Book Tour: Encino Gets Crafty

The Encino leg of the book signing tour was so fun! We met some awesome fans and got to see some of the CJ team. We featured our Bottle Cap Charm project and it looks like it was a hit. After, we grabed a bite to eat and a glass of wine at an Italian joint just a door down.

What a great day and much thanks to everyone at the Encino Barnes and Noble, Kate at Sterling/lark and Sue for putting on a wonderful event and making us feel at home for our first signing! We will never forget today!

I can't believe we got a front window display!

The king of DIY takes over Barnes and Noble!

Nice Display

Creative Juice Crafty Peeps

Steve, Eddie (my hubby)and Greg

Sooooo many bottle caps and books!

Visit us on the rest of the tour!

July 26 - Pleasanton, CA (7:30 pm) - Town Center Books

Catch us on ABC-7, View From The Bay (7-26)

August 1 - Chicago, IL (12:30 pm) - DePaul University - The Loop Campus
Join us for a Make & Take!

August 9 - Tulsa, OK (7:00 pm) - Barnes and Noble

Catch us on ABC-8, Good Day Tulsa (8-9)

Bottle Caps Galore? Then Re-Craft Them!

Take a closer peek at a few of the bottle cap projects that are on display during our book tour. We made necklaces, cuff links, bracelets, frames, gift boxes, hair clips,rings, pins - it is endless what you can make with bottle cap charms.

Bottle Cap Charm Instructions:
bottle caps
small images
1" circle punch
diamond glaze
sewing pin
tacky glue
small nail
hammer
wooden board


1. If you want to use a jump ring: punch one hole through the rim of each bottle cap with a hammer and nail. Use an old wood board as a work surface. If you want to glue the charm: you will not need to punch a hole.

2. Use the 1" circle punch to cut the image into a circle. Glue the image to the to the inside of the bottle cap and allow to dry. If you punched a hole: Make sure the image is facing up, toward the punched hole.

4. Seal the image with a thick coating of Diamond Glaze and allow it to dry following the manufacturer's instructions. If you get an air bubble, poke the bubble with a sewing pin. Allow to dry unmoved for at least 24 hours.

6. To make a single pendant, use jewelry pliers to attach a jump ring through the punched hole and slide onto a necklace.

7. Glue to findings, frames, magnets, etc using a strong glue like E6000.