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My girlies / Homemade nightlight (wine bottle, glass gems, Christmas lights).... this would make an unique gift. Homemade Flattened Glass Bottles. Glass art is a beautiful way to decorate your home while recycling.

Homemade Flattened Glass Bottles

You can use old wine, beer, vinegar or fizzy drink bottles to create your own flattened glass bottles to decorate your home. You can place wire hangers into the mouth of the bottle to allow you to hang it on the wall, or flatten a wine bottle to create a unique serving tray for cheese, butter or appetisers. Get creative and come up with more ways to use your recycled flattened glass bottles. Skill level: Moderate Things you need Oven Glass bottles Copper wire Parchment paper Kiln Kiln wash Paintbrush Show MoreHide 1 Remove all paper labels from your bottle, and wash it thoroughly. 1 Remove all paper labels from your bottle, and wash it thoroughly.

Tips and warnings Make sure you remove all paper from the bottles before baking because paper ignites at 230 degrees C (450 F), and you don't want to have a fire in your oven. More slideshows. DIY Marbled Glassware. When graphic designer and artist Joanna Bean Martin shared with us her technique for marbling the bottoms of glassware with nail polish, we couldn’t wait to try it ourselves.

DIY Marbled Glassware

Who knew it would be such an easy way to add color and pattern to your next tablescape or party? Remember, the brighter and bolder colors you use, the more the glasses will radiate and glow. Have fun! You’ll need:flat bottomed glasswarevariety of colorful nail polishclear nail polisha disposable plastic containernail polish removerpainters tapetoothpicks Mask off the bottom of the glass with painters tape. Fill a disposable, plastic container with water. Layer the colors one on top of the other. Submerge the bottom of the glass into the polish. Allow to dry completely before applying a layer of clear polish. Once everything has dried, remove the painters tape and touch up with nail polish remover and a cotton swab. Your glowing glasses are finished! Bottoms up! Cutting glass. Basics of Glass Etching Using Etching Crème. There are currently no images from other crafters. close Terms & Conditions You must enter into this Agreement if you want to submit digital images or other content to Prime Publishing through Sharing Customer Images (the "Service").

Basics of Glass Etching Using Etching Crème

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Sharing Your Own Images. Planter from wine bottle. Design Folder: Your Online Design and Decorating Resource. Katies Rose Cottage: Mercury Glass Family Fun. String/wick into lower bottle. Use bottom half of wine bottle for reservoir....