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Recycled Bottle Cap Magnet Tutorial

One of the great things about where I work is that I am surrounded by a group of very creative people who are very open with sharing their ideas. So to give credit where credit is due, the inspiration for this tutorial came from Susan from Sew Country Designs . Supplies: Recycled metal bottle cap Recycled color magazine Scissors White Glue 1 Quarter 1” wide clear tape Recycled magnet (free business card magnets or giveaways will work, if not you can buy magnets at craft stores) Aleene’s Paper Glaze E-6000 Adhesive Ruler Use the quarter to trace a circle around an image from the magazine. Take the tape and carefully place a piece over the circle. Take a small piece from the cover (which is usually a heavier weight paper) and mount it to the back of the traced image with a light coating of glue. Trim out the image circle. Glue the back of the circle and place it in the bottle cap. Place the quarter over the image to stop curling until it is completely dry. Starting along the edge and mov