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From the lens How to Flatten Bottle Caps .

  • VisFeminea Apr 15, 2012 @ 10:03 am | delete
    Thank you for the step by step photographed guide!
  • brynimagire Mar 26, 2012 @ 8:48 am | delete
    Fantastic .! Great lens !
  • Tipi Feb 24, 2012 @ 11:34 am | delete
    I just think this is such a great use for bottle caps, making something beautiful out of something we used to toss out is a great green idea too!
  • ionee_25 Feb 10, 2012 @ 7:57 am | delete
    I like the idea. Thanks for posting.
  • Dec 3, 2011 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    Wow. The things I've learned from squidooing. Great, informative lens. Thanks.
  • simplyoasis Nov 2, 2011 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    Another great lens for bottle caps. You have inspired me to give this a try! I've got a Sizzix Sidekick on the way so I'm hoping it will do the flattening for me.
  • pawpaw911 Oct 12, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    What a cool idea. I never heard of it before. I learned something new today.
  • RaverGoat Oct 3, 2011 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    I have so many bottlecaps lying around I just might try this! Thanks!
  • kiwinana71 Sep 13, 2011 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    I have never seen this before, but I like it, must try doing some myself. Thanks for sharing.
  • Chris-H Sep 7, 2011 @ 2:38 am | delete
    Pretty neat! What a creative craft. I had never even considered turning bottle caps into art!
  • tvyps Sep 6, 2011 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    Interesting designs... the really old bottlecaps are getting really hard to find, old Pepsi, Coke, etc. Cool idea.
  • wattzy Aug 21, 2011 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    haha thats very cool i wanna try this out.
  • KimGiancaterino Aug 17, 2011 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    We used to set bottle caps on train tracks. The only problem was finding them after the train passed by. Your way makes much more sense!
  • scarlettohairy Aug 2, 2011 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    So nice! I have always used my bottlecaps just the way they come but this looks fancy! Love the edges when they're smashed.
  • Donnette Jul 4, 2011 @ 3:47 am | delete
    you're so very talented! lovely lens, thank you
  • A-Redneck May 20, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    I had no idea that they actually sold bottle cap images. Wow did I ever learn a lot today. Thank you so much.
  • cuteordeath Apr 26, 2011 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    Hm. I've been saving bottle caps for over a year, but I haven't decided what to do with them yet. I will bookmark this for future reference. ^_^
  • summersorbet Apr 11, 2011 @ 3:32 pm | delete
    Great idea! Wonder if I can do this, too? You make it look so easy :-)
  • chemknitsblog Mar 25, 2011 @ 7:30 am | delete
    This is such an original idea! I've been wanting to get more into scrapbooking, but the last few years I've been making digital books so I can easily give copies to multiple people. *Blessed*
  • Sylvestermouse Mar 17, 2011 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Adding a kiss for luck on this St. Patrick's Day!
  • JeanJohnson Feb 25, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    found this to be interesting, thank you for the article :)
  • NaturalMindset Jan 20, 2011 @ 10:27 pm | delete
    So glad to learn about the Sizzix option; thank you!
  • ajgodinho Dec 6, 2010 @ 11:23 am | delete
    Well done and concise lens on a unique topic ~ **Blessed by a Squid-Angel**
  • Charlystoybox Nov 6, 2010 @ 3:35 am | delete
    What an ingenius idea! Looks so beautiful too.
  • nightcats Oct 14, 2010 @ 9:56 am | delete
    Gorgeous. I have not known the right way to flatten bottlecaps. I have always just given them a smack with the hammer, but the results are definitely substandard compared to your way. I will lensroll this to my scrapbook lens.
  • lizziebeth Oct 5, 2010 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    I really like the way these bottlecaps look after they are flattened. I also like the suggestion about getting a Sizzix machine. It is now on my Presents to Myself list for the future.
  • hexagon Oct 1, 2010 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Beautiful and creative lens.
  • eclecticeducation Sep 11, 2010 @ 1:11 am | delete
    I've rated this in the past, but I came back to leave a blessing on it. I hope to try it one day.
  • Sylvestermouse Sep 9, 2010 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Really fabulous! Another great craft idea. I love it!
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 1, 2010 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • artyfax Aug 28, 2010 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    got lots of these little perishers but never seem able to get a decent flattened end-product. Gonna have another go now, hopefully I will be creating with them soon. A great lens, thanks for the info.
  • WildFacesGallery May 24, 2010 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    What a seriously clever idea and turtorial. Very nice. :)
  • Demaw Mar 25, 2010 @ 10:59 am | delete
    Nice lens, As kids we used to play with bottle caps. The imagination was the limit. 5*
  • Beautiful_GreenBeans Nov 21, 2009 @ 11:10 am | delete
    What a great way to get some aggression out (hammer!) and turn it into something beautiful! Love it!
  • spirituality Nov 18, 2009 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Great lens, blessed by a squidangel :)
  • nightcats Nov 2, 2009 @ 11:53 am | delete
    A truly great lens. I'm recommending you on one of my crafting sites. Thanks so much.,
  • ChapelHillFiddler Sep 2, 2009 @ 7:53 am | delete
    Well that's interesting, I never heard of this before. And there's a machine to flatten bottlecaps? Amazing. The folks that make giant puppets use flattened bottlecaps as washers when they drill through the paper mache into support struts, so they won't tear out. Thanks for this!
  • BevsPaper Aug 9, 2009 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    What a cool lens! Never heard of this use before but I like it!
  • Laniann Jul 14, 2009 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    A beautiful piece with the little girl's face. 5*s
  • Tiddledeewinks Jun 5, 2009 @ 9:26 am | delete
    What a neat idea for something everyone usually throws away! 5 *'s
  • James20 May 10, 2009 @ 12:01 am | delete
    interesting. That looks pretty cool.
  • ChineseKitesforKids Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    You blow my mind. Your creativity is astounding! I wish I had the room for all the crafts I want to try.
  • kab Apr 20, 2009 @ 9:19 am | delete
    The Giant Squid Greeters are kicking off a fun team challenge. You are hereby formally invited to join my team: Kab's Fab Squid Squad. I think you'd be a great addition to the Squid Squad.
  • Saachi Apr 16, 2009 @ 8:08 am | delete
    A very helpful lens. I enjoyed following each step. I will be rating it a 5Star!!
    A great work!
  • MiaBellezza Apr 14, 2009 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Great idea - my husband seems to produce bottle caps anyway - they pop up everywhere!
  • Bookeres Apr 6, 2009 @ 6:02 am | delete
    Excellent - yet another thing I want to try! Thank you for this lens.
  • julcal Mar 15, 2009 @ 11:41 am | delete
    Hey Kat! Happy sunday yourself ! I just put my saddle on ebay - getting too old to fall off a horse.

