Trash-To-Treasure Christmas Decor Ideas: Creating Christmas Bells Using IOD Moulds

Oct 1

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"Trash to treasure" is a phrase used to describe the process of taking unwanted items, often considered worthless or "trash," and transforming them into something beautiful!

I create Trash to Treasure projects all the time using discarded items in my home or when I find unique items at thrift stores, garage sales, and estate sales!

In this blog, I will show you How To Create Christmas Bells Using IOD Moulds that I created from old pringles cans that would have been thrown away in our trash!

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For this project, we are going to take some “trash” and turn it into a treasure for this year’s Christmas decorations!

For this project, I used Pringles cans! By the end, you will be in awe at what we create!

First, I cut the pringle cans in half using a miter saw.

Then, I sand around the edges of the cuts to ensure they are smooth.

Then, I use a hot glue gun to glue the lids back onto the cans. This step is essential so the lids stay on when hanging them up.

Next, I use a cordless drill to drill a hole into the bottom of the Pringles cans.

Then, I did the same to the plastic lids.

I wanted to add decorative embellishments to the Christmas bells, so I used the IOD Trimmings 3 Mould!

First, dust the IOD mould with cornstarch to ensure the clay does not stick to the mould.
Second, press IOD Air Dry Clay into the mould.
You can easily wipe off the excess with your fingers.

Then, I bent the mould to easily remove the clay piece I had created.

Next, I applied Gorilla Glue around the edge of the cut Pringles can to glue the clay design around the edge.

As you can see in the image below, I wrapped the clay piece around the top of the Pringles can.

Once the clay pieces are glued to the Pringles cans, they should look similar to the image below!

I sprayed the Pringles cans with Gold Metallic Spray paint to give the bells a brass look. You will want to spray both the outside and the inside.

Once the spray paint dried, I applied Fusion Antiquing Glaze to the entire piece using a STAALMEESTER Pointed Sash Brush.

Since the Pringles can is a little slick, I let it dry for a minute.

Then, I dabbed off the excess antiquing glaze. You want to ensure you are dabbing the glaze off and not wiping it.

The antiquing glaze will create an aged, vintage appearance on the bells!

Lastly, I threaded jute twine through the openings in the lid, allowing us to hang the Christmas bells.

I tied a knot on the inside of the can.

And another knot on the top of the can.

Watch how I tie the twine here (start at minute 6:03)!

To style the Christmas Bells, I hung them alongside some festive Christmas greenery.

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