Upcycle an old cat food can and make this DIY Cat Food Can Ornament to look like your cat and get him on your tree this season.
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If you have a pet, your furbaby is a huge part of your family. You take care of and spoil your pet, just like you do your family. Especially this time of year. Trust me, I get it. I’m the one who Boo’d our neighborhood this Halloween and included treats for all the neighborhood cats and dogs.
So of course, that carries through to Christmas. I couldn’t just give gifts to my parents. Oh no. I had to think about their cat Sox too. I was stocking up on food for her and had a great idea: I would turn one of the cans into a DIY cat food can Christmas ornament for her too.
It was so easy to make and came out so much cuter than I could have imagined.
DIY Cat Food Can Christmas Ornament
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DIY Cat Food Can Christmas Ornament Supplies:
- Empty cat food can
- Scrap paper
- Khaki spray paint
- Black paint chip sample
- White paint chip sample
- Pink paint chip sample
- Khaki paint chip sample
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pipe cleaner
- Drill
How To Make A DIY Cat Food Can Christmas Ornament:
Pull the wrapper off of the cat food can, then wash it and let it dry completely.
Bring the cat food can, spray paint, and scrap paper outside.
As with any project where you use spray paint, you want to do it outdoors. I usually take mine out into the woods behind our house so I don’t spray paint the grass. But, outside, or at the very least, somewhere well ventilated is the way to go.
Spray the can with a very thin later of spray paint, then leave it outside to dry for 15 minutes.
Spray a second coat on your can and let it dry completely.
Light layers are the best way to go. If you spray thick layers, you’ll end up with clumps of paint that will drip down the sides of the can and leave streaks. That doesn’t happen when you do light layers.
So sure, light layers make the project longer because you have to let more layers of spray paint dry, but it’s worth it because your project comes out better.
While you’re waiting, go back inside and cut out the face.
You can use card stock to make the face, but I went with paint chip samples. See, I was picking up the spray paint, and it’s in the same section. I wanted to make sure the ears would match, so it was easier for me pick up the samples. Plus, they’re thin and heavy duty, so I knew they would hold up well. Cut out two triangles from the brown paper for ears, two pink triangles for the inner ear and a pink nose, whites for the eyes and black pupils, then black whiskers.
When the spray paint is completely dry, glue the face onto it, and let it dry.
Drill a small hole in the top.
Fold a pipe cleaner in half, stick the “open” ends into the drilled hole, then, twist the two ends together to “tie” the pipe cleaner.
Hang it and enjoy.
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