Great ideas to re-purpose your used wine bottles as garden art, edging, tiki torches, and more! We'll show you how!
wine bottle suncatcher mobile chime glass crystal heart art recycled retro with up to date feel with agate, stone, crystals. length from top of hanging ring to bottom of last ring approx. 28", large crystal heart is approx. 1 3/4" wide, crystals throw tiny sparkles when light hits then just right. lovely addition to a porch overhang, or inside a window. no fishing line, we use strong coated steel. a great upcycled piece of art
When looking around the garden, I usually feel enough to see, but a sense of melody has never crossed me once. Do you feel that your garden lacks music – one
A wine bottle wind chime gives a rustic atmosphere to your outdoor space you can both see and hear. Make one with our comprehensive guide!
I have been collecting beer caps for a looong time. Being a total pack rat, I find myself collecting anything that is colorful, abundant, and has relative similarities between pieces. Beer caps are fantastic. During every party we've had over the last few years, I've put out the cap bowl, and attempted to collect every beer cap that popped in my house. Now, after a few beers, the attention to detail just isn't there to get a group of party people to drop their caps in a designated bowl, so I'd bet that I've only successfully collected about a fifth of the caps I should have. However, that only makes the caps that I DO have even more fun. As I sifted through them for this project, I noticed that I wasn't even sure what kind of beer some of them were. Then, there was the occasional Bud Light Lime cap which brought back memories of the only night we brought those home. Apparently, I threw in a couple of our Johnnie Walker caps in as we finished off a bottle of Black Label which I don't recall doing, but I'm glad that I did. Looking at those caps, I knew that this wind chime would serve as a personal "drunk history" of sorts - bringing up stories and reminding us of fun nights gone by. I started by sorting through the caps to make sure that I had a nice variety of brands. Then, I lined them up on the coffee table to see how they would look next to each other once they were attached. I ended up rearranging all of them based on color so that the yellow lemon beer caps, green lime caps, blue Sam Adams caps, and black Guinness caps were spread out to create a nice random feel and to avoid getting any spots that were too dark or too bright in one clump. Next, I grabbed my tools: - a scrap piece of 2x4 I had out in the shed - pliers - needle nose pliers - a wire cutter - my drill and 3/32 drill bit - 10mm safety wire - about 80 bottle caps - a handful of shiny plastic beads I've had FOREVER but wasn't quite sure what to do with To begin assembly, you'll want to make sure to grip your bottle caps with pliers while you drill. I started by just holding them down with my hands, but as we've all learned at one point or another, bottle caps can be deceivingly sharp. Also, you shouldn't put your fingers that close to a moving drill bit. Drill two holes into each cap. Attempt to put the holes directly across from each other so that the cap will hang straight once it's attached to the wire. *Drilling through metal is different than drilling through wood. It does not take even pressure and drill slowly through until you reach the other side. Just pick a spot, start drilling, and it will suddenly punch through the metal. I didn't bother paying attention to which direction the holes would cause the caps to hang because the color placement was more important to me, but if having all of your caps facing the correct way is important to you, then I would suggest marking all of your hole spots with a sharpie before drilling so that you don't drop the ball in the middle of the project. When you're looking at the back of something like 80 caps, it's easy to mix up the direction of the faces. The holes will be kind of jagged, so I recommend using gloves. I noticed the day after completing this project that my fingers had tiny scratches and tears on them which could have easily been avoided with gloves. I'm much more of a "hind sight is 20/20" kind of person when it comes to DIY projects. Once I get an idea, I tend to just jump on it without much prepping or safety consideration. However, I do NOT recommend doing your projects that way. Always consider safety first! Do as I say, not as I do, right? :) Once I had holes in all of the caps that I planned to use, I cut about 90 pieces of safety wire at about 4.5" long each. Then, I fed one end of a piece of wire into one hole from the back of the cap. Take the wire and wrap it around itself until it creates a nice tight spiral. Then, use the needle nose pliers to grab that end of the wire and crimp in into the coil so it doesn't catch on anything. I then slid a bead onto the end of the wire, turned the whole thing around and attached the other side of the wire to another bottle cap the exact same way as this one. This means you are only using one wire in between each cap, and I only put a bead on every other wire or so. For my hanger, I got really lucky. We are in the process of renovating our kitchen, and I ended up with an extra metal pole from a cabinet. So, I grabbed that, ran a string through each hole in the pole, and then ran some wire through the entire pole to hang it! I absolutely adore this wind chime. Now, I will admit that it doesn't make the musical sound of a standard wind chime, but the caps do make a cute little metallic clink as they tap each other in the wind. I also love how bright and colorful it is, which is hard to come by in our yard since we don't have a lot of flowering plants back there. Overall, it's a super cheerful, easy project that takes a little bit of time to put together but is completely worth it. I love sitting in the sun and thinking about all of the good times those caps facilitated :)
A wine bottle wind chime gives a rustic atmosphere to your outdoor space you can both see and hear. Make one with our comprehensive guide!
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Great ideas to re-purpose your used wine bottles as garden art, edging, tiki torches, and more! We'll show you how!
RECYCLED PATRON LIQUOR BOTTLE WIND CHIME. THIS IS A PATRON BOTTLE HAND MADE INTO A WIND CHIME. HAS A WOODEN BALL FOR A CLAPPER AND A FUSED GLASS FIRED TAIL. THESE MAKE A WONDERFUL SOUND.
