Bottle Art: Dazzling Craft Projects from Upcycled Glass (Design Originals)

Beautify your home, dazzle your friends, and unleash your creativity with reused glass bottle crafts! Now you can learn how to transform bottles and jars into striking glass treasures to decorate your home, give as gifts, or sell at your local crafts fair or online. These bottle art crafts are attractive, functional, and earth-friendly with instructions that are well-illustrated and easy to understand. Authors Cindy Shepard and Suzanne McNeill provide the fundamentals and beyond to inspire your creativity and awaken your inner artistic genius. They go into detail on material standards, how to reinsert corks, how to put artwork into bottles, and how to fire glass effectively. Whether you are enhancing the ambiance of your home, improving your wardrobe, or creating unique gifts for your loved ones, this illustrated guide will give you what you need to create bottle art successfully: *Step-by-step instructions on how to paint glass *How to use a bottle cutter kit safely *Expert tips for creating glass centerpieces, drinking glasses, and tableware *How to incorporate household materials into your creations *Guidelines for making earrings, bangles, and necklaces out of glass. Shepherd and McNeill will instruct and inspire you with the infinite possibilities of bottle art and upcycled glass art. They offer ideas for several sizes and styles of glassware such as beer bottles, wine bottles, and glass jars. They provide measurement guidelines, material recommendations, and durability tips. Their projects will help beginners and experts create dazzling bottle art designs. You can liven up your garden with impressive wine bottle art. You can create decoupage glass bottles. You can make terrariums, wind chimes, snow globes, and vases. You can even create glittering pendants, scintillating rings, beautiful bangles, and other jewelry. Don’t wait. Become a bottle artist today.