Bottle Cap tacks
Holy cow can you believe this Sept. kit?! OK, I confess….I was one of the ones who was smelling papers, too!!!!
I wanted to share with you a quick likttle project that I did for my cousin who just transfered to Wells College (my Alma Mater)! I wanted to make her a little gift because she has been feeling homesick lately. She is staying in the same dorm that I stayed in and there are large corkboards above the desks. I decided I wanted to use the kit to make some little tacks for her board!
Here’s what I used:
- bottle caps (which I bought, but I’m sure you could get some by drinking a 6-pack!
) - thumbtacks (look for ones with large, flat heads)
- scraps from my kit
- buttons, brads, mini flowers, or any other mini embellishments
- glossy accents
1. Cut the papers to fit inside your bottle caps and glue down.
2. Add an embellishment onto the paper and then fill the cap with Glossy Accents to completely cover the materials. Be sure to lay them on a very flat surface while they harden. It takes a while since the layer of glossy accents is so thick!
3. Once dry, use a dab of Glossy Accents on the back of the bottle cap and stick the head of the thumb tack into it. Let that dry, and voila!
If you don’t have a corkboard, you could do the same thing but add a piece of magnetic tape to the back instead to make some cute magnets for your fridge!
I made a little card to go with them to send them to my cousin! I think she’s gonna like them!
Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!
About Audrey Yeager
I am a stay at home mom to a sweet 15 month old daughter, and I love to dabble in all kinds of crafts and homemade goodness...while listening to hard rock on the radio and eating chocolate covered pretzels.
oh my word, these are adorable!
Such a great gift. I’m sure your cousin will love it!
OMG!! I LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH!
Oh so stinkin cute!!! CUTE CUTE CUTE!
Oh so cute! How fun to receive this little gifty from you…I’m sure it will perk her up.
These bottlecap tacks are so cute and I could imagine them modified to fit a million different themes. I’m thinking maybe a “teacher’s gift”? I’m going to start looking at my itsy bitsy scraps in a new light! Thanks for sharing this!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow wow wow!!! Soooooooooooooooooooooooo CLEVER!! LOVE THEM!
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what a sweet and thoughtful gift! So creative–I REALLY like these!
These are so cute! I see some stocking stuffers in my future!
Fabulous idea!!!!
I LOVE this idea. I’m soooo gonna use this when making my altered trays for Christmas presents! Thanks girl!
I just discovered this blog through Shealynn B! Love the bottle cap tacks. What a cool idea!
Super cute! I want to make some of these soon, but thinking we’ll make magnets too! Thx for sharing!