BOTTLE CAPS

These fun little crafts can be use in a variety of ways! You can turn them into necklaces, bracelets or earrings. They can also be use as a keychain or zipper-pull. They can be customized with any image you like. Super heros, favorite character, a name, a team or even a photo. The internet is full of free printable bottle cap images! I used Pokémon images for mine.

 

Pokémon Bottle Caps with a Lanyard Clip

 

You will need the following supplies:

• Bottle caps - I got mine at Michaels with the holes already punched or you can get them from a store that sell beer making supplies
• Jump rings
• Lanyard clips (or chain if you will be making it into a necklace
• 1" round images
• 1 inch Circle Punch (or a pair of scissors and a steady hand!)
• Pliers
• Bottle cap hole punch OR a hammer and nail.
• Mod Podge or similar. I used Close to My Heart Liquid Glass
• Ink and Sponge Daubers - Optional

 

1. If your bottle cap does not already have a hole, you will need to make one. This is where you will attach the jump ring so you can then add a clip or chain. You can make the hole be either using a bottle cap hole punch - yes it does exist. The other method is to use a hammer and a tiny nail. I found the hammer and nail method left sharp edges around the hole, so I gave it a few gentle taps with the hammer to flatten the sharp edges.
2. Next get your images ready. You will need to cut them out with a 1 inch circle punch or use scissors. The ones show in the above photo had a white background, so before I cut them out I inked around the edge of each image with a coordinating Ink color using a Sponge Dauber. I matched the colors pretty closely to the color of the Pokémon so I didn't have to worry too much about smudging. You can see this in the photo below.
3. Using a tiny amount of Liquid Glass attach the image to the bottle cap. Make sure the hole is lined up on the top of the image. Then flood the image with Liquid Glass making sure it doesn't spill out through the hole. I left them to dry overnight.
4. Once the Liquid Glass is completely dry you can attach a jump ring and lanyard clip or chain. You can also add a magnet to the back (just skip step #1)

Supplies used to make Bottle Caps