In my mother's office, their final home.
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- Locate a soda can, preferally Diet Coke or something else with a mostly-white color
scheme; drink the soda and rinse the can out thoroughly.
- Using strong scissors, poke into the side of the can very near the top to create a hole;
using this hole as a starting point, cut around the outside of the can so that the top
becomes separated and can be discarded.
- Now cut shapes down the side of the can, stopping shortly before the bottom. The
idea is to make something in the general way of a triangle (although you can experiment
with other shapes) so that when you fold this slice of metal outwards, you get something
resembling a flower petal.
- Once you've got the petals looking the way you want them, go grab some tempera paints
(we used Crayola brand, I think) and go nuts; the paint should stick pretty well to the
aluminum surface.
- Using an x-acto knife or a nail or something, poke a hole in the center of what used to
be the bottom of the can. Get some sturdy wirey stuff (I have no idea what this is)
and run it through the hole; twist and coil it as desired to create a stem that will
effectively hold the flower in place.
- Get a spray can of clear finishing stuff (ask at the art store, they probably know what
it's called) to spray on the flower so that the paint won't come off easily.
- Find a lovely vase or flowerpot and display your work!
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