Can Can. Or CAN I?

Sometimes I think I'm a baaaad person! I throw away soda cans! For shame! I need to live a "greener" life. So...I was wondering what I could do with those cans. I figured there had to be SOMETHING I could make from them. Research, research!

So, I have cans, bottle caps (well, ok, BEER bottle caps), and pop-tabs from the can.

I found a pretty cool project on the Instructables website.  See below for the steps(without written instructions-I have faith that you'll be able to figure it out) I took to create....well, you'll see my creation at the end.

I call this creation CANNY Squares to Go!

 

 

 

It's a Canny Square Purse!!!

So...............four "Canny"(Granny) Squares, crocheted together made this great purse! I used the plain (silver) side of the cut-out squares to show on the outside of the purse. It could be done the other way around, too. The third pic shows the inside of the purse (I made a lining which attaches with velcro). Looks a little like a WIDE MOUTH frog, don't ya think? The second pic shows the lining pulled out a bit to show the printed sides of the cut-out squares-on the inside, so not seen by anybody but the purse owner-maybe a "secret" compartment??

If it can hold all of my junque(a fancy word for JUNK), it's a GO!!

If you don't know how to crochet, perhaps there's a way to knot the squares of tin together with yarn or jute. Give it a try. 

There may be other things to make...trivets, anyone?

How about an idea for using all of those bottle caps (beer or otherwise!). 

Check out this talented seller on Etsy, who made the magnets below. 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/JEllieCaps

Bottle Cap Magnets:

                                             How about those pop tabs from cans?

           Check out this creative person on Instructables.com(who made the item below)

             http://www.instructables.com/id/Pop-Tab-Bracelets/

                      A cool bracelet made from pop-tabs and elastic!

I've got some work to do!! Imagine how many cans I can save from the landfill if I make all of these?!

I'm curious how many of you (my visitors) have tried any of the above projects. Please leave a comment and let me know. I'd love to hear of any other ideas you have for re- or up-cycling tin cans, bottle caps or pop tabs.

I' M NO LONGER WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH CANS IN LIEU OF TOSSING THEM! (Although...I AM wondering how many more ideas are out there)