How to Make Magnets Using Plastic Caps From Water Bottles

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by NeliDesign
4 Materials
$65
2 Hours
Medium

Learn how to upcycle plastic water bottles caps and turn them in super cute magnets. The ones I made were for my son's gaming time chart that I made to keep track of how much time he played video games. Each magnets represents 15 minutes

Print


I made a printable file to help you.  I have two versions available depending on whether you have a Silhouette (or Cricut) or only a printer.


For my part, I printed on a white cardstock paper and added stamped ink on it to give it a little texture.

Then, I asked my daughter to color it. The yellow ones will be the 15 minutes for watching videos and the blue ones will be video games.

Assemble the magnets


First, I started by dropping the magnets in the bottom of the plastic bottle caps. 

Second, I added the paper circles on top.

Pour the Resin


Then, I mixed the ArtResin according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Finally, I poured into the caps taking care not to overflow them and spill the ArtResin. Uh … without spilling? not really! I made a mess!!! (that’s why it’s better to wear gloves and to protect your work surface with parchment paper or wax paper!).


In the manufacturer’s instructions, they talk about using a torch to remove the bubbles in the resin. Since the caps are plastic, I thought it was not a very good idea! What do you think? haha


So I used my Heat-it craft tool to remove the bubbles. It is very helpful since it heats up without making too much wind.

And now, 24 hours later, it’s dry and I have beautiful custom magnets to go with my gaming time chart.


Pssst: Can you believe this magnetic chart is a cookie sheet? Check out how I made the frame to hide it here.

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  • Mary Mary on May 09, 2020

    So, the magnets actually held, even through the bottle cap?

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