Reduce, reuse, recycle is an idea that I definitely try to live by. I'm no where near perfect and there are plenty of ways that I could improve, but I do try my best. David and I take all of our cardboard, recyclable plastic and glass to the local recycling bins and we donate our cans to a local animal shelter. The shelter in turn recycles them to raise money. I would like to learn more about mixed paper recycling and hopefully one day when I have a house of my own I'll be able to start composting as well.
For today though, I wanted to show some of my "reuse" projects that I am currently working on. I finally got back to work on the old window that I'm turning into a chalkboard. One of David's friends brought over a heat gun so I could remove the rest of the glazing compound. This gun works wonders! If you look at the top window pane in the pic below you can see all of the compound that I was able to remove. Hopefully after a few more passes I will finally be able to remove the glass.
I also finally tried out the glass cutter that I bought at Michael's. This was my first attempt so as you can see my score line wasn't very straight, but at least I was able to separate the bottle. The instructions say that "practice makes perfect" and I believe it. I also want to try another method that I saw online that involves string and acetone. I'll post pics after I give it a try.
My friends and family have been saving their incandescent light bulbs for me for a while now. Many of the bulbs have a filament inside that is shaped like a tiny liquor bottle. I use them as minis for the 1:12 scale saloon I am building, which I posted about a while back - http://beyondbaffled.blogspot.com/search/label/mini%20liquor%20bottles. Some of the bulbs have the wrong sized filament, but the bulbs can still be used for other things. I used pliers to remove the filament and then soap and water to wash away the kaolin (the white ground up clay that makes the bulb opaque) inside. I've seen these used a vases and also as mini terrariums. I'll post again once I've decided what to do with these.
Hope everyone has a happy Friday!
2 comments:
La bombilla llena de jabon es una foto muy origina :))
La idea de rescatar la botella de la bombilla increible.
Sigue con la ventana, volveré para ver los avances:)
Besos Clara
I have a couple of Christmas tree ornaments made from light bulbs. They've been painted which makes them stronger. One is a cat in the hat. I forget what the other is, but your imagination could take you anywhere with these.
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