Upcycle: Bottlecap trivets

Bottlecap trivets [Only admins are allowed to see this link]
It was another day with a bunch of goodies from you in the shoebox starting with a project sent in by Jeanette Anderson of Otis, Ore. Like a number of you, Jeanette enjoys making things from items other people throw away. Some friends gave her a challenge when they gave her a bag full of bottle caps and said "make something."

There was also some fabric in the bag, so Jeanette fooled them all by making a set of coasters and a trivet (Figure A) [Only admins are allowed to see this link] Jeanette first cut the fabric into 2-inch circles, basted around the outside edge of each circle, put a cap in the middle of each one then pulled the thread to gather the fabric tightly around the cap. Knot thread and tie it off. She then sewed seven of the circles together placing one in the center and the other six on the outside. With remaining bottle caps and fabric she made a trivet by stitching 12 more covered bottle caps to the outside of one of the coasters.

They were very nice. It all reminded me of years ago when we used to do the same kind of thing to make trivets but used purple felt and stitched the covered caps together in what was supposed to resemble a bunch of grapes. Jeanette's were much nicer and certainly much more attractive by using printed fabric instead of plain felt.