Saturday, November 19, 2011

Bottle Cap Magnets

Today is a better day - head cold is still here, but stomach flu symptoms are diminishing and I am able to function. Thank you all for your well wishes!

This afternoon, I had fun finishing up some bottle cap magnets while watching the Michigan football game (WAY TO GO BLUE!!!) - another simple task that I could manage with my miserable cold. The materials list is pretty small to make these beautiful bottle caps: pretty papers or stickers, glue, scissors (a 1" round circle punch helps tremendously), magnets, bottle caps, and Diamond Glaze by Judy Kins. There are many good instructions, tutorials, and videos on this subject (some use different materials) - if you are interested in making your own magnets, just do a Google search and you will get lots of great advice. I managed to finish-up twelve magnets today -which will be holiday gifts....and I have pretty paper picked out for another batch in the near future...

This rest of this afternoon, I plan to try to do a little model stitching...as much as I can handle on cold medication...I am ALMOST finished with the model for "Beauty In Simplicity" and I want to get it to the framer this week - then I plan to continue work on the "Friendship Blooms" model...

8 comments:

  1. So cute, Bel! Love them! Feel better soon, dear friend!!!

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  2. What a neat idea! Did you recycle your bottle caps or purchase them?

    Glad you are feeling a bit better!

    Robin

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  3. Really fun idea. Thanks for sharing. Glad you are better.

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  4. Hi Belinda. You absolutely astound me with your creativity and how much you do - even wehn sick!! You are an inspiration along with your beautiful ideas. I read your blog everyday and it makes my day.
    Thank you!
    Shelley

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  5. My daughter recently made me some really neat bottle cap magnets and they are now on our fridge. :)

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