Vintage Look Bottle Top Locket

sweet as a rose!

Posted by Georgia

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I absolutely LOVE this locket :)
I used a plastic rose off an old earring for my decoration
(I lost the other one :/ )
I hope you like it- i do! :D
This is a reaaaaallllllyyyyy llllloooooonnnnnggggg how-to, but Caeli L's how-to is sooooo much shorter and easier to follow if you don't understand mine!! :D xx

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • 1 small piece of Fabric (or you could use a paint)
  • 2 Bottle Tops
  • Hammer or Pliers
  • 1 Marker Pen
  • Glue (I used UHU)
  • 20 Fake Pearl Beads
  • Decorations that you would like on your locket
  • 1 necklace Chain
  • 1 small piece of String or thread

Steps (18 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    First, get your 2 bottle caps!

  2. 2

    if your bottle tops have a rubber layer on...like mine! Just peel it off..it's pretty easy to do!

  3. 3

    The 2 bottle tops should look like this:

  4. 4

    Use the end of your hammer or pliers to bend the the rims.

  5. 5

    Keep bending...

  6. 6

    There you go! They should now look like this:

  7. 7

    Thread your beads onto a piece of string or tread and tie a small knot, so that the beads form a circle.

  8. 8

    Like this:

  9. 9

    gather up all your things together.

  10. 10

    Draw round both of your bottle tops onto your fabric and cut them out.

  11. 11

    Also cut out a small strip of fabric

  12. 12

    You should now have this:

  13. 13

    Glue your strip onto one bottle cap

  14. 14

    Then onto the other

  15. 15

    Then add the beads to the outside:

  16. 16

    Glue your 2 circles of fabric onto your bottle tops like this:

  17. 17

    Then add your decoration to the locket

  18. 18

    Add a chain and your done!!