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    Home » Repurposed Items » Milk Bottle Caps Art

    Milk Bottle Caps Art

    Published by Gail | Published September 25, 2015 | Updated January 11, 2022
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    Happy Friday, everyone! It's Angie, from Knick of Time, with a new project for you. I have an ever growing collection of old milk bottle caps that I love, but had never done anything with. I turned them into kitchen wall art that serves a extra purpose, which you'll see as well! It's a quick and easy project, which is an added bonus!

    milk bottle caps art

     



    Each cap is like a  colorful little work of art, but they are small, so it's hard to really show them off, but this project does that.

    antique milk bottle caps


    Supplies Needed:

    9 milk caps

    8x10 photo frame

    scrap corrugated metal

    .25in. diameter neodymium magnets (also called rare earth magnets)

    E6000 glue

    Paint an 8x10 photo frame to match your kitchen decor. Mine was a cheap thrift store frame that I painted white.

    painted photo frame

    Cut a piece of scrap corrugated metal to fit inside the frame with tin snips. It's easiest to use the mat or glass that came in the frame to trace the cut line on the metal. The edges will  be sharp, so wear gloves and be careful when handling it. You can also use flat metal, if you don't like the waviness of the corrugated metal.

    corrugated metal

    Insert the metal into the frame, then screw washers on the back side, around the frame opening to keep the metal in place.

    Round up your favorite milk caps, and if you don't have any, they can easily be found in most antique stores. I've never paid more than 50 cents for them.

    old milk caps

    Flip the caps over and put a small dab of glue in the center, then position a magnet on the glue and allow them to dry for several hours. Neodymium magnets are really strong magnets, so use strong glue, like E600, rather than hot glue, which may come off the milk cap because of the pull of the magnet.

    neodymium magnets

    Now, just position the milk cap magnets onto the corrugated metal in a way that looks pleasing to you.

    Whenever you need a magnet for your fridge, grab one off your wall art 🙂

    milk bottle caps wall art

    Now, just hang it up and enjoy these little cuties all  grouped together!

    milk bottle caps kitchen art

    I hope you'll pop over to Knick of Time, where all of these milk caps are available as free printable images, along with a brand new project idea to make with the printables, HERE!

    See you next month!

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    see more of Angie's projects here

    Related Content: Picture Frame Ideas For Home Decor and More

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    About Angie

    Angie loves celebrating farmhouse style! She shares easy DIY project ideas, repurposed vintage decor and printable antique graphics and more at knickoftime.net

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    1. Debbie from Michigan

      January 26, 2016 at 6:10 am

      Will be making this woven seat in my on my over 100year old seatless chair,finally it will have a seat!

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        January 26, 2016 at 1:03 pm

        Yay, Happy that you found that easy woven chair post.

        https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/easy-weave-chair-seat/

    2. gail@myrepurposedlife.com

      September 26, 2015 at 8:48 am

      Angie,

      I like the tip about the washers, I'd love to see a picture of how you did that on the back of the frame. I'm so visual. 🙂

      I'm always looking for great tips to secure stuff in the many frames I have in my stash for repurposing.

      cute kitchen decor!
      gail

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      • Angie

        September 26, 2015 at 1:38 pm

        I took a photo of the washers, and somehow it disappeared. I'll take another one and add it this weekend, Gail.

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