Bottle Cap Hair Clips

Yep, I haven't played with my caps lately but I got this really cool craft tool and it's made it a lot more fun. The Xyron Sticker Maker, (find out more here)
Xyron XRN510 Creative Station Multi-Use Crafting Machine with Permanent-Adhesive Cartridge

I love this thing, it makes anything you can roll through it, paper, ribbon, fabric, into a sticker, (permanent and removable), magnet and it even laminates. There are various sizes but mine is the 5 inch and it's plenty big enough for me.

Anyways I grabbed my supplies:

1" Flattened Bottle Cap
1" Circle Epoxy Stickers
Bottle Cap Punch 1 Inch
Glue ( I ended up using super glue the stuff pictured was no good, hot glue would also work)
Hair Pins

I made the caps just the same as my bottle cap advent except instead of gluing I ran the images through the sticker maker and and just punched out what I needed. This actually means when the mood strikes, I can grab the left over ones and whip up something in no time! Then once the bottle cap was made I stuck it on the the pin. 

DIY Delight or Disaster? Delight, cute and done in a matter of minutes...not including drying time. The only undelightful this about this was my model was feeling a little diva-ish and refused to put them in her hair, she wanted ribbons today. 

Thanks for reading,

Mel xo

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Bottle cap watch

Morning All,

Just when I though I was done with my bottle caps for a while, the team at Wholeport sent me some papers to play with. As you know I have been trying to come up with ways to use my beloved bottle caps for something more than a simple pendant.

 So when I saw this beautiful Japanese paper, which you can find here I knew I had to get the caps back out. Isn't it gorgeous!

I basically made it the exact same way as my Valentine Bracelet only I added a watch face. Oh I am in love with this it really is just so pretty. If blue is not your colour, checkout the rest of the Japanese papers over at Wholeport, the cotton paper has such a beautiful feel to it it is so very different to any other paper I have felt before.

Thanks for reading,

Mel xo

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Bottle cap Necklace - Yeah Another One!

Morning All,

Yep I have been playing with bottle caps again, I love them, they're easy to use, they're cheap but I wanted them to be more than just a pendant. Yesterday I was over at the cafe with my Valentines version.

So i made up my bottle cap beads and played around with them, measured them up on a necklace.

Then I came up with this.

I have done multiple posts on how to make and attach the bottle caps see below, then I added some smaller beads.  

DIY Delight or Disaster? Well it's different but I'm not loving it, I see that they can be more that just a pendant however I'm not sure this layout is doing them a lot of justice. I think it's back to the drawing board.

Here are some projects past projects that I do love, using my bottle caps.

Bottle Cap Advent

10 minute Earrings

                                                        

iPhone case with Matching Earrings

Valentines Day Bracelet

I guess I've found my medium, I truly love my bottle caps, what is your favorite thing to craft with?

Thanks for reading,

Mel xo

Matching Your Iphone with your Jewelry

Morning All,

I love this project! I saw the original from How to Nest for Less and thought it was such an awesome idea. I also happened to have a clear case I wasn't using so I pinned it, then and there.

Fast forward to now, the weather is hot, playing with paper is about the only activity that's not going to give me a case of heat stroke. So I made a  Christmas one and decided to make some of my 10 minute earrings to match - It's the silly season, crazy jewelry is expected! 

When I get on to a winner of a project I have to make dozens, now I have a case to match anything (I may have made a lot more because I do go a little crazy, I think showing you 4 makes me appear a little less so)

I feel an iphone case addiction coming on!

If you want to make one head over to How to Nest For Less for the tutorial and of course my 10 minute earrings can be found here

DIY Delight or Disaster? Oh come on, Delight! I'm in love with these and I love when people come up with simple but genius ideas...that I can copy!

Thanks for reading,

Mel xo

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Bottle Cap Advent Calender

What young girl wouldn't love an advent that turns into jewelry?

Morning All,

Today marks the beginning of The Awesome Advent Event. Each day I will be sharing an advent suitable for for every age - mainly because I have them all ages in my house.

The jewelry pictured above begins as an advent that looks like this.

Supplies

Flatten bottle caps click link for caps
100 Flattened Chrome Bottle Caps Silver Bottlecaps Flat
Glitter
Modpodge
A Frame (I used an 8 by 10)
Small Cup Hooks
Jewelry Findings (split rings, blank charm bracelets necklaces, key tags, All found very cheap on Ebay)
Assorted Scrapbook Paper
1 inch circle punch
Epoxy Dots click link for dots 1" Circle Epoxy Stickers For Bottle Cap Pendants (100)
Flat Backed Christmas Ornaments
Vinyl numbers or scrapbook stickers

First mix equal parts of glitter and modpodge, I recommend starting with a small amount as a little goes a long way, and paint the bottle caps.

While they're drying mark out the placement of the bottle caps on your frame back and screw the hooks in to make the holes. Once you have made all of the holes paint the frame back with the glitter and modpodge mix, once dry add another coat of modpodge to seal and dry.

Punch 25 1 inch circles from your scrap book paper and modpodge to the other side of the bottle cap. I choose not to go with a Christmas theme so my daughter can wear her jewelry after the Christmas holidays.

Then add the epoxy dots. These magnify the pictures and really make them pop.

Add your findings - what you use will depend on the jewelry you would like to make. I made charms to make 3 pairs of earrings, 2 bracelets, 2 necklaces and 2 key tags.

Screw the hooks into the frame, then place the caps on the hooks in whatever order you like and add the advent numbers and pop into the frame.  (Sorry about the photo, it was dark and I couldn't get a better shot than this.)

Then I made a little pillow box to place the finding in, your little girl can decide what jewelry she would like to make each day, you could also buy a little gift box if you wanted to.

Then I decorated the frame and called it done.

Each day help them add a charm to the various findings and by Christmas Day your little girl will have quite the jewelry collection.

I think a pretty little jewelry box for Christmas will complete this.

DIY Delight or Disaster? Well Elizabeth has asked me every day since I finished it when it's time to start the count down so I'm going with delight!

Come back tomorrow for my crazy quick baby advent.

Thanks for reading,
.

Mel xo

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10 Minute Earrings

Yep that's right folks you can make these in less than 10 minutes and I'm making a bunch of these for Christmas. Even better, no tools required!

So anyway, you know I have been feeling a little uninspired, well I was flicking around my blog reader, and Amberley over at Bingo Buttercup Crafts, you'll remember her as that dreadful blogger who totally ruined my day. (if your new here you can read about that here) However she does do some awesome printables so you know, I can forgive and forget. (free stuff has an amazing ability to make me feel a little more forgiving)

Anyway I downloaded her shabby dots pack here and got inspired to make some pretty vintage looking earrings.

Supplies:

Printable Paper Pack
Flattened Bottle caps, these are the pre flattened ones with a split ring included
1 Inch Paper Punch
Earring Findings
Epoxy Dots

1. Print off a sheet of paper

2. Punch two circles

3. Using double sided tap I glued the paper onto the bottle cap

4. Add the epoxy dot

5. Then slip the earring finding onto the split ring

DIY Delight or Disaster? Delight! These are really quite pretty and I had all the stuff on hand so they were free, YAY.  As well as the awesome paper for free thanks to Bingo Buttercup Crafts and she has a heap more freebies, so check her out

Funny how the simple crafts get your mojo working again - hopefully I will have the first project for the boys room up very soon. Usually when I want a no fail project I make hair stuff, now I think I might have a new go to no fail craft.

What's your no fail, simple craft?

Thanks for reading,

Mel xo

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