Phew…I’ve been busy super this week. I was away for the last 10 days and as soon as I got back into town I needed to start working on 10 centerpieces for my son’s Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet Centerpieces. H ere’s what I came up with.
Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet Centerpieces
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I’m a craft hoarder and I’ve been hoarding coffee cans for the last year. I finally found a use for them and decided to recycle the cans into centerpieces by covering them with paper.
The Cub Scout emblem is a Fleur-di-lis and I actually didn’t think I had a Fleur-di-lis cut but I did a search on my Gypsy and it turned out I had 6 to choose from! I just love all those Cricut cartridge hidden secrets! I chose to use the Fleur-di-lis from Sweethearts cut at 3.75 inches along with the shadow base. If you don’t have a die cutting machine, a metal Fleur-di-Lis die through a manual die cut machine will work great too .
The Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge has Fleur-di-lis cut but since I needed 20 and didn’t have the time to get really detailed I just made these rosettes by hand. They measure at 3″ and 4″ wide.
For the rosette middles, I embossed some circles with the Fleur-di-lis emblem and printed off some Cub Scout clip art. The boys loved the Rosettes and like boys do, they began to pretend the dowels were swords. I wish I had made enough so everyone boy could of took one home, maybe I’ll do that for next year.
Here’s how the centerpieces looked on the table at the banquet, tied together with balloons in the inside.
And here’s my little Wolf proud of his awards!
Bex says
March 2, 2012 at 3:24 pmGreat job on your Blue and Gold table decorations; they turned out great!
I was already trying to plan for next years banquet….and ours was just last weekend. lol
Congrats to your son.
Have a great weekend!
bex:0)
http://kawaiikrafts.blogspot.com/
Rhonda Emery says
March 2, 2012 at 4:45 pmwhat cool party decorations love them thank you for joining our boy challenge blue at decorate to celebrate.
Jean says
March 2, 2012 at 6:28 pmGreat decorations! Thanks for playing along with us at Decorate to Celebrate.
Lisa says
March 2, 2012 at 7:29 pmWow, Holly, these are so awesome!! I have a bunch of cans I’ve been saving, too…what a great idea making them centerpieces!! I love the Fleur-di-lis cut!! And your little wolf is absolutely adorable!! Thanks so much for playing along at Decorate to Celebrate!!
Lisa
A Mermaid’s Crafts
Decorate to Celebrate DT
Amy says
March 3, 2012 at 1:18 pmWhat great decoration centerpieces! I love the rosettes and using coffee cans is so clever! Great job! Thanks for playing at Decorate to Celebrate!
:)Amy
Amy’s Crafting Space
Decorate To Celebrate Design Team Member
Scrap It Girl, Kimberly says
March 3, 2012 at 2:35 pmI love how you put those cans to good use.. I love that recycle idea. Thanks for joining us over at Scrap It Girl, be sure to check back in April to find out who won. I love your center pieces.
PinkBlingCrafter says
March 3, 2012 at 9:46 pmLove the bright colors and fantastic decorations!! Thank you for joining us over at Decorate to Celebrate!!
Hugs,
Norma
Jennie Garcia says
March 4, 2012 at 2:57 amWow!! Amazing Projects!! You did awesome!! It looks like they had tons of fun!! Congrats on your DT Spot at Fantabulous Cricut!! They are an amazing team, Enjoy it!!
TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
Jill says
March 5, 2012 at 1:01 amHolly, look at your cute little Wolf! I love that picture! So sweet! Also, way to go reusing coffee cans! I’m such a craft hoarder too!:) Great project! Also you might want to go check out my blog! You might be excited! Smiles, Jill
Angela Crafty Spot says
March 5, 2012 at 7:35 amGreat Center pieces!!
Angela
Maya says
March 5, 2012 at 4:25 pmWow, how cool is that! They turned out fabulous! Thanks for playing with us at Scrap It Girl!
Sherrie K. says
March 6, 2012 at 12:25 amWow, this is super cute! Great decorations and love the blue/gold combo.TFS!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com
Rina Gonzales says
March 6, 2012 at 12:45 amThank you for entering the Scrap In Girl “Go Green & Recycle” Design Challenge. Your entry is fabulous — I LOVE Fleur de lis (did you know this is the flower for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority?) For more crafty inspiration follow my FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/mothershipscrapbookgal
xoxo, Rina (Scrap It Girl Design Team Member)
Becky B. says
March 6, 2012 at 1:40 amI laughed out loud when I read that you, too, are a craft hoarder…I have a BUNCH of cappucino cans hoarded away just waiting for the “perfect project” to use them on – hee! hee! You did a FANTASTIC job creating the cub scout center pieces with your coffee cans – terrific idea! Thanks for joining Scrap-It-Girl’s “Go Green” March Challenge! 🙂
Lisa Fowler Windsor, CO says
March 6, 2012 at 4:59 pmWhat a great idea! Your centerpieces turned out great! Thank you for entering Scrap It Girl’s “Go Green” challenge!
Patricia says
March 6, 2012 at 5:55 pmWow! I think I’ll have you make up birthday decorations and grab bags for me…ha! Really this is amazing how you put these together…very creative and cool idea!
Lori says
March 7, 2012 at 12:27 amWOW! Awesome table decorations – WTG! Thanks for joining us this week at 4 Crafty Chicks!
Tamie says
March 7, 2012 at 5:28 amSuper cool and very creative! Love the bright colors. THanks so much for sharing it with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.
Kasey ~ in Oz says
March 7, 2012 at 11:49 amFabulous project….I’ll be the party was huge!
Thanks for sharing with us at the 4 Crafty Chicks this week.
Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz
Guest Designer.
Angi says
March 8, 2012 at 1:28 amSuper fun project!
Gretchen says
March 12, 2012 at 8:51 pmwow! these turned out great! and what a great use for those coffee cans!! fabulous!
Christina says
March 14, 2012 at 5:02 pmThese look great! I love how you turned the can into decorations- what a great recycling ideas!
Kate Vickers says
March 17, 2012 at 11:18 pmAwesome project Holly! The fleur de lis reminds me of Quebec. 🙂
Marcy says
March 21, 2012 at 1:54 amThese are great. I wish I had my Cricut back in the days of Cub Scouts! I have 2 Boy Scouts, both on their way to becoming Eagles. I hope your son is having fun in Cub Scouts, I sure do miss the younger boys, they have so much enthusiasm for everything.
I love your projects, they are so beautiful.
Darlene (SCS:akronstamperdpk) says
April 22, 2012 at 4:01 pmWhat a great idea … they look awesome! Congrats to your little Wolf on his awards … he looks so proud! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood ‘RECYCLE, REUSE, RENEW’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
one of the ‘Sistahs’
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
TannyP says
April 23, 2012 at 9:15 pmFabulous work =) This is a fantastic way to reuse those tins! Thanks for joining in the Recycling fun at The Sisterhood of Crafters!