Bottled crazy

I haven't been here for a while... But I'm back with a blast! Do you remember those yarn-wrapped bottles from this post? I'm still not getting bored with wrapping, but I decided to spice it up a bit, especially since I found a challenge on one of the Polish crafter pages :) Seemed like a perfect one for me, since it included... bottles...

I planned three bottles, but I was stopped by Ceylon Snowflake beads suddenly running low, so for the sake of the challenge, there are only two bottles. Third, smallest, is waiting for her beaded collar and she will most likely join the bigger sisters soon. For the moment:

And here some close-ups on the flowers, smaller and bigger :)

For the flowers I used:
Swarovski rivoli in Golden Shadow colour in sizes 14 and 18 mm
Toho 15/0 in colours:
SL Smoky Topaz
SL Light Topaz
SL Frosted Crystal
Transparent Crystal
Toho 11/0 i colours:
SL Topaz
SL Frosted Light Topaz
SL Crystal
Ceylon Snowflake

I'll add third bottle once it's ready :)

Upcycling bottles

It's time for vases :D
I recently fell for wrapping bottles - I found it hard to throw away some of the already emptied ones I had and thus I began my internet search for a way to make them even better. I found one and I love it :) Now I really wrap A LOT of them and soon I'm going to give them to cat care foundation Koci Pazur, so they can sell them on one of the auctions and earn some money for kitties <3 p="">
Basically, the wrapping method is really simple - all you need is a ball of yarn (not too shaggy), double-sided tape and something to impregnate the material so they can be washed. I'm also thinking about painting some of the bottles from the inside, so pieces of tape won't be visible.

Plus there's a hunting side - each week I'm going to local second-hand shop to poach some new yarns <3 p="">
And that's how they look like wrapped:

And that's how they dry after being impregnated on my balcony:

Best part is - you can make them and listen to e-book/participate in conversation/watch TV, because they're so easy to make :D