I recently took one of our antique side tables and gave it new life. Using old wine bottles and antique china (Seriously antique. The pattern was discontinued in the 1920's.), I made a really interesting piece that I'm super proud of!
You will need:
Old wine bottles (best to steam off the lables), broken plates, a hammer, brown paper bag, towel, grout (the adhesive kind works best), gloves (optional. get messy!)
Start by breaking your glass. This part can be dangerous. Place your glass one item at a time in the brown paper bag and use the hammer to take a whack at it. Do this outside. Put the broken glass in a bucket or bowl of sorts. Be super careful because wine bottles can really splinter. I used a smaller brown paper back to further break up the bigger chunks of glass. You can do this inside by putting the glass in a paper bag, and then between a towel.
Play around with a pattern. I didn't really need one for this project, but draw one out if needed.
Next step: slather on the grout. Push glass pieces into the grout and be sure to cover the sharp edges. Once dry, you'll sand down the bumpy parts so don't worry if it looks messy or if grout gets on the glass.
Finished product coming soon! Have fun, get messy!
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