Accumulation of glass bottles and their subsequentrecycling is quite a serious problem for the environment. Nowadays, many bottles have a non-standard shape, and therefore are not suitable for delivery to glass container collection points and end up in landfills. Therefore, many designers and just DIY enthusiasts create original and interesting crafts from glass bottles that add zest to the interior or exterior of the house, while at least partially helping to solve the issue of reusing glass containers. We offer a dozen directions to think about what you can make from glass bottles with your own hands.
How to cut a glass bottle
Bottles are used for many craftsentirely, but in some cases it is necessary to cut a glass bottle. There are several options for how to do this, and each has its pros and cons. It must be said right away that it will be quite difficult to achieve a perfectly smooth cut edge with homemade cutting devices. You may have to ruin more than one bottle and try more than one method before you achieve the desired result. The options are as follows: using a special machine or glass cutter specifically for wine bottles, cutting a bottle using flame or boiling water heating, using a burning thread, nichrome wire under voltage. Glass cutter and boiling water Glass cutter and fire Nichrome wire soaked in flammable liquid thread Be sure to follow all safety precautions when working with fire, electricity and sandpaper when grinding the edges of the cut. Remember that fine glass dust can fly all over the room or get into your eyes. For grinding, you can use a whetstone for sharpening knives and grind under water. Or pour some water on sandpaper and quickly move the bottle along it. There is another way to process a glass bottle. But this can be done in special glass-blowing workshops. The bottle is heated to 600-1000°C, becomes soft, plastic and thus the master gives it a unique shape, for example, can flatten it, making a plate. So, what can be made from glass bottles?
Crafts from glass bottles
Tableware (glasses, goblets, plates) made of glassbottles A bottle cut into two parts can become a glass and a goblet! It is important to polish the cuts perfectly so as not to cut yourself. As a stem for the glass, use a cork or a glass stem from a broken glass.
It is impossible to make flat plates at home, but if you have friends in a glass-blowing workshop, then your wine or beer bottles can be turned into such an original set of plates.
Vases and flowerpots from glass bottles Whole bottle— a ready-made flower vase. There are many ways to decorate a bottle: paint it, draw patterns, wrap it with threads, do decoupage. Also, vases can be not only tabletop, but also wall-mounted. If you cut the bottle into two parts, you can pour soil into the neck (on a mesh) and plant a plant, and pour water into the lower glass.

Glass Bottle Candlesticks for Home and Garden Candles in the interior always create a special atmosphere of romance and coziness. You can make different types of candlesticks from glass bottles with your own hands.
Glass Bottle Lamps Wine and beer bottles are also great as lampshades for table lamps and chandeliers.
Wine Bottle Hangers and Hooks
Tables and chairs made from glass bottles
"Voice of the Wind" from Glass Bottles
Houses and walls made from glass bottles
Flowerbeds, fences and paths in the garden from glass bottles
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