bottle cap pins

Step 3: Find images / print / cut

I brainstormed image ideas that I thought would be easily understood at a quick glance. I scoured the internet for images and dumped them into an imaging editing software (GIMP is great free image editing tool). 

In your image editing software set up a new work space with the same dimensions as standard printer paper, A4 [8.5"x11"]. The inside diameter of the bottle caps were measured at about 25mm [1"]. In the image editing software I set up a simple grid template of circles with the same diameter as my bottle caps. Accounting for printing margins I got about 8 circles across and 11 deep.

Each image I found from the internet was copied onto the circle template. I've provided the sheet I used, feel free to use it as-is or as a template for your own images. Here's the full-size image.

When your template is full of images print in colour and then cut out each circle. After cutting place one circular image cut-out in each bottle cap.

Comments

[Gumby45]

This is a really creative idea! I love it. Very clever and cute :D These should be nice christmas craft thingies.

[adrian09]

what kind of paper would you recommend?

[mikeasaurus]

I used standard printer paper. I recommend paper that is very bright white.

[carpfluff]

i like the homestar runner ones. and most of these. but what was the kicker was the bottle caps on bottle caps. its like capception.