Bottles, bottles and more bottles

Since I have started decorating bottles I have been looking for them everywhere.  Here are a few I found when we were in Maine going to flea markets.

This first picture shows a few tables that overwhelmed me.   And they were all only $1.00 a piece.

And here was a wagon full of bottles

Isn't this window pretty, a great way to use all the colorful bottles. 

I did not end up buying any bottles but I sure enjoyed looking.   More flea market pictures tomorrow.

Bottles as Art

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was taking a class in bottle art.  I am glad it is on line because I can take my time!!!

The first part has been a lot of decoupage and so therefore is slow, at least it is for me.  Glue gets everywhere and I have to keep letting it dry before I can move on.

So far I have done three layers.  I took a picture of the first layer, the gold paper, ( a heavy crinkled paper) then I didn't take a picture after I added the purple stringy stuff.... ) but I did take a picture of it with the gold stringy stuff added on top.  Don't you love my descriptions.  Actually both the purple and the gold were some sort of ribbons I got from the Berwick/Offrey ribbon outlet, a favorite source in a nearby town. I tore them up before I added them.

So here are the pictures.  I plan to add ribbons, beads, button and more "stuff" but this is it for the moment.

With the gold crinklly paper and the picture that sets the theme.

The purple and gold stringy stuff added.

Here is a closeup so you can see better what it looks like.

 I won't be able to work on this for awhile, so be patient with me.  But I promise I will show more pictures when I do the next step.

Bottles, Bottles,  Bottles !!!!   I love bottles (and jars too) and collected a few over the years.  I like to have them on window sills among other things. The light shines through.

I have signed up to take a class in decorating them in different ways.  I have been collecting up the supplies I will need.  The ones I will use first are shown in the picture above.  I haven't decided what bottle I will use first.  Stay tuned.

Meanwhile here are a couple of jars I did up recently inspired by a couple of books I have.  They are what are obviously fantasy type "specimen" bottles.

I hope to have something to show you soon.