Recycled Bottles for Moms New Lake House

 

Pretties for Mom

 

Well, the home I grew up in is no more. It was so old

it was literally falling down. The home was located

on Fine Lake outside of Battle Creek, Mi. I lived in

that home from the time I was three until I left home at

nineteen. It was a two story two bedroom tiny home, and

it had eight people living in it! Six girls and mom and dad.

And, ONE bathroom! Everyone always felt so sorry for my

father lol...all those women and just ONE Bathroom! I can

remember when dad would come home from work and after

dinner, he would take the newspaper, his readers digest, and

hit the bathroom and be in there forever lol! I also remember

having to go to the neighbors many times just to use the

bathroom! Everyone used to get a kick out of that, and it was

always a story people talked about laughingly. One other story

was how my mom would bath us in the lake in the evenings too!

A bar of soap, bottle of shampoo, towel...
scrub, dip,and out to bed we would go!
 

The neighbors always thought that was too funny!

Lots of memories of the place. The days when life was
simple, happy, and fun! Then.....we had to grew up!

 

 These are the only pictures I had and these are as they started the tear down.....

this picture is after a remodel years ago.....This front section was a screened in

porch  at one time when I was little.

 

 Can you imagine eight people living in this little house! Upstairs was two bedrooms, one tiny closet.

Down stairs was a small kitchen, living/dining room combo, one bath, and a screen in porch on the

lake front until the remodel years ago.....the screen porch became more living area, and then later

after my fathers death, a kitchen and eat in area. Our home along with two others were the first

homes built on this lake back in the very early 1900's. I was told by an elderly lady that lived

down the road, that at one time it was and Indian reservation....you could find indian spear

heads all over the place. I don't know how we all survived!

 

That cement slab you see there....it used to have a one car garage sitting there....

until a tornado took it down....I will never ever forget that day!

 

There used to be lots of big oak trees all around this house too....

but sadly....they are all gone now except one in the front yard by the lake! :(

 

 As the sun was setting on the lake in front of moms house. It's a huge beautiful lake, although

this photo doesn't show how big it really is! I used to love hearing the motor boats in the

morning when I would wake up in the summer, and whenever I smell gasoline....it takes me

back to the lake and boats....I think I miss that most of all!

 

 The only photo I have of the outside of my moms new home.....still a work in progress

but almost done! Then re-landscaping the outside, and a patio all across the lake front

of the house which now has sliding glass doors across the whole front.....will be beautiful!

 

Well the house was torn down to the ground this last year by

my sisters and brother-in-law, and lots of nieces and nephews.

 

They then rebuilt my mother a one story two bedroom home.

Now it's even smaller but it is just her. My father passed back

in 1987. I haven't seen it other than pictures, and when I did

it was pain and happiness. I'm happy for her but the house

just doesn't seem like home anymore. She got into the house
this last November and was able to celebrate the holidays
in her new home with all her family except for two of us girls
who live here Florida. What a nice gift....
a new home built by the hands of  her family.
That place definitely needs to stay in family!

 

Well my mom just turned seventy five so I decided to make

her something small by my hands. She has changed her

her colors and style in her furnishings of the house, so with

the pictures I saw, I was able to see the colors she has decorated

with. She chose pretty greens and blues which look great

seeing the house sits on a lake.....so I cued from that and made

her just a little something for decoration. I have something

else I'm doing for her as a special gift, but this was just

something for the house.

 

I've had all these dang bottles I have pack ratted, so I set

out to do something with those. I think they will look nice

on her tables, or even the kitchen bar that separates her

living and kitchen area. Hope she likes them!

 

They sure look pretty nice on my patio table by the pool!

I might just have to make me a set...I kinda like them myself!

 

I wrapped a juice bottle, and wine bottle, and can you guess

the little one?..........a beer bottle! And....no, the wine and
beer bottles weren't mine....I got them from a place my hubby
and I go to quite often for eats and great music on the weekends.

They save me bottles and corks for my crafts...nice people!
Like I need more of either lol!

 

I wrapped the bottles in twine, made rolled roses from old
book pages, added some twine knotted at the neck of the
bottles, painted moms colors in wide stripes around the
bottle and sealed them with modge podge.
 

I then brushed the edges of the paper flowers with the same

colors and they're done! I'm pretty happy with the out come!

They look pretty lakey/beachy to me! What do you think?

 

Will they pass as something nice for decorating!?

 

I hope so! It was fun creating them!

 

 

 

This is what I started with....a sparkling pink lemonade

beverage bottle, (loved the shape to it), a wine bottle...

mine was empty though lol, and the small bottle (not shown

here), was a beer bottle...a bud light beer bottle to be exact!

Oh....I didn't drink the wine either, or the beer!

...I don't drink hardly ever! But the sparkling beverage,

yes, and I love that stuff! It's so yummy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, Happy New Home Mom!

Just a little something for you!

Now I just got to get them mailed to surprise her!

 

Well, I have to end this cause hubby is hungry!

 

Update: 8-27-14

 

A quick little tutorial on how to twine wrap bottles!

