Bottle Caps!!!

Bottle cap jewelry...what a simple idea! I just wish it could have been mine :). Besides making hair bows, I started playing around with sealed bottle caps. I would see them at all the boutique stores I visited and couldn't get enough of them, so I started my research on how to make my own.

This process has been a lot of trial and error for me, but I've figured out my own style and technique. Using my photoshop to create my own images and designs, the possibilities are endless.

My most popular item are my custom photo wine glass charms. I can take almost any photo and crop it to fit a bottle cap and have it sealed in. These make great Christmas, birthday, & wedding gifts. I love to take people's memories and create something that will be admired by many.

Another place I like to include bottle caps are on hair bows.

Of course I can make necklaces and bracelets with them, but the newest are keychains/backpack zipper pulls. I am currently making some as a cheerleading spirit gift for a friend.

Bottle cap art has definitely been a fun, rewarding craft. I'd really like to try this same concept on other types of pendants, so that may be my next journey :)

Hello

Hi! My name is Jennifer and I'm addicted to crafting :) Currently I make hair bows and bottle cap crafts.

I started making hair bows for my daughters a little over a year ago. They always wanted me to buy bows for them, but I had such a hard time paying the high prices for something that looked simple enough for me to do myself, so I gave it a shot. I found a website that had instructions for all different kinds of bows. I bought the cheapest ribbon I could find to practice with and went to work. It took me a little while to get the hang of it. The first several tries produced a mess that was unrecognizable, but I kept trying. Finally, I started to make what sort of resembled a hair bow. I wish I had taken pictures of the first ones. After a while, I was able to make a bow that, at the time, seemed worthy of actually wearing in public. Now that I look back at them, I realize they probably weren't, but my girls loved them.

My bows have come a long way since then. I opened a shop in Etsy,and have sold a few, but most of my bow sales have been local for events at school, i.e. sports, field day, holidays.

I am looking forward to sharing my experiences in this blog and growing as a crafter. I have many ideas that are bursting to escape and I think this will be a great outlet for that.