My First Bottle Cap Charms

by | Mar 3, 2015

I have seen elegant, beautiful, cutsie (kawaii), and modern poppy bottle cap charms, but I have always been intimidated by the metal hole punching and the flattening of bottle cap charms. Then a lovely crafty friend, Nat (YT: Panchito3948) posted a challenge to create them on YouTube. Ok, now I was motivated. I think I watched a good dozen tutorials.

20150302_111947I learned the “sandwich” that would work to flatten the bottle caps on my Big Shot: base platform with all the tabs off; base cutting plate, bottle caps, and then top plate. It was so easy! I don’t know why I was so apprehensive. They magically flatten and are so pretty–like little metal flowers!

The holes were a different story. I didn’t have a Dremel or a metal hole punch like a Crop-O-Dile or a Tim Holtz Drill Punch (now I do–yes, I went out and bought one yesterday–LOL). I ended up carefully using a hammer and nail. The holes are not as neat as I would like, but they work. 🙂

All you need are some Bottle Caps, beads/charms, head pins, some wire, wire cutter tool, and some rounded and flat needle nose pliers. I had all those things from my jewelry making.  You can pick any image (stamped, drawn, from designer paper), punched out into 1″ circles. To protect it, folks use Clear Epoxy Stickers for Bottle Caps, Glossy Accents, or Dimensional Magic Mod Podge.

There are no limits to the fun you can have in any style! I did these in a style I hoped would appeal to Nat.

The following is a video share of these bottle cap charms:

The bottle cap with the pink roses is being entered into the following challenges:
Inspired By Stamping IBSIC #91 Color Challenge
The Pink Elephant Girly Girl Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Spring Challenge

Thanks for stopping by! Big hugs! WOOF

 

11 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    Anonymous on March 3, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Ooh – I’ve never seen such beautiful creations made with bottle caps – simply stunning!
    Thanks for joining in at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Hugs,
    Caryn xxx

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  2. caryn
    caryn on March 3, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Sorry – that was me posting above – hit post before I added my details!!!

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    • CraftyPaws
      CraftyPaws on March 5, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      Thanks so much for your incredibly kind comment! Thanks also for a fun challenge and for stopping by. Big hugs, Kristina

      Reply
  3. c
    c on March 4, 2015 at 8:50 am

    WOW! I’ve never seen charms like these before! Breath-taken-away gorgeous! Your time invested in watching videos and getting the necessary supplies (shopping….yayyy!) is well worth the results. What fabulous gifts these will be! In awe! Thank you for sharing your *girly girl* themed projects in The Pink Elephant gallery!
    ~c (guest designer for TPE)

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    • CraftyPaws
      CraftyPaws on March 5, 2015 at 1:12 pm

      Oh my gosh, your comment made me tear up. Thank you so much for your kindness and encouragement! As these were my first bottle cap charms I was a little hesitant, but I really enjoyed the process of crafting these. Thanks for stopping by and making my day! Big hugs, Kristina

      Reply
  4. Mynn xx
    Mynn xx on March 5, 2015 at 6:17 am

    Well done on these! They are absolutely beautiful! LOVE the gorgeous colors and baubles! Thanks for joining us at Inspired By Stamping! HUGS! 🙂 Mynn xx

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    • CraftyPaws
      CraftyPaws on March 5, 2015 at 1:13 pm

      Thanks so much for your sweet comment and for the fun challenge, as always, on Inspired by Stamping. Big hugs, Kristina

      Reply
  5. hoptownracer1
    hoptownracer1 on March 7, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    These are sooo pretty! So feminine and intricate! Lovely!

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    • CraftyPaws
      CraftyPaws on March 8, 2015 at 5:28 pm

      These were my first, but they won’t be my last. I really enjoyed trying these. 🙂 tf stopping by and all your super encouraging and sweet comments! xoxo Kristina

      Reply
  6. Linda Storey
    Linda Storey on March 8, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    Kristina, you did a great job on your charms, they are wonderful. Thanks for inspiring us all with your great talents.
    Happy Crafting, Linda

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    • CraftyPaws
      CraftyPaws on March 15, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      Oh you are so sweet, Linda. Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging comments! Big hugs, Kristina

      Reply

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