Bottle Cap Magnets

 

I made a bunch of these magnets to decorate my refrigerator and help hold up all the lovely pictures that my kids make.  Here is how I did it!

I started off by trying to save a little money. I called our local bar and asked them to save some of their bottle caps for me. What I got was quite a mess!  I cleaned them up and found that they had a rubber liner inside. I didn't want this in there so I tried to remove it. What a struggle! Not only was this a problem but the edges of the caps were straight and what I wanted was a flared edge. The flared edge makes the cap look more like a mini pie plate!

Needless to say I didn't use those. Come to find out they have perfect bottle caps on ebay that are just for crafts. So after a couple of bucks and a few days of waiting I got just what I needed.

Next I got out some of my old Gooseberry Patch calendars (I just hate to throw such cute things away and now I'm glad I didn't!) Then I got out a 1 inch hole punch and punched out the pictures I wanted for my magnets. You could probably even do this with photos of your family or just about anything that will fit in a 1 inch circle!

 When you get the pictures cut out that you want then with a small paint brush paint on a dab of Mod Podge glue in the inside of your bottle cap and stick your picture in. 

After that you can use a 1 inch clear epoxy sticker to just stick on top of the picture you put in your bottle cap. It kinda magnifies your photo and makes it look finished.

I looked in a couple of different craft stores and none of them had these so I ordered these from ebay along with the caps. They sell them together actually. Ain't that convenient!

 To apply the magnet to the back of the bottle cap you can use a hot glue gun or just a little bit more of the Mod Podge glue. It's up to you.

And there you have it! A cute addition to your fridge!