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« on: December 19, 2011, 01:18:35 PM » |
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I just started the bottle slumping thing. I have been wanting to try it but just had not taken the time between other projects but now I am hooked. The grandchildren even brought me an old bottle they found out in the woods yesterday. I haven't gotten into it enough to try some fun ways to do it but will after the holidays. I have some ideas. It really is fun to me and gets the grandchildren out looking for unusual bottle for me to try. I think they are having more fun than I am.
Here is 3 of the ones I did last week.
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2011, 01:32:25 PM » |
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you've been busy!
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2011, 03:56:14 PM » |
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I love making them too great gifts and people love them!
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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2011, 04:00:03 PM » |
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Cool!
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2011, 06:31:39 PM » |
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nice. We used to do that at the camp fire. fun project
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2011, 06:37:09 PM » |
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It's also fun emptying full bottles first *hic-up* BBURRRRRP!*  |
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« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2011, 09:06:10 PM » |
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I think they are particularly neat because they are not usual bottles. Nice!
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« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2011, 09:25:58 PM » |
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I have been slumping some too, and putting high temp wire in the neck so they can hang up on the wall if you want to.
Also have a drill and putting holes in them and then stuffing with a string of Christmas lights.
Lots of fun. Just havent taken any pics yet.
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2011, 12:22:21 AM » |
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Just havent taken any pics yet.
You know we want PICTURES!  And yet MORE pictures....LOL |
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« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2011, 07:00:02 AM » |
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I have been slumping some too, and putting high temp wire in the neck so they can hang up on the wall if you want to.
Also have a drill and putting holes in them and then stuffing with a string of Christmas lights.
Lots of fun. Just havent taken any pics yet.
do you also add marbles around your Christmas lights? if not, it makes for a nice effect... |
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« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2011, 09:04:26 AM » |
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I have been slumping some too, and putting high temp wire in the neck so they can hang up on the wall if you want to.
Also have a drill and putting holes in them and then stuffing with a string of Christmas lights.
Lots of fun. Just havent taken any pics yet.
do you also add marbles around your Christmas lights? if not, it makes for a nice effect... I have been slumping some too, and putting high temp wire in the neck so they can hang up on the wall if you want to.
Also have a drill and putting holes in them and then stuffing with a string of Christmas lights.
Lots of fun. Just havent taken any pics yet.
do you also add marbles around your Christmas lights? if not, it makes for a nice effect... NO I cant add marbles,,,,a while back Denise lost her marbles, and I sent her all of mine...LOL Actually I hadnt thought of that, so I will run out today and get some and give it a shot. I am also going to try some bottle painting after the new year when things settle down a bit. Here is a you tube link for that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDCrgQjw72o&NR=1And here is a link for the paint I will be using. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQzmFRk4L0I am sure there are more paints, but this is just what I ran across last week, and it looked good to me, so I will try this and see how it works....just what I need another dxmn project!!!!!  |
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« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2011, 10:41:05 AM » |
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Actually I hadnt thought of that, so I will run out today and get some and give it a shot.
I'd send you a picture of my pitrone bottle but I can't seem to figure out how to take a picture of it lit without it coming out all distorted... the marbles really add a nice effect especially with colored lights... |
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« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2011, 11:25:44 AM » |
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Actually I hadnt thought of that, so I will run out today and get some and give it a shot.
I'd send you a picture of my pitrone bottle but I can't seem to figure out how to take a picture of it lit without it coming out all distorted... the marbles really add a nice effect especially with colored lights... Any pic would be fine...I have been told I am a little distorted myself so I will understand...  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2011, 11:51:33 AM » |
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Here is a Grey Goose bottle and a Patron bottle lit up. Also a pic of (SOME) of the bottles I have yet to work with....
they are already empty,,,and I didnt empty them,,hic, hic.
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« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2011, 03:36:50 PM » |
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Pretty! Does the cord come out through the neck or has a hold been drilled into the bottle?
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« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2011, 04:40:39 PM » |
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Tom,
this is the best I can do... I also bought a wine bottle full of red lights and clear marbles that had Alabama decals on it -- it was cool too...
Kev,
the bottles I've bought have a hole drilled in the back at the bottom and the plug comes out there
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« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2011, 04:46:33 PM » |
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Nice!! I love slumping bottles.. Sometimes you have to do a lot of drinking though. Here's one that gave me a terrific hangover.
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« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2011, 04:51:12 PM » |
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Nice!! I love slumping bottles.. Sometimes you have to do a lot of drinking though. Here's one that gave me a terrific hangover.
We all have to make sacrifices! Rebecca |
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« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2011, 05:38:48 PM » |
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Pretty! Does the cord come out through the neck or has a hold been drilled into the bottle?
I have my drill press set up in the living room, and drill my own holes in them, I use 1/2 diamond hole drill bit. Push the lights in the hole and pull them out of the top until all are in there, then I put them back in and "try" to make them as evenly distributed as possible...but its really not possible to be exactly even. I use the strings that only have the plug on one end, not the kind you can plug in end to end,,,wouldnt work for me. |
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« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2011, 12:54:46 AM » |
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Tom, I've used Pebeo paints way back before I started working with glass...10 years ago. This is a good choice for bottles. One problem I had was if the paint was thick, it would bubble. But I loved the transparency of the paint. I had 2 really cool Agavero tequila Liqueur bottles. I slumped one and hated it but I can see the other one has potential!
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