Make a candy cane vase using an empty coffee can. Glue candy canes, curved side up and facing out, around the entire can. Fill this with red flowers for a spirited holiday table decoration.
you can also do this with cinnamon sticks. I did it one year for my sister. I glued bundles of three cinnamon sticks together with hot glue then I glued them to the can. put styrofoam in the bottom then moss then I put a snowman and other christmas decorations on it.
This year I am gathering up large twigs/small branches, painting them white, sticking them into a can with some quicrete in it setting them around my front porch and drapeing lights through them. I have also punched holes in cans and used for candle holders on the sidewalk. There are soo many things you can do, make the candle holders, put some sand in bottom and a wire handle it the top and drape in trees. Good luck.

Not being a coffee drinker I'm having trouble picturing the
size of cans that you have. Are they the size of a small
soup can or a large soup can?

Evelyn...they are way larger than a soup can of any size....about the size of a roll of toilet paper in fact,only a little taller.
Thank you gordon43812 for the ideas...my crafting brain has been on hiatus....

They make wonderful containers for gifts of all sorts. Paint the outside (and inside, too, if you want) an appropriate color for the holiday. Then either paint a design on the outside, or glue on a picture or two, or wrap some torn fabric bands around it, or ribbons, etc. Punch a couple holes at the top and put a bent wire (old clotheshanger wire works well) in the holes as a handle. Gussy up with silk flowers, ribbons, etc. as appropriate. It's all ready for a gift!
Here are a few examples...
Paint orange, add a jack-o-lantern or black cat picture... you have a Hallowe'en basket.
Paint white or a pastel, add pictures of bunnies, eggs, ducklings, etc., and you have an Easter basket.
Dark blue spatter-painted with white is nice for Christmas time.
Dark green with a simple white tree is pretty, too.
Wrap with some patriotic red-white-blue fabric and you have a container to hold tableware for a Memorial Day, 4th of July, or Labor Day picnic.
For birthdays, paint a Happy Birthday greeting, add some torn fabric bands,ribbons, or other decorations appropriate to recipient's age and interests.

You can also make luminarias out of them by punching lots of holes in the sides, paint a solid color, then put a votive candle in each one. (To punch the holes, you have to fill the can with water, freeze, and then make the holes using a nail and hammer, using the ice to support the can side.)

Cut the can open on the seam with the tin snips. Be very careful as the edges are very sharp.

Flatten out the can.

Using flat nosed pliers, turn the edges to the back of flag.

With a pencil and ruler, draw the star and lines. If using a coffee can it already has lines that can just be painted in for the stripes.

When paint is dried, use a fine point Sharpie marker to draw little marks to look like broken threads on the seams.

Spray two coats of sealer and let dry.

With a small nail, pound two holes on either side to thread the wire for hanging.

Note: Use any kinds of cans and make all different sizes of flags.

Some ideas here:

Here is a link that might be useful: can ideas

I posted this back in April hope you can use something.

Found uses for Folgers coffee cans
Posted by Evelyn_CraftDiva (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 05 at 16:45

I noticed someone asking for some things to do with these cans on the kitchen table forum and thought I would post some ideas that I found on the net on this forum instead since some of them are craft related.

Bird Feeder
http://www.leadertelegram.com/homefront/PDFs/21_HF_2-13-05.qxd.pdf

Party Arrangement
http://groups.msn.com/TropicalNuts/partyideas.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0amp;ID_Message=388&LastModified=4675489684724527108

Pumpkin Luminary
http://www.dcrafts.com/pumpkins.htm

Uncle Sam Vase
http://www.womansday.com/article.asp?section_id=9&article_id=6294&page_number=1

Coffee Can Bank
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Canbank.shtml

Here are a few ideas I found on other forums:

The new plastic Folgers cans are great, I had DH drill largish holes into the lid to sprinkle salt onto the steps, will try another for sprinkling wild flower seed into the cutting garden. I Love the handle on the side so use them to hold bird seed, dog food to travel, dry goods etc...

I use a coffee can to hold my compost. One of the large Folgers cans works great. Make sure to keep the plastic lid so you can use it to help prevent fruit flies. You can use a plastic grocery bag as a liner for the coffee can to prevent it from rusting. You can paint the coffee can to match your kitchen or cover it with contact paper. Its a free, clean, fruit-fly-less way to deal with your kitchen waste.

What fine ideas...thank you all!

+On Carol Duval today they did some things with cans. Just so you know.