• Make This: 5 Things You Can Make With Bottle Caps

    by  • October 4, 2011 • Make This • 3 Comments

    Bottle caps are little works of graphic art and are so versatile when it comes to making new things from them.My friends and I collect them because they can be used in so many ways – and hey, who doesn’t love a free craft supply? :)

    Here are 5 really fun crafts you can make with bottle caps:

    Bottle Cap Picture Frame

    Jaimie at C.R.A.F.T. came up with this awesome picture frame covered in bottle caps. It is easy, colorful and really cool!

    bottle cap crafts - make a bottle cap picture frame

    Visit the CreatingReallyAwesomeFreeThings.com to see how she did it!

    Bottle Cap Magnets

    Once you mix the resin, you can make tons of these at a time – it doesn’t take much. These are a wonderful way to put tiny pictures of all of your favorite things on your fridge. I did a series of vacation pictures…Mine make me happy every time I walk by!

    Check out our “how to” to see how you can make your own! Make Bottle Cap Magnets

     Bottle Cap Table Top

    For those of you with more bottle caps  than you know what to do with…make a large scale piece of art using bottle caps. Check out this really cool bottle cap table top from HunterJumper33 on Craftster:

    See more about how she made the bottle cap table top here on the Craftster Forums.

    Bottle Cap Pin Cushion

    Don’t have a metal bottle cap? This project from VeryBigJen on Flickr uses a plastic one and makes the most perfect little pin cushion.

    Bottle Cap Pin Cushion

    See the full tutorial and a free printable template here:

    Bottle Cap Pendants For Making Jewelry

    This is a fabulous video tutorial explaining how to make bottle cap pendants from Debz, owner of Rubber Stamp Plantation in Honolulu, HI.

    Make Bottle Cap Pendants for Jewelry

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    3 Responses to Make This: 5 Things You Can Make With Bottle Caps

    1. October 23, 2011 at 8:37 AM

      Loving the little pin cushion idea! Have a sweet day!

    2. November 19, 2011 at 6:34 AM

      I been saving bottle caps, not sure what to do with them. But figured they would be good for something. Well I found it. Cute little pin cushions. Thanks for sharing this.

    3. November 28, 2011 at 11:57 AM

      thank you for the feature :) happy monday!!

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