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I saw some bottle cap pins in the gallery and love them! I want to make ornaments for our tree this year using this idea. This is where i get stumped though. She used a toster oven to melt the first round of EP ans UTEE. I don't have a toaster oven and right now can't justify that expense with the hubby. What heat setting would I use for my regular oven and how long would I leave them in there? Someone please help me. This is a project I can let the kids in on and I know they would love it!! Thanks in advance for any and all advice and help!!!
Renee Stewart
I would hesitate to use a regular oven - they do say that a lot of the products we use in the toaster oven put an unhealthy coating on the inside of the oven that might be dangerous. What I would like to recommend is going to a Value Village or thrift store of some kind and picking up a used toaster oven. A lot of people get tired of their toaster ovens and give them to charity.
The other way you could do this is to heat up your bottle cap with your heat embossing tool and then put a tiny bit of EP in it, working slowly you should be able to melt it without making the EP fly all over the room. If you use self-closing tweezers you could even heat the bottle cap from the bottom side - therefore keeping the EP inside .
I've made the bottle caps as necklace pendants and I use Crystal Effects. That way there's no heating at all you just leave it to dry overnight. I use StazOn or Craft inks as the dye/classics will run. Might be safer for kids that way,too.
I second the use of Crystal Effects. When I was doing these last summer I used stazon ink and colored in with sharpies. They have so many fun colors. They did bleed just a little bit but it was barely noticeable. I put a little glitter around the outside edge before I filled partway with the CE made them really sparkle. Another tip is to make sure that you don't shake up your CE too much or squeeze super hard because you will get bubbles which are less attractive. If you do get any small bubbles gently pop them with a needle. Have fun it's a super cool project.
I also think that using crystal effects works great. I also just learned a new trick to help with the ink bleeding. Cover your image in packing tape and then punch it out put it in the bottlecap and then cover with CE.
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If you decide to go with the ep, pPut them in a tinfoil pan and start to heat them from below. When it starts melting you can heat it from above. Then let them sit in the pan and cool before you touch them. No marks ;)
Shelley
I just want to say a big THANK YOU to all who responded to my cry for help! Once again I am just overwhelmed with the generosity of knowledge from you all. Thank you again!!!!
Renee
I also think that using crystal effects works great. I also just learned a new trick to help with the ink bleeding. Cover your image in packing tape and then punch it out put it in the bottlecap and then cover with CE.
Wow...this is a GREAT tip. Thanks for sharing that with us.
Regarding how to put holes in the bottlecaps, I've searched Splitcoast to read all I could find on bottlecaps and it seems that the way to put a hole in your bottle cap is to use a nail and a hammer to pierce the metal.
Thanks for the tip on the packing tape - I tried one without yesterday using the Real Red classic ink and it turned a fluorescent orange when the Crystal Effects was on it! LOL!! Also caused it to bleed. I'll try the tape for the next one.
I did one with EP and used my heat gun and tweezers to heat from below. Beware of the rubber ring inside the cap (which would now be on the bottom of a squished cap. I forgot about it and burned it all. It did come out with some effort, but I've read that you can heat it a little with your gun and then pull it off with the tweezers before proceeding.
Idid one with EP and used my heat gun and tweezers to heat from below. Beware of the rubber ring inside the cap (which would now be on the bottom of a squished cap. I forgot about it and burned it all. It did come out with some effort, but I've read that you can heat it a little with your gun and then pull it off with the tweezers before proceeding.
Yvonne
yes, you'll want to heat your bottle cap to remove the rubber that is in the bottom, before putting any CS or EP into the bottle cap, by removing the rubber, it will help your CS lay flat.
Bottle Cap Pins-- HELP!!
