{"id":9853,"date":"2022-01-04T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=9853"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:29:00","slug":"upcycle-crafting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2022\/01\/04\/upcycle-crafting\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcycle crafting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You may have noticed the uptick in crafty blogging lately. I did a whole bunch of making prior to the holidays. Some of the the makes were for gifts and some were for decoration. I really enjoyed myself and I feel like I am returning to a more makery me. Crafty posts may continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was gifted a glass bottle cutting kit at the end of 2020 and the two first crafts I wanted to tackle were bottle bottom candles and bottle chimes. I had bought a bottle chime for our house a while ago. It has a chain running through it from the hanging ring through the clapper and down to the wind catch. I also scoped out some tutorials online that used hot clue and rope, but in the end, used the bottle chime I had as a pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew rope and glue wouldn’t make it through a Florida summer. Florida summers have even eaten through the small gauge chain in a lot of my store bought windchimes, contributing to a pile of chimes that I have to repair. Given that the glass would shatter if the rope\/chain breaks, I thought it would be better to be hefty than dainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used large wooden beads as the stopper inside that holds the bottle at the right height and the clapper. The beads are attached to the chain pieces with heavy gauge craft wire. For the hanging loop, I used some keyrings that I had on hand. I am pretty happy with the results. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You may have noticed the uptick in crafty blogging lately. I did a whole bunch of making prior to the holidays. Some of the the makes were for gifts and some were for decoration. I really enjoyed myself and I feel like I am returning to a more makery me. Crafty posts may continue. 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