 

 

The supplies you'll need....I usually do three bottles at a time

for a set. Twine..Mod Podge..glass of water to clean your

sponge brush..three bottles different sizes, heights, and

shapes if you want..sponge brush or a paint brush will do

too..scissors..paper towel to squeeze water out of the

sponge brush if you have to clean it during this process..

wet paper towels for cleaning your fingers along the way.

This can get pretty messy, and takes about an hour and a half

or more, if you stay right with it until the end. And that timing

is for one bottle! Ready Set Go!!!

 

First I dab some Mod Podge on the end of my twine. It helps

with the rolling of it to get started. I always start at the bottom

of the bottle too.

 

Then I start rolling the twine to make a circle. (Excuse

my nails...I have made several of these lately and that

Mod Podge isn't nice on the nails. They need buffing

now and some polish!

 

While holding the little twine circle, I dab with the sponge

brush some Mod Podge on the front and back and then

smooth it out and into the twine just lightly so the circle

doesn't come undone with my finger tip.

 

Next, I find the center of the bottom of the bottle and

set the circle in place. Give it a couple of minutes to

take hold....Mod Podge dries pretty quickly.

 

 

Now take your sponge brush, dipped in the Mod

Podge and spread that on the rest of the bottom

of the bottle and......start wrapping the twine

around your circle. Don't worry about all those

sticky outy strands....they go away when your done

and it has dried completely. If by chance there are

any strands sticking out after your done that you don't

like, just take your scissors and trim it off. I don't normally

use this type of twine...it's a pain, but it was all they had at

the store this trip.....I normally love using Hemp Twine.

It's much smoother and easier to work with. Sticks

together better too. But I couldn't find any of that

anywhere! I went everywhere! Oh well....this will do.

 

Ok..keep wrapping also making sure you keep the twine snug

up against the row your wrapping around....if the circle

hasn't set enough, it might slip out of place. Just gently move

it back to the center. If there is excess Mod Podge on the twine,

take your finger moving it around the circle to massage it into

the twine. If the Mod Podge on the glass starts to dry, just add

more with your sponge brush. When adding more Mod Podge

on the glass bottle, push the brush up against the twine too, to

get it to adhere to the next wrap around of the twine.

 

This to me is the most tedious part....getting this bottom started.

After you get all around the bottom of the bottle and start up the

side of the bottle, the rest is a breeze!

 

Now you'll be coming to the part of the bottle where it curves

from the bottom up to the side ....Keep wrapping it around

but keep nudging it close to the already wrapped twine...you

don't want gaps that the glass will show through when your done.

 

Keep wrapping....keep it snug but don't let it overlap!

On the wrapped part you already have done...occassionally

take your finger nail and press the twine wrap to the bottle

to make sure it hasn't seperated from the bottle and do this

until it is pretty set and dryer. You don't want a bubble of

air between the twine and glass. I use my fingernail

because the Mod Podge wet twine doesn't stick as much

to my nail as it does to my skin on my finger tip....just

things I have learned as I have done these.

 

When I have finally reached the rounded edge of the bottle

I take my sponge brush dipping it into the Mod Podge and

brush it all around the bottle and just keep wrapping.

 

Yea....we are over the edge...now it will move quicker!

Oh...I almost forgot! The way I love to work my bottle

is to put it between my legs. I know sounds weird, but....

it works great because you can turn the bottle as your

wrapping which helps the wrap part go faster! I take the

twine strand with my right hand and wrap. My left hand

is on the bottom of the bottle turning it, plus I use my left

thumb to push the twine snug up against the twine already

wrapped as I am turning and wrapping. Hope that makes

sense. When I get half way down the bottle....I let the bottle

sit a few minutes until it isn't sticky anymore, then I flip the

bottle right side up and keep wrapping till I am done at the

top of the bottle. And instead of brushing the Mod Podge all

around the bottle once you get to the sides of it, you really

only need to brush a dab of Mod Podge on the front and back

of the bottle. Less Mod Podge, less mess, and it still sticks!

 

Remember if the Mod Podge dries on you before you get done

wrapping the area you smeared with it....just brush more on

over it....it will be fine.

 

Here we are finally up about a quarter of the bottle!

Keep wrapping around and around! You're getting there!

 

By this time the bottom has pretty much fully dried. See

how all those sticky outy strands have pretty much

dissappeard? Some is ok...thats the twine look.

 

I didn't finish this yet as I had to hurry to get this tutorial done!

Just Keep Wrapping all the way to the top! Once you have

reached the top....snip the end off with your scissors...add a dab

of the Mod Podge to the end just like how we started, and press it

close to the bottle and the last wrapped row. You will barely even

notice it's the end of the twine. And then your done....it will look

like the finished bottles below. Then you can leave as is or deck

them out with paint, bling, flowers, shells, lace, buttons, or

whatever you want!

 

(When I get this little bottle finished, I'll post the photo.

I just don't have time to finish it at the moment. I got a

deadline to meet on something else.)

 

 

And here she is finally all done! A little bling

and some flowers and she is pretty!

 

 

(these bottles were done using the hemp twine, very little

sticky outy strands...much better to work with too!)

 

If you have any questions....let me know here in a comment

or email me. Have fun and enjoy your creations!

 

 

TaTa Till Later!

 

Hugs, Love, and Blessings!

 

Thanks for stopping by....always love the company! :)

 

And....I totally appreciate your comments too!

 

 

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