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Bottle Cap Projects

Find many craft projects using bottle caps. A great way to recycle.

Bottle Cap Crafts

Here is a collection of bottle cap crafts. Find creative ways to recycle your bottle caps into fun craft projects. You can also submit your bottle cap craft project to be included in this collection.

Bottle Cap Alien Magnet Craft

Make these magnets for your own refrigerator, a school locker, or to give as gifts!

Bottle Cap Boot Scraper Craft

Patience, age 73, explains how her father came up with this project for them when she was about 6 years old in hopes that it would help keep them out of mischief.

Bottle Cap Brooch Craft

Check out these instructions to make a unique brooch using a bottle cap, submitted by Christina Panczyk.

Bottle Cap Frame Craft

You can transform a plain, inexpensive acrylic frame into a personalized masterpiece by using decorated bottle caps.

Bottle Cap Game Pieces

Nechama explains how she creates her own games and replaces lost game pieces using bottle caps!

Bottle Cap Lamp Shade Craft

Erica Kuntz explains how she created a one-of-a-kind lamp shade using bottle caps!

Bottle Cap Necklace Pendant Craft

Follow these directions, shared by Pene Hays, and you can create a fabulous pendant for a necklace or even a bracelet using bottle caps.

Bottle Cap Pumpkin Magnet Craft

Follow these directions and use a bottle cap and chenille stem to make a magnet that looks like a pumpkin.

Bottle Cap Rattles Craft

Keri shares instructions for making a musical rattle using bottle caps and a few other supplies.

CD Hover Craft

Lebenheimer explains how you can create a hover craft using an old CD, a balloon, and a water bottle lid.

Fire Truck Craft

Follow these instructions and make a little fire truck craft using a milk carton and a few other supplies.

Lid Magnet - Alien

See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Make a Stamp

Melissa from Darnell Spirit Productions shares dirctions for making your own stamps. Her ideas feature a dance-cheer design, but these directions can be used for any theme!

Message in the Bottle Cap Magnet

Make these sparkling magnets for your own refrigerator, a school locker, or to give as gifts!

Plastic Egg Basket Craft

Bernadette shared the directions for a fun plastic egg flower pot and I changed them up a little bit to be a miniature Easter basket

Plastic Egg Flower Pots Craft

Bernadette shared the directions for a fun plastic egg craft she made with her niece and nephew. Learn how you can make a miniature flower pot.

School Bus Craft

Make this school bus out of a milk carton.

Scrapbook With Bottle Caps

Find out how to enhance your scrapbook pages using bottle caps.

Bottle Cap Choker

Find out how to create a unique necklace using bottle caps and a few other supplies.

Bottle Cap Earrings

You can create a fun pair of earrings to go with your choker.

Bottle Cap Ornaments

Create lovely ornaments while recyling bottle caps.

Bottle Cap Tripod

You can make a unique tripod to hold small cameras.

Plastic Lid Ladybugs

I just love these colorful ladybugs who are made using the plastic lids of gallon milk jugs!

Wire Candlestick

This candlestick is made from dark annealed steel wire and the metal cap from a beer bottle! You could also use brass or copper wire.

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