How to Attach Bottle Caps With Rivets

Bottle caps have many potential craft applications.

Bottle caps are printed in a wide variety of colors, patterns and logos. Their bright designs and plentiful nature make them an ideal craft supply. Attaching bottle caps to leather or fabric is one of the ways to use them in craft projects. This requires a rivet tool, which can be found at any hardware store.

Things You'll Need

• Bottle caps
• Anti-bacterial soap
• Water
• Rivet tool
• Rivets
• Fabric or leather
• Scissors
• Metal punch
• Wood block
• Hammer

Instructions

1. Wash the bottle caps in anti-bacterial soap and water to remove any traces of beverage left in or on the caps.

2. Place a bottle cap facedown on a block of wood. Use a metal punch and a hammer to make a hole in the center of the bottle cap.

3. Make a small slit in the fabric or leather with scissors where you would like to attach the bottle cap. Line up the hole in the bottle cap with the slit in the fabric.

4. Load a rivet into the rivet tool, feeding the stem of the rivet through the holes in the bottle cap and fabric.

5. Squeeze the handle of the rivet tool until you hear a pop. This sound means the rivet is firmly attached.

Tips & Warnings

• Rivets are available in various diameter sizes. Be sure to use a metal punch in a corresponding size to your rivet size.

• For a different look, try hammering the bottle caps flat before using, or attach them facedown.

• Wear safety glasses when attaching rivets. The stem of the rivet will detach when snapped into place and can fly up, posing a danger to the eyes.

References

• Studio Creations; Riveting Basics