Bottle cap magnets

[pixeemom]

so i was wondering has anyone dabbled in bottle cap magnets?
i was thinking of trying them out and if they are easy enough to make i was going to see if my daughters troop leader would like to do it for a craft project.
would love to hear opinions and see pics if possible

 

[missesdisney]

I have done some to make necklaces for a group of us for our upcoming trip. Really easy to make. I bought a bulk of hte bottlecaps on ebay and then used diamond glaze to cover the printed circles. Get a 1" circle punch and then you can print the images on cardstock (I used plain white staples cardstock) and punch them out. I have found that sometimes the image runs so this last time I covered it first in clear contact paper and then punched. Then nothing ran.

Super easy to do and they are really cute when done.

Good luck!

 

[pixeemom]

I have done some to make necklaces for a group of us for our upcoming trip. Really easy to make. I bought a bulk of hte bottlecaps on ebay and then used diamond glaze to cover the printed circles. Get a 1" circle punch and then you can print the images on cardstock (I used plain white staples cardstock) and punch them out. I have found that sometimes the image runs so this last time I covered it first in clear contact paper and then punched. Then nothing ran.

Super easy to do and they are really cute when done.

Good luck!

do you have any type of tutorial?
and pics? i would love to see them.

 

[pink_fins]

I have just used them in scrapbooking.....

got lots of ideas and how to do it from you tube, try different wording of same thing

good luck

gail

 

[pixeemom]

I have just used them in scrapbooking.....

got lots of ideas and how to do it from you tube, try different wording of same thing

good luck

gail

thanks, i was just at michaels, and i am having a hard time finding the lacquer to put over it, they didn't seem to know what i was talking about.
going to look on youtube now

 

[missesdisney]

thanks, i was just at michaels, and i am having a hard time finding the lacquer to put over it, they didn't seem to know what i was talking about.
going to look on youtube now

Sorry for delayed response - I don't have a tutorial but you can find them easily I'm sure. The lacquer I used that worked best was called Diamond Glaze but I got it at a show so you may need to check online. If you cover first in clear contact or something you can use almost any of the lacquers that are out there - if not they may run. I had to do some multiple times because the ink on the picutres ran like nuts. THen I did clear contact over the paper before cutting the circles and it worked like a charm! Good luck!

 

[pixeemom]

Sorry for delayed response - I don't have a tutorial but you can find them easily I'm sure. The lacquer I used that worked best was called Diamond Glaze but I got it at a show so you may need to check online. If you cover first in clear contact or something you can use almost any of the lacquers that are out there - if not they may run. I had to do some multiple times because the ink on the picutres ran like nuts. THen I did clear contact over the paper before cutting the circles and it worked like a charm! Good luck!

noooo problem
i did a little more searching and found a few more options of names stuff to use, i bought today, get this, ACRYLIC CLEAR NAIL POLISH FOR 5.69 @ cvs and i also bought Easy Cast clear epoxy, for 13.00 but i had a 40% off coupon (@ michaels) anyway, tomorrow if i have the time i am going to try doing 1 cap with the clear nail polish if that works the way i want it to work/look then i will return the epoxy.

Thank you anyway!!

 

[missesdisney]

noooo problem
i did a little more searching and found a few more options of names stuff to use, i bought today, get this, ACRYLIC CLEAR NAIL POLISH FOR 5.69 @ cvs and i also bought Easy Cast clear epoxy, for 13.00 but i had a 40% off coupon (@ michaels) anyway, tomorrow if i have the time i am going to try doing 1 cap with the clear nail polish if that works the way i want it to work/look then i will return the epoxy.

Thank you anyway!!

I'd love to hear about the nail polish! I also bought epoxy but then never used it. Too much mixing for me!