Halloween Bottle Cap Garland

Okay, Robin...I need to know what to string these on. I have the bottle caps in process...but I'm trying to decide what to use for the "garland" part of it. Would some orange and/or black garland work or were you thinking of something nicer? Help!!

Hi Vicki....

I was thinking we might tie them onto some skinny orange and / or black ribbon......or you could use other colors like purple and orange, maybe loosely braided, or just one color, or 3, or even that coarse brown packaging twine? I think that could give it a fun look. One might want to add some small store-bought Halloween charms / items in with the caps. The only mandatory is that it be 12 caps decorated and strung together..........oh, and that you must have fun creating it. :-)

You say something nicer than garland.....when I think garland, I think of the store-bought glass beads. I suppose if you were really looking for a heart you could incorporate your caps into / onto a nice garland.

Oh.......maybe you mean that polystyrene garland of pumpkins and cats? Hmmm......you could use that, but it isn't very strong. You might want to string your caps and then work that into it.

These are just some thoughts.....I'm leaving the materials and construction up to the participants of this swap.......anything goes....well, as long as it's in good taste. And it is supposed to be garland, so the caps should be strung a distance apart, not clumped up in the center of the garland strand.

Also.....one could punch a hole on both sides of the cap and string them along or they could punch one hole in the top (as you would for a pendent) and let them hang from the strand.

It's your call. :-)

How long should the finnised garland be?

Hi alleycat....

Well, that all depends upon how many bottle caps you use and how far apartyou space them.

You are to create 12 caps.......you can make more.

Let us say you make the required 12 and you space them 3 inches apart. Then I should think that the end result would be about 33 inches of bottle cap decoration plus about 4 inches (at least) of trailing garland strand on each end. This would bring the complete product (including the trailing strands) to about 42 inches long.

I wouldn't space them further apart unless you plan to incorporate other items in between the caps. It would look sparse if you were to space them further apart without anything in between the caps.

Okay..so here's what I'm doing. I'm using black chain..the big loop kind. Then I'm adding bottle caps and some ribbons on each end. Ohhh wait, maybe I will lace the ribbon through the chain loops!! Hmmm...definitely a work in progress....

VJP....

That sounds awesome!

Yipppeee!!! Partners are assigned and I'm receiving from Robin!! I can't wait to see your beautiful creation!!

If you are having trouble with how to string your cap onto the garland.....

Try punching 1 hole into each cap and place a jump ring on them. Then string your caps, spacing them apart and tying them in place using the strand on which you string them. You can then weave this strand in with other strands.