Introduction: 10 STEPS TO MAKE FASHION JEWELRY FROM BOTTLE CAPS
10 STEPS TO MAKE FASHION JEWELRY FROM BOTTLE CAPS
Step 1: MATERIALS & TOOLS
MATERIALS
1. Washed / Clean Bottle Caps (HDPE)
2. String / small ropes
3. Small chains for earrings
4. Eyelet
5. Heavy metal objects (around 2kg) that can be put inside the oven
6. 2 Oven tray (around the same size)
TOOLS
1. Toaster / oven
2. Hammer
3. Hole puncher
4. Eyelet pliers
5. Heat gun (if needed)
Step 2: STEP 1
Pre- heat your toaster / oven for about 1 or 2 minutes.
Step 3: STEP 2
Set your bottle caps on top of the tray into the shape that you want. (You can use different colours too)
For examples :
Step 4: STEP 3
On top of your bottle caps, put another tray filled with the heavy metal objects for around 2kg on top of the second tray. It should look like this.
Step 5: Step 4 & 5
STEP 4
Put the tray carefully inside the oven so that the bottle caps did’nt move around. Be careful, the oven is already hot
STEP 5
Heat the oven to 170 degrees for 15 minutes.
And now we wait...
Step 6: STEP 6
After 15 minutes, took out the tray (careful, it’s very hot!). The bottle caps should be melted and it will look like this.
Step 7: STEP 7
Now, you can turn the bottle caps into JEWELRY! :) First, you need to make a hole using a hole puncher to the bottle caps.
Step 8: STEP 8
Second, you have to at the eyelet using the eyelet plier, if you are not strong enough, you can hammer it down.
Step 9: STEP 9
Finally, you just had to tie it if you want to make a necklace or bracelet, or you can add the chain to make earrings. (You can also use heat gun to bend it a little bit)
Step 10: STEP 10
DONE!! Go wear it and make a fashion statement!! :)