4 New Uses for Wine Bottles - Random Recast

In Random Recast, we find new uses for ordinary things. This week, it was all about wine bottles.

Day #4: Wine Bottle Pendant Lamps


Talk about mood lighting! Wine bottles make the perfect sculptural glass lampshade for a lovely outdoor light. Here's why: The colored glass gorgeously tints candlelight into a romantic glow, while the skinny neck is just the right size to house a hanging chain or wire.

To make your own version inspired by this pendant from etsy artisan GreenIlluminations, you'll need a bottle-cutting kit (such as Ephrem's Bottle-Cutting Kit), wire (and/or a chain small enough to fit inside the neck of the bottle) and a tea light candle. For the full tutorial, visit Instructables.

Day #3: Wine Bottle Decanters

Simple but great: Use wine bottles to pour your favorite olive oils, vinegars and even liquid soaps. All you'll need is a pouring nozzle...which fits right into the neck of a wine bottle.

Day #2: Wine Bottle Table Lanterns


Like the pendant light, only for your table: Cut wine bottles become inventive candle displays, again with the help of a bottle cutting kit.

Day #1: Wine Bottle Garden Edging

And finally, the project that launched a million questions on where one can find enough wine bottles to create edging. The answer? Freecycle, or befriending your local restaurant.

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