Bottle it up

We've all been there before, you have a house party with a bunch of good friends, drinks are had and everyone has a good old time (hopefully).  The next morning when you wake up you're amazed at all the places that bottle caps can end up.  In rooms people weren't even in, on shelves, counters, chairs, sinks, you name it, they're there.  Now most people would probably throw these out, but there are actually a lot of really cool things you can do with bottle caps considering it seems so wasteful to throw away all of those pieces of metal.

Here are some cool ideas:

You can make a bottle cap picture frame or a frame for a mirror.  I think it would be neat to use caps from one type of beer and making something with that.  It would make a great gift for someone who drinks only one kind or for a bachelor pad or something

If you paint some bottle caps or glue really cool beads or buttons you can make jewelry out of them

You can do the same thing with the jewelry but make fridge magnets.  I really like this idea for stocking stuffers or cute little gifts for fun

Or you can just do this if you have all the time in the world and a seemingly endless supply of bottle caps

Selling buttons at the door

The other day I discovered how many buttons my mother has collected over the years and I was little overwhelmed to say the least:

TWO full boxes of nothing but buttons!  It got me thinking, what kind of things could I do with all of these buttons since I highly doubt that I will ever make enough jackets to use all of these up.  I haven't done any crafts with them lately since I've been a little "tied" up (the reference will make more sense once I get around to finishing my lat) but I found some really cool things you could do with buttons

(I didn't take any of these pictures. just thought they were some cool ideas:

I love the idea of putting those buttons on the door.  All you'd need is some glue.  Same with the mirrors, you can get a cheap one or bedazzle a boring one you already have.  Buttons are kind of an awesome, cheap easy way to bedazzle your life and you could literally put them on anything your heart desires.

P.S. If the title doesn't make much sense it's because it's a reference to The Hobbit, I figured it was in spirit since I'm seeing the movie tonight.