    thanks for directing me to this lens - this is another one i LOVE to look at!

    YOU'RE the BEST !
  • mistyblue75605 Mar 14, 2009 @ 11:10 am | delete
    I love these things!!! I have been wanting to do these for awhile since I seen it on etsy! 5*'s

    (random lens viewer)
  • Sojourn Mar 14, 2009 @ 1:26 am | delete
    That is the most creative thing I've ever seen for scrapbooking! Nice job with the instructions, too. Very easy to follow.
  • rms Mar 8, 2009 @ 8:12 am | delete
    Very cool idea!
  • Snozzle Feb 16, 2009 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Flattened bottlecaps - never thought of this before. Excellent info, 5* lens.
    Mike.
  • TheGreenerMe Feb 12, 2009 @ 11:03 am | delete
    Beautiful and creative! Nice job on turning something that's ordinarily thrown away into something unique. I'm lensrolling this to my 30 easy green tips lens.
  • hanjee Feb 10, 2009 @ 9:33 am | delete
    thanks for this lens
  • mulberry Feb 3, 2009 @ 7:55 am | delete
    I really like the look of this, nice tutorial!
  • PosterChildSmile Jan 18, 2009 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    I've been wondering how to do this. Thanks for teaching.
  • Chris1392 Jan 16, 2009 @ 10:11 am | delete
    Five stars! Good job.
  • julcal Jan 15, 2009 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    Oh my God! this is great ! *****

    ~ Julie
  • PaulHassing Jan 12, 2009 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    Wow! You put the Ar! into Arcane! I'm always impressed by what I learn in here! Best regards, P. :)
  • M_S_Beltran Jan 7, 2009 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    OMG this is so cool I have got to try this! We like to go to a place in our town that has a collection of old historic buildings from the 1700s to the 1940s, and they have an old general store that sells glass bottles of cola with the metal caps. I have been wanting to make a scrapbook page with a vintage look for our visits to this place, and this is absolutely perfect for it. I am inspired now... and I am rambling. ***** you rock, thanks.
  • eclecticeducation Dec 16, 2008 @ 10:51 am | delete
    These are so adorable!!!! Thanks for sharing how to make them. 5*
  • awelldressedbullet Dec 12, 2008 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    Another fantastic idea! - Kathy
  • beachbum_gabby Dec 2, 2008 @ 9:59 pm | delete
    Now, I can make tags for my dogs without spending a bucks.
  • marsha32 Nov 29, 2008 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    scrapbooking in one of many things I would like to get in to...this is really neat idea! Thanks for your kind comment on my crafts.
  • booklvr Nov 26, 2008 @ 1:21 am | delete
    Loved the tips on the bottle caps. Great instructions.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 24, 2008 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    You come up with some of the neatest ideas.
    Great lens!
    Lizzy
  • Evelyn_Saenz Nov 20, 2008 @ 10:44 am | delete
    Adding texture to a scrap book sounds like a great idea.

