Thank you ~ Amy






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