DIY Bottle Cap Necklace

I wanted to make some cute necklaces with my bottle caps - I have been making plenty of magnets as of late.  So, I flipped them over so the color of the cap would show and adhered scrapbook paper to that side with the resin dot on top. Then I punched a hole in the top, and now I just need a necklace - on my crafting wish-list! 

Here's my list of supplies:

Bottle Cap

Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue (You could use some Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky glue to seal in the edges of the paper to the bottle cap, which I tried on 2 of these, but I don't know that it's necessary.)

Scrapbook Paper cut with 1" hole punch

Glitter Glue (For a little extra bling bling)

Resin dot

Euro Metal Hole Punch Pliers 1.8mm (to punch hole in bottle cap)

(I don't have the jump rings or necklaces yet, but plan on getting 8mm jump rings and organza ribbon necklaces)

Rock N Roll Lamp

This is a lamp that I bought at Target.  It was just a plain white lamp and I decorated it with Rock N Roll stickers for my son's room, which is a Rock N Roll theme.  Then I painted a bunch of layers of Mod Podge over it so the stickers would stay on.  

DIY Bottlecap Magnets

I also have been making some bottle cap magnets.  I tell my husband if I can't find enough people to give magnets to, or to sell them to, we are going to need a bigger refrigerator!  I am addicted to making magnets!

Here are the supplies I used:
Resin dots
Scrapbook paper/stickers
Glitter Glue
Mod Podge
Bottle Cap
Gorilla Glue/Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet OR Aleene's Magnetic Tacky Dot


I attached the scrapbook paper/stickers to the bottle cap using a bit of mod podge.  Then I placed the resin dot on top and added the magnet to the back.  I spruced up the TCU set with a ring of glitter glue.  Here's a picture of my "collegiate" bottle caps - TCU is my alma mater and my two youngest sisters attend Texas Tech.  Now I need a University of Houston and a University of Florida set for my other two sisters!

Here's some more bottle caps I made - I didn't add magnets yet because I'm thinking of turning some of them in to necklaces, but I haven't gotten supplies for that yet.  It's on my never-ending crafting to-do list.  Also, I bought some Aleene's Tacky Glue that was on sale at Michael's and that is what I used this time to adhere the paper to the bottle cap.  Seems to be working just fine.  :-)

DIY Glass Magnets

When I got bit by the crafting bug a couple weeks back, this was actually the first project that I did.  I have been making them ever since.  I'm addicted to these!  Here's the link to the tutorial. 

http://twogirlsbeingcrafty.blogspot.com/2011/04/diy-glass-magnets-alternative-to-gift.html

In addition, I covered the back side of the paper and in the crack between the paper and glass bead with more Mod Podge just to seal it all in before I stuck the magnet on.   

Oh and as far as magnets go, I tested both Neodymium Rare Earth (adhered with Gorilla Glue) and Magnetic Tacky Dots (the kind you just peel and stick - shown in picture below) and they both hold the magnet to the refrigerator.  However, the Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet will hold up to 6 sheets of paper, and the Tacky Dot will hold up to 2 sheets of paper while sticking to the fridge.

Fabric covered boxes

I have decided this week that my favorite mediums are Mod Podge and fabric.  So, I took two cardboard boxes from my Amazon.com shipment that just came in (full of crafting supplies, of course) and a Blue Diamond Almonds can and lathered them up with some Mod Podge and stuck on the fabric that I had pre-cut to fit.  I got the idea from this link/tutorial that I found on Pinterest:

 http://mallorypaige.com/fabric-covered-boxes/

These are my first attempts, but now when I look at any empty container, I think, hmm, what could I use that for if I covered it in fabric?  I have already cut some 64oz juice bottles in half and I'm gonna cover the bottom half in fabric to make some nice sized containers.

Crazy Moms' Crafternoons Round One

I just got home from my first "Crazy Moms' Crafternoons" session with my cousin-in-law, Lisanne.  We decided to make a weekly craft, so we'll see if we can keep it up next week!  haha

 I made this on 8X8 scrapbook paper with my 2 year old and 11 month old's hands that I traced on another piece of scrapbook paper.  Then, I just glued it all together.  It still needs a frame - seeing as I have been living at Michael's lately, I'll pick one up the next time I'm there. ;-)