    Lensrolled to /"http;//www.squidoo.com/christmas-gifts-for-children/">a>.
  • nightcats Nov 18, 2008 @ 9:12 am | delete
    I love this lens. I have used the expensive bottle caps that you get in scrapbook stores but I haven't thought about flattening my own. I am a great fan of anything that involves recycling and if you can save $$ while you recycle, then so much the better. Well done lens.
  • Yochana Nov 17, 2008 @ 6:34 pm | delete
    That is seriously cool! I've never seen this done with bottle caps before. It's got my little imagination is going nutts!

    Awesome lens! I'll think of you when I experiment and smash my finger with the hammer. LOL
  • tdove Nov 15, 2008 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • Happiegrrrl Nov 15, 2008 @ 11:05 am | delete
    I love crafting myself - and when I saw the lens title, it reminded me of a show I saw on tv about a guy who flattened aluminum cans and shingled(and sided) his home. He used a BIG sledgehammer, and made no false claims about it being a piece of cake! I bet if he'd see your lens he would come up with a way to make a can-sized sizzix!
  • Squidster Nov 11, 2008 @ 1:18 am | delete
    I love the creativity and originality of this lens. The step by step photo tutorial is a nice personal touch. Angel Blessings for the inspiration! ^:)^
  • Irenemaria Oct 29, 2008 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    My goodness so much there is to learn. Bottle caps huh! Thank you for a very unusual lens.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Oct 26, 2008 @ 10:30 am | delete
    I am not a scrapbooker, but I would think that these bottle caps would have uses in other crafts, and collaging. Great that you lists where to find them, because it isn't easy to find glass bottles any more.

    Nice lens. 5*
  • sharon330 Oct 1, 2008 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    That is a great hobby! I love it!
  • LaraineRose Sep 26, 2008 @ 2:18 am | delete
    I got a whole box of bottle caps given to me. They thought that I could use them in my canning endeavours. I didn't have a use for them. Now, I think I'll try this new hobby. Thank you for posting this interesting and informative lens.
  • lisadh Sep 23, 2008 @ 6:56 pm | delete
    Who knew battle caps could be so useful??
  • kephrira Sep 16, 2008 @ 6:11 am | delete
    interesting idea.
  • a_willow Sep 15, 2008 @ 5:11 am | delete
    Love it! Welcome to 'Reuse it all' group! :)
  • SewWithSarah Sep 14, 2008 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    This is GREAT information! I'd never worked with bottle caps, but I think I'm gonna try my hand at it. Thanks for the info.
  • Ritzy Aug 26, 2008 @ 11:47 am | delete
    I love your work, you have suddenly inspired me, I am an arty crafty type person and have had so many things on the go (that never got finished lol),that you have "guilt tripped" me into finding them all and getting them completed.
  • fanfreluche Aug 12, 2008 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    Wonderful! Such a great DIY idea. I love your lens.
  • Pamela2Heaven Aug 8, 2008 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    Wow...pretty neat!
  • mulberry Aug 1, 2008 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    Nice step-by-step instructions, the photos are really helpful too!
  • Noadi Jul 26, 2008 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Too cute.
  • EverythingMouse Jul 21, 2008 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    As always an interesting lens with lots of easy to follow ideas.
  • karmasherbs Jul 17, 2008 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    Some lovely pieces of work. Thanks for sharing...5*'s
  • enslavedbyfaeries Jul 16, 2008 @ 8:46 pm | delete
    This looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing these great ideas and suggestions. 5*'s!!
  • ShannonC Jul 16, 2008 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    What a cool idea with the bottle caps! Thanks :)
  • Jimmie Jun 24, 2008 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Neat-o! I'd love to see more pics of these flattened bottlecaps.
  • alteredkat Jun 1, 2008 @ 10:08 am | delete
    Thanks everyone!...I appreciate the comments!
    Kat :o)
  • JAV010 May 30, 2008 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    thanks for this good lens :)
  • May 24, 2008 @ 6:22 pm | delete
    another 5 stars! Now I want a Sizzix machine! :)
  • nightcats Apr 23, 2008 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Wish I had a Sizzix machine. this is a great tutorial. Not only do we help the environment by recycling bottle caps, we save money and develop our own creativity while doing it.
  • imagesbykim Jan 23, 2008 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Wow! Thanks for the tip about the sizzix machine, I can't wait to try it!
    What a fab tutorial!!

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