These are the same cans that once contained dog food, or spaghetti sauce or asparagus. But no matter where she gets them, they end up as colorful pieces of art that she sells at crafts shows and festivals throughout the area. Some of her most popular cans are those geared toward gifts for teachers. Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up in May and that always creates a demand. Dekker sells her painted cans at area festivals with themes for the cans varying from Christmas to Halloween.
People love the fact they are recycled.
That's a big thing with a lot of people,'' she said. Married for 17 years, they moved here from Lawrenceville. You wonder what went on here. What's neat is it still has the old aspect to it, but it's been restored and updated.'' A fireplace in the den has an unusual twist as it makes its way upward, but Dekker said he was told this was not so unusual a design when the house was built a century ago. Today, the Dekkers may live in one of the smallest cities in Northeast Georgia, but they ended up living between two politicians.