A Week of Bottle Caps

Did you have a lovely weekend ladies?

I must say I did. Beautiful, sunny weather

seems to equal a beautiful weekend!

Nothing major really.

A good book, a slice of pie & a root beer

are just the right ingredients.

Root beer has been a treat for me this summer,

leaving me with lots & lots of bottle caps.

I keep the caps in a little zipper bag &

brainstormed how I could turn these

from blah to TADA!

It's funny how the universe whispers

the answers.

A few Fridays ago, I visited the American Folk Art Museum

located in New York City.

What an eye opener -- the works on display

had so much love infused in them from

paintings, to tapestry and even sculpture!

It's a museum for the crafter.

Take a look at this piece:

It's called "Bottle Cap Snake" by Ron Rodriguez.

The plaque beside it says that the artist "combines the

woodcarving skills of his family lineage with a common

practice in folk art: recycling. Transforming material

from its original use to a new one distinguishes many

vernacular objects valued as folk art."

Gasp! I love to recycle! Does that mean

I'm a folk artist?! Hee hee, I can dream, can't I?

Anyway, back to my bottle caps:

So blah.

But now...TADA!

The images are magazine cut-outs and

attached to the inside of the bottle caps with glue.

Magnets are secured at the back end with a glue gun.

Use these for your fridge or a magnetic white board.

Another alternative is putting tacks instead of magnets,

to dress up your cork boards.

More ideas tomorrow!