bottle fence - drill hole in each bottle and run a rebar through it. Lovely when the sun hits it. cool idea for my future home… :)
I’m reblogging this photo because I love the idea of creating a bottle-fence. (Remember this garden bottle-wall?)
However, many of you know I’m kind of a stickler for attribution: As a rule, I do not post or reblog photos that don’t link to a source (or don’t credit a maker or photographer). (See previous posts about that here and here.) But, for this fence, because it’s so great, I’m making a rare exception!
That said, do you know the source of this photo? If so, let us know! —Molly of Unconsumption
P.S. For obvious reasons, this post is this week’s Unconsumption wine o’clock wine-related repurposing find. :)
It is wine o’clock (somewhere), y’all. Cheers!
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find.
Today: Wine racks made from the staves of empty wine barrels.
(via winecountrycraftsman on Etsy)
See also: Earlier posts in Unconsumption’s wine o’clock series here.
To add to our posts about libraries, other book-related matters, and wine-related repurposing, there’s this:
An obsolete card catalog repurposed as a minibar.
Need we say more?!
(photo via The Sugar Monster on Flickr)
Here’s another spin on old records:
Turn vintage vinyl record albums into storage racks.
This rack, from RetiredRecords on Etsy, was made from seven LPs: six albums form cubbyholes to hold wine bottles and/or other items; a seventh album is attached to the bottom for support.
DIY inspiration for some of you?
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — time to share a wine-related repurposing example.
This week’s find: Corks upcycled into bouquets. (Above-pictured arrangement comes from CherubinoCrafts on Etsy.)
For earlier posts in the Unconsumption wine o’clock series, see the archive here.
Cheers!
Tracy Cordingley and Jamie Billing, product design professors at the UK’s Nottingham Trent University, have launched a website that’s something like Instructables for the recycling-minded: Co-oproduct.org.
It’s a “web portal that shows you how to creatively ReUse your Household Packaging and Everyday Waste Materials to make new desirable objects.”
The site is broken down into categories—Metal, Plastics, Glass, et cetera—though at press time, not every material had an attendant product you could make with it; presumably the community-minded site’s offerings will grow over time as more people submit projects.
Thus far there are tutorials such as how to make drinking glasses out of beer bottles, tables out of bicycle wheels, stool tops out of shredded paper and resin …
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find.
Today’s find is a DIY project: Turn corks into a coaster and trivet set.
What you’ll need:
- natural cork wine stoppers (10-12)
- a sharp knife or other cutting tool
- a needle (regular embroidery style) and thread
For full how-to, see: diy project: abigail’s cork trivet and coaster set | Design*Sponge
Empty bottles + fern fronds = simple, gorgeous tablescapes
Yes, this is a no-brainer example of reuse, but the photo, via Design*Sponge, is just so good, I’m posting it!
Also: It’s wine o’clock somewhere, so there’s that to add for justification for sharing.
P.S. about wine o’clock: As always, find Unconsumption’s special collection of wine-related repurposing posts here.
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere!) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find.
Today: Vintage pool (billard) balls upcycled into wine stoppers. (Stoppers pictured made by TheCopperPalmetto on Etsy.)
For other posts in the Unconsumption wine o’clock series, check out the archive here.
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere!) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find …
Today, it’s a DIY project: Attach corks to the cover of an electric fan, to make a mobile or a lamp.
With the addition of a lamp cord set (mentioned previously here), such a creation could be used as a lighting fixture or “chandelier,” as maker Mox & Fodder says.
For tutorial, see Mox & Fodder’s post here.
For earlier items in Unconsumption wine o’clock series of posts, check out the archive here.
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find.
Today: Bottle pieces made into jewelry.
(Pictured: Champagne bottle bracelets and Belvedere Vodka bottle bracelets from Bottlehood on Etsy, whose adult beverage bottles-turned-into-drinking-glasses we’ve featured previously here. Thanks to Susan C. for the jewelry tip!)
For earlier posts in Unconsumption’s wine o’clock series, check out the archive here.
