Make a Samhain Lantern

With Americans using more than 200 million metal cans each day, manufacturing this simple container plays a very important part in our economy. Only the automobile and construction industries use more steel.

Cans are among the easiest materials to recycle commercially, but making something from them is recycling, too.

Empty metal food containers are perfect for creating pierced lanterns, small luminaries which hold votive candles.

Make this a family project, and you'll have plenty to decorate the patio or line the sidewalk for Halloween, Christmas, the 4th of July and other holidays.

You Will Need:

Paper

Pencil

Nail wire

Hammer

Metal can

Throw rug

Masking tape

Rubber bands

Paint that will adhere to metal (optional)

Black permanent marker to mark holes/outline design over paint if you decide to paint it.

Raffia (optional)

Ribbon(optional