How to Make Recycled Aluminum Can Bracelets With Plastic

Chunky Can Bracelet

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  Open the pop-top of one of the soda cans. Empty the soda from the can. Wash the can with dishwashing liquid in the kitchen sink. Let the can air-dry. Repeat this entire procedure with the two other soda cans.

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  Place a sheet of newspaper on a table. Place one of the soda cans face down on the newspaper. Shake the can of pink spray paint for 20 seconds. Spray the sides and top of the soda can with the paint. Let the paint dry for an hour and then reapply another coat of paint.

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  Turn the can over. Shake the can of pink spray paint for 20 seconds before spraying the top of the soda can. Let the paint dry for an hour and then reapply another coat of paint. Repeat this entire procedure with the other two soda cans.

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  Measure 2 inches up from one of the soda cans. Cut a hole in the side of the can at the 2 inch mark with a utility knife or the point of a scissors. Rotate the can 180 degrees and repeat this cutting procedure. Repeat this entire procedure with the other two soda cans.

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  Place the soda cans side by side so that the holes all line up. Run the plastic locking cord through the hole on the side of the can to your left and out of the hole on the side of the can to your right.

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  Place colored stickers on the sides, tops and bottoms of the soda cans so that they now become the ̶0;charms̶1; of your bracelet. Place the end of the plastic cord around your wrist and through the loop at the other end.

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  Pull the cord to engage the locking mechanism. Stop pulling the cord when a single finger can be inserted between it and your wrist so that the bracelet you have made will stay on but can be pulled off your wrist later.

Can Charm Bracelet

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  Open the pop-top of a soda can. Empty the soda from the can before washing it with dishwashing liquid in the kitchen sink. Let the can air-dry.

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  Place a sheet of newspaper on a table. Stand the can on the table. Cut through the side of the can from the top to the bottom with metal shears. Cut 6 inches across the bottom of the can. Cut up to the top of the can. Pull the cut out section of aluminum from the can.

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  Place the section of aluminum on the newspaper. Flatten the section of aluminum with a soft mallet.

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  Place 3 stickers on the aluminum. Score around each sticker with the blade of a utility knife. Continue to score around each sticker until you penetrate through the aluminum. Poke the stickers out of the aluminum. Dispose of the excess aluminum

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  Place the three stickers face down on the newspaper. Apply a line of silicone sealant around each sticker as an insulator against the metal edges. Turn the stickers over. Sprinkle glitter around each sticker. Let the silicone sealant set for three hours.

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  Poke a hole through the center of each sticker with the blade of the utility knife. Run a plastic locking cord through the hole of the top of one of the stickers and then through the hole on the top of the second sticker and finally through the hole on the top of the third sticker.

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  Place the plastic cord around your wrist. Run the end of the cord through the loop at the other end. Pull the cord to engage the locking mechanism. Stop pulling the cord when there is only enough room for a single finger to be inserted between the cord and your wrist.