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By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:43:12 +0000

Eugenia–Good idea! I wish I could see them.

By: Eugenia

Eugenia — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:05:29 +0000

Hey TL!
I thought this was a great idea, and now that I have my own garden, I couldn’t wait to try it out. After reading the concerns about animals cutting themselves, I switched up the pattern to protect my dogs. Instead of the above design, I cut the can into rectangles, folded them in half short ways, and then folded over the edges so that the 3 sharp edges are folded under, and the 4th edge is the fold. It ends up making a nice little square. (Does that make sense?) I used a 1-hole-punch to punch a hole in one of the corners, so I can tie them to the cages. I thought I would share.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:46:38 +0000

Thanks, Dawn. What do you do with your cans?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:28:20 +0000

Super idea! I work with used coke cans all the time, have never been hurt, not even nicked. Not nearly as bad as people are worrying about. I will have to try this soon!

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:12:38 +0000

Thank you, kc. Yep, I think people are thinking more along the lines of tin cans while can aluminum is pretty flimsy.

By: Kc

Kc — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:46:07 +0000

Love this idea. I work with aluminum cans and have never cut myself on the edges. They are not as sharp as most ppl think.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:00:49 +0000

Right, good point. Thanks. The aluminum ones are okay.

By: R.Nark

R.Nark — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:42:15 +0000

be careful with the mini blind slats,most come from china. they are made with lead in the plastic, to help them to stand up to the sun.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:39:51 +0000

I was thinking about the whole “getting cut” issue, and couldn’t you build in a bit of extra space on the sides, then fold them over? That would give you a non-cutting edge.