Build your own Stanley Cup

It only takes a quick trip to the store and about 15 minutes to make your very own version of the Stanley Cup to cheer on the Canucks in the finals, June 1, 2011. (Kendall Walters/special to ctvbc.ca)

Canucks fans have been going wild celebrating the team's quest for the Stanley Cup; they've donned jerseys, painted faces and some have even made their own version of the holy grail of hockey.

Jules Fransisco, a visual arts student from Emily Carr University, gave ctvbc.ca some tips and tricks for building the simplest, most economical homemade Cup.

What you'll need:

Raid your garage (or make a quick trip to the store) and chances are you'll have everything you need to make your own hockey holy grail.

"The Cup is pretty simple, so it's easy to break it down into its three main pieces," Fransisco said.

How to:

Fransisco has a few more tips for Cup-building Canucks fans.

He suggests keeping an open mind when hunting for materals, and not getting discouraged if you don't find exactly the item you're looking for.

"You can improvise," he said. "You can be as simple or as elaborate as you want. When it's slightly different, that's a personal touch."

He also recommends building a strong Cup so it can hold up through the duration of the excitement-fuelled playoffs everyone's been waiting for.

"This needs to withstand all the screaming, all the partying, all the elation," Fransisco said.

Going to try your hand at crafting a Cup? Then we want to see it! Send your photos [e-mail]. Feel free to explain how you made your Cup.

Have Cup-building tips and tricks of your own? Tell us about them in the comments.