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Reclaimed Wood Wine Bottle Vase Trio

Salvage Wood Wine Bottle Wall Vase Trio

Reclaimed wood and recycled bottles combine with inexpensive copper hardware for this rustic, ecofriendly wall vase set. Make it in under an hour with just a few dollars for hardware! This is perfect inexpensive wall decor, and makes a great, unique handmade gift for the holidays.

MATERIALS

-Scrap wood cut to desired width (The board I had was 25 inches, so I went with that. Use any number of wine bottles, and cut your wood the appropriate length for that number.)

-Drill

-1 inch copper bell hanger kit (available in plumbing section of most hardware stores for less than $2 each)

-Picture hanging hardware

-Wine bottles (clean and remove labels if desired as described in Techniques)

DIRECTIONS

1. Paint, stain or decoupage your wood any way you like. I left mine as I found it since it had the weathered look I love. Same goes for the bottles. Paint or decorate them to fit your decor or occasion.

2. Measure and mark placement of your bottles, leaving even spacing between each and centering them on the board. Yay math!

3. Drill a pilot hole with a drill bit just smaller in diameter than your screw. If you aren’t using a drill, use a hammer and nail to make a pilot hole.

4. Attach bell hanger using the screw that came in your kit and a drill or screwdriver.

5. Attach a loop for hanging on each side.

6. Place on wall and add wine bottles. Time to head to the farmer’s market for some fresh flowers!

DIY Upcycle Liquor Bottle to Mercury Glass Lamp

by Johnnie Collier

Get the look of expensive mercury glass with a can of spray paint and some Epson salt! This simple project takes a genie lamp shaped liquor bottle to an elegant mercury glass lamp for way less than the purchase price you see in stores.

MATERIALS

-Glass Bottle of your choice

–Krylon Looking Glass Spray Paint

–Krylon Spray Adhesive Remover

-Epson Salt

-Kraft paper, plastic or other work surface protector

-Drill and 1/2 inch Diamond Hole Drill Bit

-Lint free towel and rubbing alcohol

-Dust mask

-Protective Gloves

-Protective Eyewear

-Container of water with a a soaked towel or rag

–Bottle Lamp Kit

-Lamp Shade

-Light Bulb

DIRECTIONS

1. Clean bottle and remove labels; to do this, soak bottles in hot, soapy water and remove labels. Rubbing alcohol in a lint free cloth will remove residual adhesive. My personal favorite technique is Krylon Adhesive Remover.

2. Drill a hole where you want the cord to exit the lamp, in the back near the base. For that technique, see my previous tutorial: How to Make a Lamp From a Glass Bottle. Follow safety precautions!

3. Clean away debris from drilling, dry bottle with a lint free cloth and tape over the hole you just drilled. You will see why!

4. Pour Epson salt into bottle so that to about one inch from the bottom. If your bottle is smaller, you can use less. It is not important to be exact here.

5. In a well ventilated area with protected work surface, spray looking glass paint into mouth of bottle. Make sure to follow instructions on label. You want to shake the can vigourously before using. If your bottle mouth is small in diameter like this genie bottle, you will have paint pooling in one spot and running down the neck. That is fine.

6. Shake the bottle like a snow globe, so that the salt grabs the paint and drags it around. This will create the mercury glass look.

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 a few more times, allowing each coat to dry for about 5 minutes before applying the next. Stop when are happy with the look.

8. Follow instructions on your lamp kit to assemble. The one used here was super simple to and cost $6.

9. Use a thrift store or new lampshade to fit your décor.

EXTRA TIPS

￮ The salt will stick to the wall of the bottle in spots, giving a lovely crystal effect. You can pour as little or as much of the salt out as you want after painting.

Use this technique for recycled glass bottle vases, votive holders, wind chimes and more. Keep in mind this only works when the sprayed surface is inside.

Easy Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

by Johnnie Collier

Avocados not only taste great, but are one of the only fruits that contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. They help lower bad cholesterol, elevate good cholesterol and can be used in place of butter in your favorite recipes to cut back on saturated fats. Today I am sharing a yummy, quick and easy recipe for avocado egg salad. Serve up something a little different at your next get together. The potato salad won’t be missed!

