Manic Monday... have some bottle caps!

Today, my friends, is Monday. That means people all over are groaning in displeasure. I usually don't mind Mondays, my stressful days at the office are Fridays, weird I know. I procrastinate a lot though. So I was trying to think of something to show you guys how to do, and I though "Bottle Caps!" I will show you how to make necklaces & magnets. Its super easy, and you can make like, 70 in one batch. Crazy stuff! So on with the show yo! Plus, I had a few bottle caps to practice with.

Supplies needed:

• Scrapbook paper/Newspaper/Dictionary
• Bottle caps (washed ones)
• Modge Podge
• 1 inch round hole punch
• Modge Podge Resin
• Paint brush

For Necklaces:

• Ice pick / pointy metal object
• Small hammer
• Needle Nose pliers
• Metal rings / jump ring
• Chain / twine

For Magnets:

• Crazy glue
• Round Magnets

Step 1:
First off you need to print out some design and such, I used a dictionary for one set of bottle cap fillings. Get out the one inch hole punch and punch out some words or pictures you'd like to have inside a cap.

Step 2:

Get your bottle caps out and fill the bottom with podge, make sure to coat the outer side with your paintbrush, use a good glob of it if necessary. Put the cut out circle into the cap and press down on it, and press the sides into the cap until some podge comes over the edge. Then set it aside and repeat the process with as many caps as you have. Or if you just want to do one cap, watch some Tv.

See how some of the podge is over the words?
That's ok, it dries clear.

 Step 3:
Once the lower layer of podge dries, apply a thin layer of it over the top with your paintbrush. The thin layer should dry really fast. Once that layer has dried apply another layer, and make sure to seal the edges. I will show you what happens when you don't. But for now, apply a few layers and let dry.

I don't have a picture of them after I put the added layers on.
So here is "Starry Night" + the Tardis.

Step 4:
Once all the podge has dried, whip out your resin. Fill each cap to the tippy top, and make sure you are doing this on a flat surface. A flat surface that doesnt need to be moved for about 24 hours. Once the caps are full of the resin, they must sit for 24 hours to solidify. If there are any bubbles in the resin get a needle and pop them, or use the tip of the resin bottle to suck them back up.

They have a milky fog to them, this is fine, this to will clear up when dry.

Step 5 (For necklaces):
Once these puppies are dry take your ice pick and stick it where you want the top to be (resin side up). Get your hammer and tap it till it goes all the way through. You might want to do this on a stack of magazines or a block of wood. I learned the hard way, and have a hole in my crafting table. Once the pick is all the way through, you should have some protruding metal edges on the opposite side. Us the hammer to flatten them, be gentle. Take the metal ring and open it, slide it through the hole you made, and close it up. Follow by putting it on a chain or a piece of twine!

Step 5 (for magnets):
This is super easy. Sooo simple. Take some glue, slap it on the magnet, and put it on the back of the bottle cap. Bam! Done. Well, let the glue dry first, then finished.


Here are some pictures of bottle caps that have yet to be made into anything.

Some of these ones I didn't get a good seal between the paper
and the bottom of the cap, the resin sunk in and created bubbles and cracks.

Happy crafting ya'll!!