Cutting glass

Hello friends, Happy Saturday!  

Anyways, I have some fun projects and am guest posting and having a guest all for next week...but for now I thought I would post my "cutting glass" post from a few weeks back when I blog swapped with Angela from Love Sweet Love, in case you missed it!

And from my heart, Thank You All for being so great.

{Up-cycling glass bottles into vases/candle holders}

The total project takes about 10 min when you have all of the supplies collected!!!  I love quick and simple!!!

Here is what you will need to make the vase/candle holder:

-old glass bottles

-nail polish remover

-cotton strong (I used the green yarn pictured below)

-a lighter or matches

-a sink full of cold water

-sand paper

****Revised 7/11****

I feel so bad that my instructions are confusing....I wish I could have taken some pictures of the "process" but I didn't have anyone to do the photography for me....and this craft is for sure a 2 hand job...

Christie was nice enough to hook us up with this video---that will make things MUCH more clear!

http://justtechnika.com/articles/cut-a-bottle-into-half-with-just-a-string-and-nail-polish-remover/

And I also added some more input into what I did with mine----I hope this helps!  Sorry it was confusing!!!  

Here is what you do:

-wrap the cotton yarn around your bottle 5-6 times, tie and cut ends.

-slide yarn off of the bottle

-dip in nail polish remover

-slide the wet yarn back onto the bottle---NOTE---the bottle will be cut at whatever angle you have the yarn at, so if you are interested in doing a sideways cut just adjust your yarn

-light on fire  ****please please be careful****
-only the wet yarn will be lit on fire and the flame is very well controlled

-rotate bottle in circles as the yarn is on fire for about 20 seconds so that all parts of the bottle warm evenly

*** I just hung onto the bottom half of the bottle and slowly rotated it around***

-submerge in cold water and watch the bottle parts separate

-use sand paper to smooth rough edges

*I was nervous about doing this process inside but it worked really well---I wouldn't hesitate to do it inside again!

Kind of a fun technique right?

And I like the beach-y message in a bottle feel to the project----my house is all sea inspired at the moment so i think I will for sure find a home for these fun glasses!

 

Buttt I couldn't just stop there.... because I am in LOVE with making my own candles and have been looking for a perfect container for my new lemon grass summer sent----trust me it is heavenly!

I got the wax and wicks from Swan Creek Candle Outlet---it makes buying candles super inexpensive when you make them!  The entire container is $10 and it will make two small sized mason jars, but the smell is really what gets me!

**I am most definitely not trying to sell a type of wax, just wanted you to know what I used! :o)

This part seriously takes 4 min.

-One min. to secure the wick to the bottom of the jar-I used glue dots, but hot glue works great also

-3 min. to heat the wax and pour

{Then I just added an old candle holder I had up-cycled awhile back to give the candle different look--I just added a little hot glue to hold the jar and candle holder together}

{And this is where my little project sits in my house for now}

I am linking up at a couple of these amazing parties!