Reuse old veggie or soup cans by making them into personalized tea lights!  They can adorn your driveway for a festive Halloween party or simply just on Halloween night welcoming your ghosts and goblins as you give out your treats!  This is a fun and easy project for kids as well...great way to teach them how to spray paint and get creative!  For this grand pumpkin I recycled a Yam can!  Quick steps for this project:  Remove label, rinse and wipe dry.  Using a permanent marker dot out a basic design.  The more basic design the better. Fill can with ice and place in freezer for at least an hour.  This allows the tin to harden and will make the punching or drilling process much easier.  Empty ice and wear garden gloves - the can will be cold!  Using a metal drill bit, drill through the layed out dots or use a sheetrock nail and hammer and lightly hammer through each dot.  Once complete, dry off and fill with newspaper or paper towels.  Spray with a primer such as Universal or Stops Rust.  This orange is Univeral's "Real Orange".  Spray two light coats. Allow the can to fully cure and if you have firephobia, just simply drop in a uv battery operated tealight.  Simple and another great way to recycle.  Check out the Fourth of July blue Stars and the Valentine Hearts.

Both make great statements for the 4th of July on a Picnic Table or for a romantic dinner for two on Valentine's Day!  Enjoy and get creative - share your projects with us on Paint Ideas!