I "CAN" CREATE

As I have stated in earlier posts, I'm not good at thinking of original ideas at all. In fact, there are times that I almost feel guilty because I copy so many of your wonderful ideas. Joy amazes me at the number of new creations she shows--I know she could write a book for a creation for each day of the week! This past week I thought back to my teaching days and remembered once when I painted some of the gallon sized cans to put my trick or treat candy in to put on my desk. So off to the store I went to buy a gallon of green beans (just for the can). The beans really didn't go to waste because that's one vegetable ALL of my grandchildren will eat. I also thought I'd try a smaller version while I was doing this project so I took a regular size soup can. I did have my DH drill a small hole on each side of the cans to put a wire through. I sprayed a primer on them first---don't ask me why---I've just read that a bunch of you do that first so I've started it also!! Next I painted them orange and after that dried I painted a little jack-o-lantern face. I know some of you could really make these look good but they work for me! Then I tied a little ribbon on the side of the wire and filled them with candy. We don't have a huge number of trick or treaters out here so I thought I might save my cans this next week and make some of the smaller ones to give to those who do come trick or treating. I'm sure there are other things you could do with these. This is one other idea that came to my mind . See the picture below.

This is one creation that definitely costs nothing, (if you already have the paint on hand), and most of us have an ample supply of paint!!!

Also....I must encourage everyone to go see the movie Fireproof. I think I might have led you to believe that my DH and I are frequent movie goers.....not quite. I can't remember the last movie we saw at a theater. However, we both recommend this movie to everyone. We teach a Sunday school class for moms and dads and we are going to see if the class would like to go. I think it would make a change in your lives.