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Vivienne-Mercier β Recycled can-music notes
Published: 2007-10-24 19:25:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1197; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 225
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Here's another can, this time with musical note fabric. The closure is a ribbon loop and a large, black bead.Related content
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woah. Do you still have this? How much you want for it?
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Yup! It's in my Etsy shop for $10.
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O_o Was the can originally that size or did you cut it?
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It's a can that had tuna in it, so it's original size.
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Aggh! You intrigue me. So how on earth do you do these? If I ever make one I'll credit back to you I promise. *holds out pinky like a dork*
Anyways, so I assume you open the can, eat, then rinse and take off the label.
How do you cover the inside, while keeping the fabric in place? Was one big sheet of cloth used for the bottom half of the can, or did you have to cut out pieces? And the closer ribbon and bead: were they glued on?
XD Sorry for the 10,000 question and answer game. Your gallery is just so maddeningly creative.
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Thanks for the compliment, and I don't mind the questions at all. 
I do the sides of the can first, with a strip of fabric long enough to go all the way around and wide enough that it wraps over the bottom of the can by about 1/4" or so. I use Mod Podge to glue it on. For the bottom, I make a circle from thin cardboard (such as poster board), cover that with fabric, then glue it to the bottom using tacky glue. I'll set a book or something on it to press it down while it dries. (Using cardboard gives a smoother, more finished look to the bottom than just gluing fabric directly on it.)
The inside I deal with differently depending on what I'm using. Felt is easy--you just cut one strip to fit around the sides, and a circle to fit the bottom. It's thick and easy to work with. Fabric is trickier, because you need a lot of patience to stick it in place without it being crooked, and you have to smooth out the air bubbles as you go. For larger cans, I found it easiest to cut a piece of poster board the same dimensions as the inside, use Mod Podge to glue fabric to it (wrapping the edges around the cardboard), then gluing the whole thing to the inside of the can.
Those are some simplified instructions. Kinda hard to describe it exactly without pictures, though.
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wΕasnie tak zajrzaΕam kto mi ΕΌyczenia przesΕaΕ
i zakochaΕam siΔ w tym "pudeΕeczku"
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Well I don't understand Polish, but I'm pretty sure that's a compliment, so thank you!
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awesome
featured in my journal soon 
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great work!
maybe you would like to join ~Craftcycle
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Thanks! I sent you a note to join your club.
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it's not mine 
thanks, I hope you will enjoy the club.
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Really wkd, i love music, even though i can't read it. XD but i like the design and the little ribbons and buttons that help keep it closed, really cool.
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Thanks! I thought the fabric was really whimsical and fun-looking, so I couldn't resist buying some. ^_^
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This looks great 
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Yup. They're $10 apiece, and I can make them in other colors besides what's shown here.
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Where do you sell them?
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You can send me a note if you're interested in buying one, and I can send you my PayPal info.
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Hahahaha, love the signature and the avatar is cooooool. I love grim, he's so funny.
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