It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find.
Today: It’s a back splash made from wine corks. (via Cool House Tour - by CG&S Design-Build)
For additional finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing idea:
Use empty wine bottles as part of a holiday tabletop display. Tip: Epsom salt makes good-looking “snow.” (Via CleverlyInspired, who provides how-to/DIY details.)
For other wine-related finds, browse Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” archive here.
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) …
Which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find. Today’s item: Wine corks arranged into the shape of a Christmas tree. (This tree’s made by 4EyesAndEars on Etsy.)
If you’ve missed some posts in our wine o’clock series, or want to look again at some earlier posts for inspiration to make something of your own, check out the Unconsumption archive here.
![Biodegradable paper wine bottle to debut in the UK
As early as 2012, the UK could see the launch of paper wine bottles. GreenBottle, the company behind the product, manufactures the world’s first milk bottles made of paper.
The revolutionary packaging is made of paper with a thin plastic lining [similar to the bags that contain boxed wine products]. The paper outer shell is compostable and biodegradable. It will break down naturally when disposed of on a compost heap and can be recycled up to seven times. On the compost heap, it will only take a few weeks to decompose.
The inner liner is made of recycled plastic. It can be recycled along with other plastics in the weekly recycling collection. It takes up less than 0.5% of the space of a plastic bottle if dumped in a landfill.
The benefits of paper over glass are many:
The carbon footprint for a wine GreenBottle is 10% of an equivalent glass bottle. GreenBottles are lighter (55g compared with 500g), non-breakable, have insulation (so they will stay cooler longer on the table) and they are the same price as a glass bottle.
Would you buy wine in a paper bottle?
(via TreeHugger)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzn6i3Gmg1qzv12bo1_400.jpg)
Biodegradable paper wine bottle to debut in the UK
As early as 2012, the UK could see the launch of paper wine bottles. GreenBottle, the company behind the product, manufactures the world’s first milk bottles made of paper.
The revolutionary packaging is made of paper with a thin plastic lining [similar to the bags that contain boxed wine products]. The paper outer shell is compostable and biodegradable. It will break down naturally when disposed of on a compost heap and can be recycled up to seven times. On the compost heap, it will only take a few weeks to decompose.
The inner liner is made of recycled plastic. It can be recycled along with other plastics in the weekly recycling collection. It takes up less than 0.5% of the space of a plastic bottle if dumped in a landfill.
The benefits of paper over glass are many:
The carbon footprint for a wine GreenBottle is 10% of an equivalent glass bottle. GreenBottles are lighter (55g compared with 500g), non-breakable, have insulation (so they will stay cooler longer on the table) and they are the same price as a glass bottle.
Would you buy wine in a paper bottle?
(via TreeHugger)
![It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing idea:
Make garland from wine corks. (Kzannoart on Etsy makes and sells the garland pictured above.) There’s also this DIY example that we spotted last year.
For additional finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
Thanks to those of you who’ve sent “wine o’clock” suggestions to us. (And “beer o’clock” reuse ideas!) If you’ve come across other examples of wine (or beer) bottle or cork repurposing that you think we should feature here, tell us about them in a comment below, or on Facebook, or send us an e-mail message [Unconsumption (at) gmail.com].
Cheers!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luhjmyGOtd1qzv12bo1_400.jpg)
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing idea:
Make garland from wine corks. (Kzannoart on Etsy makes and sells the garland pictured above.) There’s also this DIY example that we spotted last year.
For additional finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
Thanks to those of you who’ve sent “wine o’clock” suggestions to us. (And “beer o’clock” reuse ideas!) If you’ve come across other examples of wine (or beer) bottle or cork repurposing that you think we should feature here, tell us about them in a comment below, or on Facebook, or send us an e-mail message [Unconsumption (at) gmail.com].
Cheers!
![It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find:
A towel rack made from wine bottles. (made by and available from ZAL Creations on Etsy)
For earlier finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
Have you come across other examples of wine bottle or cork repurposing that you think we should feature here? If so, tell us about it/them in a comment below, or send us an e-mail message [Unconsumption (at) gmail.com].
Cheers!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwaro9p3C1qzv12bo1_400.jpg)
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find:
A towel rack made from wine bottles. (made by and available from ZAL Creations on Etsy)
For earlier finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
Have you come across other examples of wine bottle or cork repurposing that you think we should feature here? If so, tell us about it/them in a comment below, or send us an e-mail message [Unconsumption (at) gmail.com].
Cheers!
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing idea …
This week’s find is courtesy of Tyler M., featured in this earlier wine o’clock post, who says:
Problem: Tablespoons and teaspoons and dinner and salad forks fall into each other in silverware storage trays.
Solution: Place used corks in the trays to help keep silverware handles aligned and pieces stacked.
Reminder: The Unconsumption “wine o’clock” series — a semi-regular series of Friday afternoon posts — can be found here.
Cheers!
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find.
Today: Wine bottle jack-o-lanterns.
How-to details: Instructables.
(via Apartment Therapy Re-Nest)
For other wine-related reuse ideas, see Unconsumption’s series of “wine o’clock” posts here.
![It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find:
Hanging bottle lights. (Spotted on flor.com by @imelda. Thx, Imelda!)
For other finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
Have you come across other examples of wine bottle or cork repurposing that you think we should feature here? If so, tell us about it/them in a comment below, or send us an e-mail message [Unconsumption (at) gmail.com].
Cheers!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsecg4Budm1qzv12bo1_400.jpg)
It’s wine o’clock (somewhere) — which means it’s time to share a wine-related repurposing find:
Hanging bottle lights. (Spotted on flor.com by @imelda. Thx, Imelda!)
For other finds, scroll through Unconsumption’s “wine o’clock” series of posts here.
Have you come across other examples of wine bottle or cork repurposing that you think we should feature here? If so, tell us about it/them in a comment below, or send us an e-mail message [Unconsumption (at) gmail.com].
Cheers!
