Gift in a Can

I wrote an Instructable for a Gift in a Can, featuring a pull-top can that was the former home of fire roasted tomatoes. It's a really simple concept but I thought I'd do a photo-filled tutorial for it. Just for fun, I canned my youngest daughter's chenille Easter chicks and then we released them into the wilds of her bedroom.

Canned Magic

I needed to mail a fairy door and wanted to find a small box that was quite sturdy. I remembered reading something about using a smooth-edge can opener to open a can that could be filled and resealed. So I grabbed a can of pears that had a tab top and opened it from the bottom. Once it was cleaned out, it was clearly the perfect size for the door which I placed inside with some packing material.

I sealed it using sturdy glue. Then I painted the top and spray paint and top-coated it with glittery nail polish. A computer-generated label finished it off nicely. Next time I will format the label so that the printing isn't as wide.

Now the recipient can use the pull tab-thingy to open it.