INGREDIENTS:

(SERVES 8)

2 avocados

2 lemons

1 medium sized red onion

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup toasted walnuts

10 hardboiled eggs, peeled

Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Stir together in a large mixing bowl: Juice from 2 lemons, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 tbsp water. Mash in with fork the yoke from 2 hard boiled eggs. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add 8 chopped hard boiled eggs , 2 chopped avocados and 1/2 cup red onions chopped. Stir until well coated and serve over tomato slices.

Top with 1/2 cup toasted walnuts.

Enjoy!

DIY Wine Bottle Candles

by Johnnie Collier

Scented with your favorite fragrance, these beeswax and soy candles are easy to make and great for all occasions! We will be cutting wine bottles and using the bottom section as a container for pouring our candles. Get started now and give these inexpensive, eco-friendly, handmade treasures as Christmas gifts that are sure to impress!

MATERIALS

Beeswax or Soy Wax

Scented Oil

Soy wicks on metal tabs

Double sided adhesive

Melting Pot and large sauce pan for boiling water

Cut wine bottles for candle containers (See How I Cut Wine Bottles)

Bamboo Skewer or pencil

Craft wire or rubberbands

Scissors

Lint free cloth

Soap and water or glass cleaner

DIRECTIONS

1. Melt wax per instructions. I used an aluminum melting pot placed in a large sauce pan of boiling water. Add scent if you are going to do that.

2. While that is melting, prepare container and wick. Clean container well and dry with a lint free cloth. Adhere wick tab to double sided adhesive, and stick other side into container.

Wrap excess wick around dowel rod, centered so that wicks are straight up and down. Use wire or rubber band to attach a second dowel rod to the first, sandwiching the wick in place.

4. Pour in wax until container is as full as you would like. Let sit overnight, trim wicks and enjoy!

EXTRA TIPS

￮ Use printable labels to customize your candles for gifts and holidays. Etch monograms and patterns like I showed you in the Monogram Tumblers project!

For more inspiration, visit our 50+ Glass Bottle Crafts:

Cut Wine Bottle Bracelets

by Johnnie Collier

Your friends will be amazed when you tell them these bracelets use to be wine bottles! This project involves cutting glass and firing in a kiln, but you could do a version without the kiln too. Use rub on transfers and alcohol inks to create a piece of wearable art!

MATERIALS

-glass bottle label removing and cleaning supplies (see techniques)

-glass bottle cutting supplies (see techniques)

-stainless steel measuring cup

-kiln

-kiln wash

-glass drilling supplies

-jewelry chain

-jump rings

-toggle clasp

-two pairs of jewelry pliers; flat and or needle nosed

-alcohol inks and felt pad applicator

-non stick craft sheet

-rub on transfers

-beads and charms for embellishing as desired

-permanent marker

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut a ring from your chosen bottle (See How to Cut Wine Bottles)

2. Carefully score ring with glass cutter and tap to break score, leaving you with a half circle. Score this to the size you would like your bracelet to be, about 2.5 inches.

3. Place bracelet piece on kiln washed stainless steel mold or measuring cup as shown and fire to full fuse (see techniques).

4. Once the bracelet is cool, remove it from the kiln. Mark for placement of holes where chain will be attached with a jump ring.

5. Drill the holes using small diamond bits (see How to Drill Holes in Glass). I use this diamond tipped micro engraving drill bit kit for my small holes.

6. Begin drilling at the mark, coming in at an angle to start your hole, then moving to 90 degrees as described in the techiques. Make sure to cool the drill bit in water every 30 seconds or so to prevent glass from shattering due to heat.

7. Apply rub on transfer per instructions to the front surface of the bracelet.

8. Use felt applicator or brush to apply alcohol inks to back surface of bracelet.

9. Open jump ring using two sets of pliers to twist each end in opposite directions. Do not pull ends apart to open, rather twist open as shown.

10. Attach the appropriate length of chain to get desired bracelet length and close jump ring by twisting ends back together. Keep in mind the closure will add about ½ inch to the length of the bracelet.

