Magnetic bottle caps

Upcycle metal caps to make funky magnets with pictures of you and your family.
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Upcycle metal caps to make funky magnets with pictures of you and your family. You can also put your friends pictures in them and turn it into a cool gift that they will remember.

What you need

Metal bottle caps, photos, strong magnets about ¾” in diameter or self-adhesive bottle cap magnets

super glue

glitter glue pen

clear nail polish

What you do

l Collect your photos. The final picture will be a 1” diameter, so you can print the pictures from digital files off of your computer. If you’re printing, make sure you use archival-quality paper and that the image fits into a  one inch circle.

l Cut circles from the photo into a one inch diameter

l Glue the photo onto the underside of the cap.

l Use the glitter glue pen to squeeze a line of glitter around the edge of the photo. Let it fully dry.

l Brush a coat of clear nail polish on top of the picture and let it dry.

l Attach the magnet to the back of the cap with super glue or use a self adhesive bottle cap magnet, and let it set for 24 hours before you use it. Your photo magnets are now ready.

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