Fabric & Bottlecap Coasters (tutorial on Pg 2)

[Phizzychick]

I'm so happy with the way this turned out!
It has it all, recycling, using up bits of fabric from other projects, and results in a funky coaster!

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Underbelly:

Yeah it could probably be neater under there, but this was a test one

Ingredients:
Those bottlecaps you kept because they must have some use
6cm squares of fabric
needle & thread

Sew a loose circle a few mm from the edges of the fabric.
Lay the cap in the centre & pull the thread to gather round.
Secure the thread to stop it unraveling and stitch the ends down as neat as you like.
Arrange in a pretty pattern & stitch the bottom edges of the caps together where they join.
I guess you could sew fabric/felt on the botton but I like the rustic-ness of them.

What do you think? I think I'm just going to keep drinking and adding to it till it covers my table!

Also, I've been playing and they can be embellished like this brooch...

[yellowblanket]

this is a really awesome idea! it looks great

[SuperSow]

wow... that is sooo cool!

[rira]

what a NIFTY idea! i love it

[kirstilynne]

this is a really neat idea! what if you just glued some felt to the bottom? that would work well.

you have inspired me to make something with all my bottle caps!:D

[damn the man]

those are really pretty nice recycling!

[Phizzychick]

Thanks everyone!

kirstilynne, you could glue some felt accross the bottom, but I kind of like the gaps the caps have between them. I might try it and see how it looks.

I just need one more bottlecap and I can make it more circular

[thehazelwood]

So cute! I love the idea of the brooch...I may have to find myself some bottlecaps. . .

[Phizzychick]

I have to make my bloke drink beer to get mine, he says it's a hard job, but if it's for the sake of crafts he'll do it

In addition to the drinking I also managed to find some on the street so, with a good clean, I made another circle round...





I think this makes it neater

[craftADDchick]

I really like this! And, I like the randomness of the fabric placement. I got a baggie of bottlecaps from a friend and now I know what they will become...once I locate them.