Kopy Kat- Bottle Cap Table

Just wanted to give you a guys a little update on a project I've recently been working on. I've had a box full of bottle caps sitting in my closet from the days of wanting to make jewelry with them. That phase of my life lasted for about two weeks until I got bored with it. that phase as made its way back in and I needed to find something to do with them. This is what became of it...

Disclaimer: I am by NO means a drunk. My parents collected these bottle caps for me from the local bar that their friend owns.

Inspiration: 

photo via CultModern

photo via Pinterest

photo via Pinterest 

Outcome:

My grandpa made a table for my mom that I ended up taking and painting black to match my room. I thought it needed a little jazzing up so I used the bottle caps to cover the plain black sides and add a little pop!

My glue gun broke about half way through doing the other side so I still have a bit to go on that side. I also need to find a way to cut the caps in half that hang off the side. Any ideas? Do you think just a plain saw would work?

Happy Thursday everyone!!

xo, k

Bottle Cap Magnets

WOOT WOOT, another tutorial!!

I have a whole shoe box full of bottle caps. Why, you may ask, because I'm a alcoholic. Blame it on the a-a-a-a-alcohol....kidding, I had my parents collect them from their favorite restaurant that they always go to. Not that   I had any idea what I was going to do with them, I just knew I would need them sometime. My first craft with bottle caps was making necklaces. I would drill some holes in the side and string some hemp through them. Those were probably my staple jewelry item of the year, I was obsessed with making them. I attempted at making coasters, but I'm not even going to discuss those. They were an epic fail. 

Story time!! 

I bought a magnetic whiteboard calendar a while back that only came with two blah boring magnets. I had more than only TWO pictures that I knew I wanted to hang up. So I thought to myself, 'Kelly, you have a whole shoe box of  bottle caps that are dying for your attention, use them!!' 

And look what fabulous creation was created!!!! 

These little babies are so simple to make (I say that a lot don't I?). Any who, all you do is glue a magnet to the backside of a bottle cap.When dried, print out your favorite pictures and cut them out in the shape of the bottle cap. Before doing this though, make sure the picture will actually fit inside the bottle cap, remember you don't have a lot space to work with. Shrinking the pictures before printing works really well, obvious  i know but I thought I would throw it in there anyway. Glue the picture on the inside of the cap and then slop some mod podge in there to seal in the goodness. You're finished!

Of course, there's hundreds of different ways you can do these. And think about it, if you don't have any bottle caps, go out and buy a six pack and drink until you do have some. :) Then you'll be super creative...