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erowease
True Blue Farmgirl

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Lesley
Edmonds wa
USA
294 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2011 :  07:40:38 AM  Show Profile
I drink bottled iced tea at work and was looking at the metal lids thinking there must be a way to re-use them but need some ideas.

live long and prosper,

Lesley

embchicken
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Elaine
Ocean NJ
USA
1487 Posts

Posted - Apr 13 2011 :  2:32:22 PM  Show Profile
I have seen them made into bracelets and earrings.

~ Elaine
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi

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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

4928 Posts



USA
4928 Posts

Posted - Apr 15 2011 :  1:53:30 PM  Show Profile
I have made ornaments from them:

http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=48013

and

http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/search/label/Metal%20Lids


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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

4928 Posts



USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2011 :  05:22:25 AM  Show Profile
I wonder if they could be used for the crocheted bottle cap hot pad pattern (only adjusted for a larger lid)?

http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/botcaphotplamat.html


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erowease
True Blue Farmgirl

294 Posts

Lesley
Edmonds wa
USA
294 Posts

Posted - Apr 18 2011 :  08:20:15 AM  Show Profile
I think I am going to try the ornament idea but turn it into a medallion for a necklace since they are small enough. Thank you for the ideas.

Lesley
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JennyJKerr
True Blue Farmgirl

55 Posts

Jenny
Kenosha Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2011 :  09:09:12 AM  Show Profile  Send JennyJKerr a Yahoo! Message
I have a bunch that don't have a company name on them they just have the organic certified logo on them. I thought that was just super cute on it's own so I just glued a magnet inside.

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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl

2817 Posts

Heather
Haysville Kansas
USA
2817 Posts

Posted - Apr 18 2011 :  10:21:10 AM  Show Profile
Kristina you gave me a totally new idea!!!!!!! I don't drink tea though!

Can those of you who have way too many (I don't really have any lids like that at all as we don't drink or use anything like that.......sorry, our milk glass lids are like that, but I have to return them to my dairy each time to get my full 4 dollar deposit back on my the glass jar the milk comes in.

But, oh I would be so happy if some one could send me some! I want to make garden stakes with them. I was going to do the hammer nail thing on lids, but you know what I think I would put pics of the fruits/veggies in there, and then use some kind of clear paint/glaze put them on stakes and put them in my garden!


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erowease
True Blue Farmgirl

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Lesley
Edmonds wa
USA
294 Posts

Posted - Apr 18 2011 :  11:10:09 AM  Show Profile
Heather,

What a cool idea to use them as plant markers. I will start saving some for you.

Lesley
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl

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Heather
Haysville Kansas
USA
2817 Posts

Posted - Apr 18 2011 :  4:20:52 PM  Show Profile
Thanks Lesley, it was your post, and Kristina's pictures that gave me the idea!


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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

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USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2011 :  05:05:19 AM  Show Profile
What a great idea Heather

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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl

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Heather
Haysville Kansas
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2011 :  09:07:52 AM  Show Profile
It was your pictures that sparked the idea! lol haha


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CountryGirl2
Farmgirl in Training

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Trisha
Longview Washington
USA
21 Posts

Posted - Apr 24 2011 :  03:03:52 AM  Show Profile
Heather ~ Thanks for the great idea, I will be making some plant markers soon. ~ Trisha ~ farmgirl sister # 2982
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Arctic Flower
True Blue Farmgirl

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Marjorie
Nenana Alaska
USA
85 Posts

Posted - May 02 2011 :  2:45:52 PM  Show Profile
Lesley, save some of those bottles too. I keep several handy out in my flower garden tucked away out of sight. When I want to pick some flowers from the garden I have handy vases ready to go. Tie a pretty ribbon around the bottle and you have a very pretty vase to set on your table or on your front step to welcome visitors. Decorate the bottle cap and punch a hole in it and then run the ribbon through the bottle cap hole for extra embellishment on your recycled vase. I have painted bottle caps the colors of my flowers then glued the name of the flowers I cut on the inside of the cap using a fancy font from my computer. The only problem is that I keep giving them away to friends who just can't live without them. LOL. Guess I need to make some more this summer.
Happy Crafting!!

Farmgirl #2416

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Edited by - Arctic Flower on May 02 2011 2:55:18 PM
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