Four Days to a Patriotic Picnic Pantry

Pliers, paper and puncher combined to make this Patriotic Picnic Pantry, which holds plasticware, napkins and pertinent paraphernalia. 

Using the Super Hero and the Cherrio papers (or any coordinating colors) cut three, four by ten inch strips.   Apply hot glue to the top and bottom of a 15 oz. clean soup can emptied of its contents.  You may also use Tacky or tube glue.  Wrap paper carefully around the can aligning it to the bottom rim.  Overlap the edges and apply glue to the underside of the paper edge, then press down tightly.

Cut a 3/4 x 10 inch strip of complimentary paper or ribbon.  Glue and attach around the top of the can, just under the rim to cover up any remaining metal showing. 

With seam sides together, squirt a vertical line of hot glue on one can and press the two completed cans to each other.  Hot glue the third can with its seam side toward the adjoining cans.  With a metal puncher, punch two holes 1/2 inch vertical apart starting one inch down from the top where the cans are joined.   Punch one hole on each side of outer can to attach handle.

Cut 30 inches of 16 or 18 gauge black tie wire to make handle.  Insert into end cans, secure and curly twist end to prevent scratches.  Cut 2" wire to attach where cans are glued to make them tight. 

Fill with plasticware, napkins or other fun table items. 

Less than four days to sixty.  The newspaper scrabble game had 'sixty' as one of its words.  I got that one easily.  Yes!