Showing posts with label glass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glass. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Creative Things To Make With Old Crystal & Glassware


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Glass flower vases, candy dishes, crystal salad bowls, candle sticks, even old glass light fixtures - yes, I'm talking glassware!
You know, that pretty glassware and crystal that tends to pile up after a while but you just sort of don't want to throw it away.


 Maybe you've inherited some pieces from great aunt so-and-so. 
Or maybe you tend to gravitate toward the glassware end of the thrift store. (Really, I'm hopin' your man is sending you flowers at a rate where those vases are just piling up and you don't know what to do with them all!) Anyway, no matter how you've accrued them, sometimes this type of glassware can accumulate in your home until you find yourself looking for storage space for these extra pieces. 

Well guess what? Today I'm going to share with you some awesome ideas for ways that you can upcycle that old glassware into something new for your home. Check it out!





Elegant light fixtures (above and below) made from decanters by Lee Broom
via A Chair In A Room





This garden birdbath was made with an old light fixture



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Summer Mornings Robins Egg Blue Farmhouse Motif Pyrex Glassware Bowls Light Hanging Pendant Lighting Fixture - UpCycled ReCycled Repurposed - Pair of 2 Swag Lights
Bowl lights by BootsNGus via Etsy






Milk glass garden art by Hayseed Homemakin'



repurpose light fixture hanging planter bird feeder candle holder vintage pink
Repurposed light fixture hanging planter or bird feeder by ARTfulSalvage via Etsy







Hanging candle holders made from old globe lights DIY by Tattered Style



Which is your favorite?









Have a great week!
Laura

Article and images copyright ©Laura Beth Love 2023 and may not be republished in print or other media without express written permission from the author.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Glass Bottles: Upcycled & Repurposed As Home Decor


Glass bottles - whether milk bottles, wine bottles, beer bottles, either new or old - whether recycled into one of the clever ideas shown below or just simply displayed on a sunny window sill - are one item that has stood the test of time and are still very much popular in home decorating. 

Collected for year by folks far and wide, glass bottles are no strangers to being recycled and reused. There's no mistaking the allure of beautiful colored glass.



Take a look below at these photos of what some creative and innovative folks have done with bottles and I think you'll agree! 









Milk bottle chandelier by Bonne Plat

Glass wine bottles used in the garden! See more


Displayed with flowers as outdoor wedding decor


Wall vases made from recycled bottles  - DIY instructions from Design Sponge






Wine bottles repurposed as planters from Uncommon Goods



Recycled wine bottle


Beer bottle clock by Stanley Clockworks




How to cut a wine bottle - best method!


What do you think? Do you ever repurpose bottles?



  

    
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