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DIY wine bottle crafts.

August 22, 2013 10 Comments

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I tend to have a lot of empty wine bottles around the house (Don’t you judge!) So, I thought I’d share some great ideas for upcycling and re-purposing those empties…. DIY Wine Bottle Crafts.

Filed Under: Crafts, etched glass, Glass, Round-Ups

Upcycle – Recycle project: Turn a wine bottle into an etched water carafe.

August 7, 2012 18 Comments

I love how some restaurants just put a bottle of water on the table and you can refill your own glass.  That concept and a plethora of empty wine bottles led to this: DIY etched glass water carafes. This post contains affiliate links. I’m hosting bunco this week and since you should always drink lots […]

Filed Under: Before and After, Crafts, etched glass, Glass, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot, wine

Upcycle an old bottle to make a dish soap dispenser.

June 2, 2012 9 Comments

I know, I know, this has been done before.  But I finally did it and made one: A more decorative dispenser for our dish soap. This post contains affiliate links. Yes, we have a dishwasher, but there are still several items that need to be hand-washed and I didn’t like the plastic bottle sitting by the […]

Filed Under: Before and After, cheap and easy, Crafts, etched glass, Glass, kitchen stuff, project du jour, Simple, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

Personalize wine glasses with glass etching cream

June 27, 2011 40 Comments

It was my turn to host the bunco group a few weeks ago.  I had been randomly picking up  nice wine glasses at thrift stores or yard sales because I knew I wanted to have a personalized glass for each lady…. Why have wine charms when you can easily etch their names into the glass? This […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, etched glass, Glass, project du jour, tutorial

Personalized Dishes – How to bring a casserole to a potluck… and not lose your pyrex.

March 21, 2011 88 Comments

I love to cook. I’m happy to bring something (or a couple of somethings) to a potluck. I am not happy when I don’t get my Pyrex back again… There is no such thing as Dish Karma. If you lose one, another doesn’t show up as a random act of dish replacement. The Land of […]

Filed Under: Crafts, etched glass, Glass, Let me help you, organization, project du jour, tutorial

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