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Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet Centerpieces

March 2, 2012 by Holly Gagnon 28 Comments


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.

DIY Cub Scout Blue and Gold Centerpieces made from upcycled coffee cans and scrapbooking paper

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.

 

Cun Scout Blue and Gold Centerpieces from upcycled coffee cans

 

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 .

 

Blue and Gold @cubscouts

Ok, I’ll give you a little tip in case you ever want to recover coffee cans.  Coffee cans measure 12 1/2 inches in diameter and my paper strips were 12 inches so I had to come up with a solution for the missing 1/2 inch.  I adhered an additional strip of embossed card stock with the Fleur-di-lis emblem to cover my paper gap.   To give the cans a little more Outdoorsman look, I tied jute twine around them.
Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet Centerpiecess made from upcycled coffee cans and scrapbooking paper
 Ten cans and 20 Rosettes later!

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.  

 

DIY Blue and Gold Banquet Rosettes

How to make a Rosette

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.

 

Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet centerpieces with balloons

Here’s how the centerpieces looked on the table at the banquet, tied together with balloons in the inside.

Wolf Cub Scout proud of awards at Blue and GoldBanquet

And here’s my little Wolf proud of his awards!

DIY Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet Centerpieces. All you need iscrapbooking paper an empty coffee cans!

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Thanks for looking and Happy Birthday to the Scouts!
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Comments

  1. Bex says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    Great 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/

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  2. Rhonda Emery says

    March 2, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    what cool party decorations love them thank you for joining our boy challenge blue at decorate to celebrate.

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  3. Jean says

    March 2, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    Great decorations! Thanks for playing along with us at Decorate to Celebrate.

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  4. Lisa says

    March 2, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    Wow, 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

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  5. Amy says

    March 3, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    What 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

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  6. Scrap It Girl, Kimberly says

    March 3, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    I 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.

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  7. PinkBlingCrafter says

    March 3, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    Love the bright colors and fantastic decorations!! Thank you for joining us over at Decorate to Celebrate!!
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  8. Jennie Garcia says

    March 4, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Wow!! 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/

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  9. Jill says

    March 5, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Holly, 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

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  10. Angela Crafty Spot says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:35 am

    Great Center pieces!!
    Angela

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  11. Maya says

    March 5, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    Wow, how cool is that! They turned out fabulous! Thanks for playing with us at Scrap It Girl!

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  12. Sherrie K. says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:25 am

    Wow, this is super cute! Great decorations and love the blue/gold combo.TFS!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  13. Rina Gonzales says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Thank 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)

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  14. Becky B. says

    March 6, 2012 at 1:40 am

    I 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! 🙂

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  15. Lisa Fowler Windsor, CO says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    What a great idea! Your centerpieces turned out great! Thank you for entering Scrap It Girl’s “Go Green” challenge!

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  16. Patricia says

    March 6, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Wow! 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!

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  17. Lori says

    March 7, 2012 at 12:27 am

    WOW! Awesome table decorations – WTG! Thanks for joining us this week at 4 Crafty Chicks!

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  18. Tamie says

    March 7, 2012 at 5:28 am

    Super cool and very creative! Love the bright colors. THanks so much for sharing it with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

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  19. Kasey ~ in Oz says

    March 7, 2012 at 11:49 am

    Fabulous 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.

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  20. Angi says

    March 8, 2012 at 1:28 am

    Super fun project!

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  21. Gretchen says

    March 12, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    wow! these turned out great! and what a great use for those coffee cans!! fabulous!

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  22. Christina says

    March 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    These look great! I love how you turned the can into decorations- what a great recycling ideas!

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  23. Kate Vickers says

    March 17, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    Awesome project Holly! The fleur de lis reminds me of Quebec. 🙂

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  24. Marcy says

    March 21, 2012 at 1:54 am

    These 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.

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  25. Darlene (SCS:akronstamperdpk) says

    April 22, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    What 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

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  26. TannyP says

    April 23, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    Fabulous work =) This is a fantastic way to reuse those tins! Thanks for joining in the Recycling fun at The Sisterhood of Crafters!

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