Welcome to the 4th week of
There’s No Place Like Home Autumn Blog Hop!
Thank you Rachelle of My Hubbard Home for hosting
If you’re coming from First Day of Home Welcome!
And if you’re here to see Fall crafts you are in for a treat
You can visit all of my talented crafty blog friends
on the links at the end of the post
Now, let’s get crafting!
One of my favorite things to upcycle is a glass bottle,
there are so many things you can do with them!
This is a liqueur bottle that I saved because of it’s unusual square shape
One side is copper and gold and the other side has several discs of aqua
I used paint, pieces of old jewelry, small tiles, and flat sided glass beads
I painted the bottle white
and painted the rectangular insets with gold
Gold paint can be tricky,
I found my craft gold paint was thin and didn’t cover well,
so I used artist’s acrylic gold to achieve an opaque result
I painted abstract designs on the black glass flat sided beads
with quick strokes using a small brush
When the bottle paint was dry I laid it down
and played with the different various embellishments
until I had a composition I liked
and then glued everything in place with a glue gun
and did the other side
The top was painted gold and embellished with discs
that would match both sides of the bottle
I gave the bottle “shoulder pads” with gold glass beads
and smaller painted black beads
and put another painted black bead in the center of the top
Each side also got a painted black bead
I have been enjoying it in the family room,
in the corner on a shelf in the secretary
It also looks nice on the dining room table
with other seasonable elements
I like the copper side for Fall and can display the side with aqua
in the Spring and Summer
Next stop is My Humble Home and Garden or click on the links below
Autumn Blog Hop Crafts
Thanks so much for joining the fun today!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Creative Cumpulsions