I was pleased as punch when Jennifer asked me to be a part of the 12 gifts of Christmas blog hop! I was excited to learn I'd be in good company too, just have a look at this line up! Friday, October 14- Jennifer/ Ellison Lane Quilts Saturday, October 15- Ayumi/Pink Penguin Sunday, October 16- Amy/ Lots of Pink Here Monday, October 17- Faith/Fresh Lemons Quilts Tuesday, October 18- Penny/Sew Take a Hike Wednesday, October 19- Kati/From the Blue Chair Thursday, October 20- Lee/Freshly Pieced Friday, October 21- Elizabeth/Don't Call Me Betsy Saturday, October 22- Melanie/Texas Freckles Sunday, October 23- Lindsay/Craft Buds Monday, October 24- Amanda/A Crafty Fox Tuesday, October 25-Vanessa/Little Big Girl Studio Each blog will be posting an awesome gift tutorial, and having a giveaway for a GC to a fabric shop. Make sure and leave a comment on Jennifer's tutorial for a chance to win the grand prize of a $250 GC to the fabric worm! On to the tutorial! I had been saving bottle caps all summer (we drink a lot of Reed's Extra Ginger beer around here. It's non-alcoholic and if you like ginger, you won't be disappointed if you pick some up!) for a trivet, and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make sure I actually made something with them instead of well, you know, just having good intentions to make something with them! What you will need: 28 bottle caps 30 mm clover yoyo maker 28 fabric circles approximately 3.25" round (I used 12 pink ones for the points and 16 scrappy ones for the center square) needle and thread and a water soluble pen What you will do: 1. Arrange your bottle caps and choose and cut your fabrics. 2. Using a double threaded needle, make your fabric covered caps by making a yoyo, and right before you cinch your thread and tie your knot, insert the bottle cap right side down into the yoyo. Finish cinching your thread and tie your knot. Make sure you don't pull on the thread too hard, or it might break. Hide the thread tail in the yoyo by reinserting the needle into the same area that the knot is in, and pull the needle through the yoyo edge. Cut the thread close to the yoyo. 3. Lay your bottle caps out in a pleasing manner and mark on the top of the...