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Bottle Cap Screen Door

Plastic bottle caps can be used to make fly and insect door curtains.

Measure a piece of timber dowel the width of the door. Drill a small hole (1/8") in the centre of each cap and string them together like beads, with knots along the string to keep them separate from each other. A creative person could make a design or picture on the curtain out of different coloured caps.

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Affix at the top of the door, with two screw-eyes and hooks for easy removal during the winter months when insects aren't a problem or for cleaning if necessary.

By Mopoke from Huon, Victoria

A curtain made of strung bottle caps.
 

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December 15, 20110 found this helpful

Ingenious! There's a lady who makes welcome mats out of these plastic bottle caps, but I don't know how she attaches them or what she attaches them to. I save them and have plenty, but don't know what exactly to do with them. Thanks so much for the idea!

 
December 15, 20110 found this helpful

Okay I do not get how this can keep insects from coming indoors. Can anyone explain why they would not come in thru the little holes between the caps.

 
December 14, 20160 found this helpful

This sounds very questionable to me as well

 

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December 15, 20111 found this helpful

Love this recycle idea! Reminds me of the psychedelic late 60's and early 70's era bead curtains - LOL :-)

Unless there's at least a slight breeze that makes these move to distract the bugs I don't know how it would be very realistic as a bug deterent though.

 

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