11. To finish, attach toggle clasp ring to one end and bar to the other, using a jump ring for each.

EXTRA TIPS

￮ Create custom bracelets, earrings and pendants using this technique. Use blank rub on transfer paper made for inkjets to transfer your own designs to your recycled glass jewelry!

DIY Cut Wine Bottle Table Number Centerpiece

by Johnnie Collier

With just a few simple supplies, you can make this charming wedding reception table number centerpiece for that special day. Not only that, this can be used for an eco-friendly centerpiece for any occasion!

MATERIALS

-Three Green Wine Bottles with corks
-Burlap ribbon
-Lace
-flower embellishments (die cut, hand cut or buy in the scrapbook section of your local craft store)
-18 gauge craft wire
-Antique finish metal chain
-Blingy metallic and other ribbons
-Wedding themed paper craft embellishments
-Adhesive crystal sheets
-Chalkboard tags
-Decorative brad
-Monogram sticker
-Photograph of couple
-Quick grab craft glue or hot glue
-Wire cutter

TUTORIAL

1. Cut your wine bottles to 3 different heights (See How to Cut Wine Bottles)
2. Smooth out any pointy edges with grinder or sand paper.
3. Clean the bottle with alcohol or glass cleaner. I like to wear gloves after cleaning the bottle to avoid fingerprints.

4. Tie burlap ribbon and lace around two of the bottles near the base.
5. Wrap sparkly twine or ribbon around neck of the remaining bottle and dangle a chalkboard tag with the couple’s monogram from it. Place a decorative brad at the top of the tag.
6. Embellish bottles by gluing on flowers, placing adhesive crystals and draping metal chain as shown.

7. Make the wire place card/photo holder. I picked up a picture display at a garage sale and cut the wire holders from that. You can easily make your own with 16-18 gauge wire. Cut a piece of wire about 5 inches and wrap one end around a cylinder shaped object a few times (Highlighter markers or small prescription bottles work well for this.). Bend wire at the base of the circle you just made. You can use round nose pliers to make the little loop on the circle part or just leave as is.

8. Insert wire into cork. Create a pilot hole in the cork with a needle tool, small nail or straight pin. Insert wire holder into pilot hole and add a dab of hot glue to secure.

9. Place table number, sentiments and photos as shown.

EXTRA TIPS

￮ Use this concept for holiday centerpieces, photo displays, anniversaries and other occasions by changing embellishments to match the theme.

Washi Tape Wine Cork Keychain DIY

by Johnnie Collier

Carry your keys in eco-friendly style with this washi covered wine cork keychain. This project is simple and quick, and makes a great handmade last minute gift or party favor. Decorate with ribbon, paint, stickers and stamps as a variation!

MATERIALS

-Cork

-Eye screw

-washi tape

-scissors

-keychain findings

-jump ring

-2 pairs of jewelry pliers

DIRECTIONS

1. Cover cork with strips of washi tape as desired.

2. Place eye screw in center on one end of the cork.

3. Use both pairs of pliers to twist open jump ring as shown.

4. attach key ring finding to eye screw with jump ring then close jump ring, using both pairs of pliers to twist it back to the closed position.

That is it!

For more inspiration, visit our 50+ WINE CORK CRAFTS:

And our 50+ Washi Tape Crafts

DIY Wine Cork Bulletin Board

by Johnnie Collier

Stay organized, eco-chic style with this cork board made from… corks! This project is simple, functional, stylish and can be super inexpensive with a thrifted frame. Start saving those wine corks, ask your friends to save them, and hit your local recycle center to see if they can hook you up with some. You are going to need quite a few, especially if you have a large frame.

SUPPLIES

-Wine Corks

-Utility Knife

-Hot glue gun and sticks

-Frame without glass

TUTORIAL

1. Remove glass from frame, leaving just the backing.

2. Decide on a pattern for your corks. Simple and repeating looks best.

3. Starting in the center, begin gluing corks in your chosen pattern directly onto the frame backing.

4. When you come to the edges where full corks no longer fit, cut the corks where necessary to create the appropriate shape to fit the space. Continue until the entire frame is full.

EXTRA TIPS

Seal corks after they are all placed for a glossy finish if desired! These would be great for displaying bride and groom photos for your wine themed wedding reception.

