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When you pop open a bottle of beer, what doyoudo with the bottle cap? Throw it off to the side and forgetaboutit? Toss it in the garbage? These are just habits that we'veallgotten used to, but soon you'll see that they most definitelyneedto be broken.

You might be thinking, "What the heck am I supposed to do withabunch of leftover bottle caps?" Luckily for you, we've compiledahandy list of nifty and neat DIY bottle cap crafts below thatyoucan use at your disposal.
Recycling, up-cycling or reusing materials destined for thetrashhas become one way to make crafts, artwork, decorations orevensound. Some of the stuff that ends up in landfills is made upofresources that would be expensive to buyotherwise--includingbottle caps. Save bottle caps from going into alandfill andstretch your craft skills at the same time.
Old beer bottle caps can decorate anything from mirrors to chairstoa refrigerator. One common craft made from bottle capsisrefrigerator magnets. Glue seed beads and felt inside the captomake it look like a pie, or use other materials to decorate itanyway you want. Clay, glued paper or stickers also candecoratebottle caps. Glue a magnet on the back of a finished bottlecap andstick it to your refrigerator. Glue different colors ofbottle capsaround an old mirror, chair or dresser to add decorativeflair tothe piece. Beer bottle caps glued together to formdecorativecoasters if placed on pieces of cork.
Both the inside and outside of bottle caps can be decoratedwithpictures from magazines, beads, stickers, clay or paint tomakejewelry. Once you've decorated the bottle caps, drill a hole inthetop with a jewelry drill, or use a hammer and small nail.Transformdecorated bottle caps into necklaces, bracelets orearrings. Usethe same process to make beer bottle cap pendantsorbroaches.
The metal of beer bottle caps has the potential to make sound.Makea simple hand tambourine by taking two y-shaped hardwoodsticks,drilling a hole in the center of several bottle caps andstringingthem on wire between the y-section of each stick. The capsareusually flattened before they are strung. Decorate the stickswithmarkers or paint. Use bottle caps to make contactmicrophones,which are used to amplify other sounds. Solder a bottlecap to apiezoelectric disc, which picks up and amplifies whateverthebottle cap is placed on. This is useful for amplifying smallsoundssuch as crystal being rubbed or a box spring being hit.

So what are you waiting? Ever imagined there will be tonsofsmart projects you can make by recycling bottle caps? Wellletsfound a treasure of beautiful handmade crafts to try in ourapp.There are tables, wind chimes, wreath and wall art tutorialstoname a few bottle caps design around the world. Now there isareason to collect bottle caps.