A friend mentioned that she was making a bottle cap wind chime and my mind started dancing! The principle is so simple and it can be put together in an infinite number of ways. Part of the fun is finding the bottle caps and the topper. I ordered some soda caps on Ebay so I could get a fun variety and didn't have to wade through oodles of soda. Using an awl and a small hammer, I punched a hole in two edges of each cap. This was a fun camping activity and I grabbed a piece of firewood to punch into. There are over 150 caps in this chime, so it took awhile. Then I used pliers and jump rings to attach the caps into long chains. Thicker rings worked a little better, as the caps have a tendency to slip off smaller ones. You could use wire and create your own as well. You can use a vintage colander, tin or pretty much any old thing as a topper. I found this Hills Brothers coffee tin from an antiques vendor and punched holes along the sides and top to attach to my bottle cap chains. These are so fun, I HAVE to make some more!
Bottle crafts ideas to get you inspired! We found cool bottle crafts on Pinterest that we wanted to share with you. Take a look at our bottle craft idea list.
Each chime is carefully and loving made in order to bring beauty and the refreshing chime sounds to your home. They make a great gift for anyone. This ad is for a Bird and Sun themed chime. It is made with a Regular sized NUE Clear Liquor Bottle. It has a Bird Charm Dangle on the top and a Sun Pendant. This chime has pretty Purple Glass Beads inside. I do accept orders for custom Wind Chimes, message me if you would like a custom order. I also make memorial chimes. Thanks NUE Clear Wind Chime - Bird Charm and Sun Pendant * 11 inches tall bottle * Para cord Hanger * Resin Butterfly * Bird Swallow Charm * Stained Wooden Balls * Clover Spacer Charm * Purple Glass Beads * Sun Pendant S1
Yes, you read that right. Melted shot glasses can be used to make pretty wind chimes! Or, suncatchers, as one "helpful" commenter wrote. "These are not true CHIMES." Tomato, tomahto, but I understand the distinction. Ahem. They're fun and easy to make and look so pretty when they're done. The look almost like glass and they have a merry plastic clink to them. And they sure are pretty! I got the plastic shot glasses at our local Dollar Tree. I bought all the colors! Using an old cupcake pan I put two or three glasses in each cupcake hole. We used the OUTSIDE oven in The Welding Man's shop. THE MELTING PLASTING OFF GASES SOME SMELLY FUMES. USE AN OUTDOOR OVEN OR BARBECUE, DO NOT DO THIS IN YOUR KITCHEN111 I set the temp at 250 F and checked them often to assess how the melting progressed. I think it took less than 10 minutes. Here is how the glasses looked before and after melting. Once they were cool I flipped them out on my work table. No, they did NOT stick to the pan. We used a small drill bit to make holes in each disc using an electric drill. Then strung them up using chains and rings from other Dollar Tree items. The plastic thingy at the top was in my craft room, I don't know what it was before. This turned out so pretty and was so easy to do! I see online that this can be done with the larger thing plastic drink cups too. I will have to try that and write about it.
Have you ever noticed how empty wine bottles seem to pile up in our homes day after day? It’s something many people toss into the junkyard when they start
Wine Bottle Wind Chimes "WINE CHIMES" are made from recycled wine bottles. Each Wine-Chime is hand-painted, no two chimes are the same. A lovely home décor for your garden, porch or bring inside and hang in your window. Each Chime comes with the story of the wind chime as part of the unique gift or your own beautiful garden decoration that soothes the soul with the soft sounds like that coming from a garden fairy. This Wine-Chime is "Orange Blossom Daisy" and is available in two sizes, Large 1.5 Liter and Small .750 Liter bottles. The Chimes is put together with a 40-pound nylon line, leather lace, cork, and coordinated glass beads. The SMALL Wine-Chimes is made from standard size or .750 liter wine bottle with THREE glass rings cut from the same bottle that makes up the Chime, Length is approximately 21-22 inches The LARGE Wine-Chime is made from a 1.5-liter wine bottle which has a very impressive SIX glass rings three cut from the same bottle and three from a coordinated smaller bottle. The three smaller rings are nestled inside the three large rings. Length is approximately 23-24 inches ***Custom length can be ordered, please contact Joy when ordering. (Not all sizes are pictured, but can be ordered) GIVING AS A GIFT: If giving as a gift, the chime will come gift-wrapped with a FREE handpainted notecard with your desired sentiments and can be shipped directly to the recipient. CHOOSING YOUR CHIME: When you choose your Chime, you are choosing the colors, the design, and the size keeping in mind your bottle is a custom bottle and no two bottles are exactly the same. Packaging and Gift Wrapping: Each Chime comes carefully packaged as to assure no breakage, occurs, and compliantly gift wrapped ready to give as a gift. A hand-painted birthday1, Christmas or just a Thinking of You card can be added at no additional cost upon request. (Chimes can also be sent to the recipient directly) Custom orders can be requested - HOW WE MAKE A WINE-CHIME: The first step in making a Wine-Chime is to empty the wine bottle, customarily we share it with friends, or it can be consumed alone if your in that mood. The bottles' labels are then removed, each bottle is cleaned, then the rings are hand-cut and for neater appearance holes are drilled into each ring with a diamond bit drill, none of our bottle’s rings are tied off. Each chime is then prepped for painting, dried and hand-painted using a prepared mix of paints, each bottle is a custom bottle, patterns are not used therefore each bottle will be slightly different. Once the paint has cured the Wine-Chime is placed into a cold oven where temperatures are brought to 400 degrees for 30 minutes and then cooled very slowly. Once baked the design becomes permanent and safe to be hung out in the rain, sleet or snow and will produce for you a relaxing tinkling sound (each sound is different due to the shape and thickness of each bottle being unique in size and shape. The process can take up to 4 to 7 days to complete. Questions: The number one question I receive: "Won't the chime break out in the wind?" Your Wine-Chime will not break if handled like a full bottle of wine. I do recommend if you get a high wind warning, tornado, hurricane or snowstorm that you do bring your Wine-Chime inside till the storm passes. My chimes have hung outside year-round and never broken, all chimes are custom made and one of a kind.