For more inspiration, visit our 50+ WINE CORK CRAFTS:

Easy Fried Green Tomato Recipe

by Johnnie Collier

This year my tomatoes are taking their own sweet time ripening to the red that we all know and love. That, combined with the fried food theme at last week’s Bible study pitch in, prompted me to make fried green tomatoes for the first time ever. I would make them everyday if eating fried food didn’t creep me out so much. They were simply delicious.

I bought a cheapo deep fryer a couple of years ago to Mr. SBLC his beloved chicken wings (See Amazing Hot Wings Recipe).

Here is the recipe I used (from My Recipes): Fried Green Tomatoes

I followed it exactly except I dropped mine in the deep fryer for 2 minutes instead of frying on the stove.

They are sooooo yummy, I am hooked. We have tons more green tomatoes out there, just waiting to be battered and fried!

Kitchen Cabinet Makeover With Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan

by Johnnie Collier

So my sweet friend Krystal wanted to update her oak kitchen cabinets in a big way. For like 10 years she wanted to update them. A decade of cabinet dissatisfaction is enough. That is why I was super excited when the chance to use Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan came my way. Today I am sharing how we seized the opportunity, using the Chalk Paint® in colors Old White and Graphite, in addition to the Clear Soft Wax to create the look she was after!

Annie Sloan Unfolded sent us the paints and wax. This paint is simply amazing. More about that later. For brushes, what to use depends on the look you are trying to achieve. We wanted texture and messiness, and we knew we would be distressing with sandpaper after painting, so we went with the cheap chip brushes you can find in the dollar bin at your local craft store. There is a wide variety of techniques to use and looks to achieve with these products. A fantastic place to start is with Annie Sloan’s numerous books on the use of paint in decorating.

Here you can see the oak cabinets before we got at them.

Not so great, right?

We decided to go multicolor, Old white on top, Graphite on the bottom.

We just removed the doors and started painting them and the frames.

NO PRIMING, NO SANDING.

This paint is amazing. It looks wonderful and takes no prep. Um, yes please.

It dried super fast. We did 2 light layers, letting dry about 20 minutes between. For a distressed look, we lightly sanded the edges and corners randomly on the cabinet doors. A little bit of distressing goes a long way!

After distressing, we applied the wax with a polyurethane brush. Super easy!

The coverage of this paint is unbelievable, really. I use a lot of different paints in my projects, and this is tops. Granted it is more expensive than other options, but the difference in quality is significant.

This entire project was about 24 hours in duration!

What a huge difference! Remember the yellow above the cabinets…

We painted it Old White and added crown molding. For more on how to install crown molding, see my first experience here!

I think the biggest surprise for all of us involved in the project is the countertops. That’s right. We were making plans to do a countertop transformation after painting the cabinets. We were just certain the new cabinets were going to make that totally urgent. We found the opposite! Somehow, the pinkish/mauve looks adorable with the Graphite and Old White! Did not see that coming at all.

If you want to transform your from outdated to rich and beautiful, this is a great option!

Find everything you need to get going here:

Find a Retailer or Stockist
Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan
Annie Sloan Soft Wax, Fabrics and Books
Annie Sloan Unfolded Facebook fan page, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube

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Reclaimed Wood Wine Bottle Vase Trio

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DIY Upcycle Liquor Bottle to Mercury Glass Lamp

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Easy Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

(SERVES 8)

DIRECTIONS:

DIY Wine Bottle Candles

MATERIALS

DIRECTIONS

For more inspiration, visit our 50+ Glass Bottle Crafts:

Cut Wine Bottle Bracelets

MATERIALS

DIRECTIONS

DIY Cut Wine Bottle Table Number Centerpiece

MATERIALS

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Washi Tape Wine Cork Keychain DIY

DIRECTIONS

For more inspiration, visit our 50+ WINE CORK CRAFTS:

DIY Wine Cork Bulletin Board

SUPPLIES

TUTORIAL

EXTRA TIPS

For more inspiration, visit our 50+ WINE CORK CRAFTS:

Easy Fried Green Tomato Recipe

Kitchen Cabinet Makeover With Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan

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