Thursday, October 13, 2011

Recycle Bottle Ornament


I've been making hanging wine bottle candles by cutting off the bottom of the wine bottle. The discard from this is the circular bottom ... which has found new purpose as a central component for windchimes. I have also used broken bottoms to embellish some broken pottery mirrors. But I kept thinking there might be yet another use. (And I am sure I will find more.) What about Christmas ornaments? So here is one example of a Christmas ornament I designed.

I drilled a hole in the top and bottom and then wired a snowflake charm inside. The prism below is crystal. Makes a lovely ornament which allows the light to shine through. There are two different charm options and a variety of glass colors. Here is a link to more of these.

1 comments:

  1. That's beautiful, Teena! I'll never look at the bottom of a bottle the same way again. -Elizabeth W. Benicia

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