Bottle Cap Sacred Hearts

I love visiting and shopping in Mexico...LOVE IT!  The color, the weather, the art...it all sings to my heart.  Since my yearly trip to Puerto Vallarta was cancelled, I had to create my own Mexican art to feed my soul.  What I love about this project is that it's just scrap wood and bottle caps.  I printed out the images on my computer, added a little glitter and, for a minute, felt like things were right in the world.  Do what you can to stay sane during this crazy time, sweet friends, and 

always Make Your Mark!

These have my heart!

Loteria and Frida images were my choice, but change it up if you want!

A Dremel is the perfect carving tool!

STUFF I USED:
DecoArt Top Coat: https://amzn.to/2CeRXfv Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paint: https://amzn.to/3fBHuJk Images to print: http://www.markmontano.com/p/bottle-cap-sacred-heart-images.html MY AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/markmontano

Watch how to make them here or
watch this video on my Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/hRNb003wQa0

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Create with your whole heart!

Mexican Folk Art Bottle Cap Crosses

I adore Mexican folk art!  The color, the happiness, the textures, all of it.  Because I have so many bottle caps left over from an ambitious Ebay bid,  I REALLY needed to use them for another project or 2 or 3 or 4......  These bottle cap crosses fit the bill.  Lucky me, I even scored some discarded 

1" x 1" wood pieces at the construction site near my house so all in all, this project didn't cost much to make.  You can even print out the bottle cap images from the  Internet on your home computer. You can find everything from butterflies to saints just ready to print out and use.  Whatever strikes your fancy, really.  Remember, have fun, explore other cultures and always

Make Your Mark!

Color burst!

Displayed on my patio

Watch the video here!

Stuff I Used

Craft bottle caps (try Amazon.com)

Allure Dimensional Design Adhesive Paint in Gloss

DecoArt Liquid Glass 

Scrap wood

Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paints

Bottle cap images

Here's how

1. & 2. Glue your wood pieces together to make a cross with E-6000 and then paint in a color you like

3. & 4.  Embellish with other colors and add dimension with Allure

5. & 6.  Print and cut your bottle cap images and then glue them inside the bottle caps with regular white school glue

7.  Fill them with a small amount of DecoArt's Liquid Glass and let them dry until they are clear

8. Glue the bottle caps to the painted crosses and let dry

Folk Art!