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Film roll canisters: these little but sturdy metal containers protect our precious film. Yet for all their help, they get discarded during the film process, made to wander aimlessly through a sad landfill. Restore them back to life (and glory) by turning your film roll canisters into nifty little invitations! It’s the perfect way to give your pals the FYI about your next snazzy summer shindig or announce that wedding bells are a-ringing. Recycle and indulge in your love for all things photography with this DIY!
Cuz This is How We Like to Roll
Inspired from the film roll wedding invites of photographer couple Trevor and Larissa, these would make fun unique snail mail that recipients are sure to “oooo” and “ahhh” over. Besides making neat-o invites, they’d also be fun alternatives to any plain-old letter, notecard or postcard you’d normally send to your bestie or awesome pen-pal. It’s made with easy-to-find materials: just get some film roll canisters from your local photo lab or buy ‘em online in bulk for about a dollar each from B&H. A simple DIY that converts neglected film roll canisters into awesome ambassadors of paper messages—what are ya waiting for? Get on a roll! The Ingredients:
STEP 1: Tab It
Use your pen to label the tab you just made with the word “pull.” This so your recipient will know how to eventually read your message! STEP 2: Put a Message On It
With the tabbed side on the left, start penning your prose—or poetry—on the strip of paper. Make sure you don’t write too close to the right end of the “film.” Leave about 1.5″ blank, cuz this side is where you’re going to tape it onto the film roll’s spool (Step 4). STEP 3: Make It Pretty Other decorative things you could add:
STEP 4: Pop Goes the Film Roll Use a film canister opener or regular bottle opener to remove the top if it’s taking ya some effort to do with your bare fingers. There’s a chance you might scrape the film canister if you use an opener, so have some extra film canisters on hand just in case this happens! Note: If you’re getting your film roll canisters from a photo lab, make sure you’re getting the spools inside of of them, too! STEP 5: Taping Time STEP 6: Slip ‘n Slide Then pop the canister’s lid back on the film roll canister. STEP 7: Wind It Up Make sure you don’t wind up the tab you made into the canister. If so, no worries, just turn the spool in the opposite direction to unwind the tab out. Mark the outside of the film canister with your pen if ya want, and ta-da! Your film roll message is ready to be sent to into the world. On A (Film) Roll
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