Penguin Pal Candy Can

Finished Size: 5-1/2” tall

Skill Level: beginner

Time: less than 2 hours (not including drying time)

MATERIALS

• Can, 4” diameter, 5-1/2” tall. (Designer used 1 lb. coffee can.)
• Paints: spray: white; acrylic: black, white, magenta, red;
• dimensional fabric: neon orange.
• Red fabric, 1”x21”.
• Red pompoms, 1-3/4” diameter, two.
• Chenille stems, red and white, one of each.
• Craft sticks, jumbo and regular, one of each.
• White or crystal glitter.
• Extra-fine black permanent marker.
• Transfer paper.
• Craft knife.

Supplies: Scissors, ruler, pencil, glue gun and glue sticks, thin craft glue, hammer, nail, scrap of household sponge, container with water, paper plate (for palette), paper towels, paintbrush.

INSTRUCTIONS

Paint the can. Wash and dry can. Use hammer and nail to punch one hole on each side of can, 1/2” from rim.
For body, basecoat inside and outside of can with white spray paint. Turn body upside down; paint bottom. Paint sides with a second coat of white; let dry.

(Note: Squeeze small amount of paint onto paper plate as needed. Use photo as painting guide.) Wet sponge; squeeze out excess water. Sponge should be damp, not wet. Sponge paint sides and back of can with black, leaving a 3-1/4”x41/2” oval at center front white. (Note: White body front should be centered between holes.) Do not paint can solid black; let some white show through.

Sponge paint the following: cheeks with magenta; beak with neon orange. While paint is still wet, sprinkle with glitter.

For eyes and buttons, dip handle end of paintbrush into black paint; then touch handle to surface. Paint eyes above nose and four buttons, evenly spaced, down center front.

Make the sign. Cut sign pattern. Cutting along dashed line. Transfer outside pattern lines only onto jumbo craft stick; use craft knife to cut out sign. Paint front, back, and sides of sign and regular craft stick with white.

For lettering, use pattern to transfer lettering onto front of sign. Use black marker to trace over letters, dotting letters where indicated.

(Note: Use glue gun and glue sticks unless otherwise indicated.)For sign post, glue sign to craft stick, 1/4” from top. With red, paint diagonal lines down front of sign post, approximately 1/4” apart; let dry. Spread thin craft glue along edges of sign and along bottom of each diagonal line. Sprinkle with glitter; let dry. Shake off excess glitter.

Finishing. For handle, twist red and white chenille stems together, leaving ends untwisted. Working from inside of body, insert one stem end at one end of handle through hole. Twist stem ends together. Repeat for opposite side. Cut excess stems.

For earmuffs, glue one pompom over handle end on each side of body.
For scarf fringe, cut 1” long slits, 1/4” apart, at each short end of 1”x21” fabric. Wrap scarf around neck; tie ends into knot at left side of body. Insert sign under scarf at right side of body.