All That Glitters is...Gorgeous!

There is a bit of a magpie in me and I know I am not alone.  I bought this bag of goodies recently. Yummy bits and bobs of vintage costume jewellery. Some of it wearable or saleable on Etsy and some of it broken and just begging to be used for craft.

 

Here is my new red hat (every woman of a certain age should have a red hat) This is a wool beret like the one worn by Mary Kate Dannagher in the film The Quiet Man.

I could not leave well enough alone so I made a little felt and button decoration for it (will add pic soon) I then decided it would be perfect to display my vintage hat pin collection. It sits in my hallway on my styrofoam model head.

 

and a close up...

 

Another, broken seed beaded ring was perfect to finish off the knitted scarf with the rosette disk I showed you in an earlier post. I love how this scarf turned out and it is so cosy on these cold mornings. Pattern is called Rose and is on the Berroco website.

 
 

Big Bottle of Bubbly Bath!

After finishing this bottle of my favourite pink wine I was admiring the lovely bottle and thinking "What could I repurpose this lovely shaped bottle for?" Then it came to me....and this is what I made from it.

I filled it with pink bubble bath, added a few drops of rose essential oil, a handmade tag, some vintage trims, pins and beads.

The label I saved when I received some lovely crafting supplies from Southern Patina on Etsy.  I punched a hole each side and threaded some vintage trim and tied it at the back. Under the name it says "Handmade Pretties"

 

Sugar beads and some pink beads speared on a heart long pin in the cork. These should be enough to warn any potential imbibers that this not a regualar bottle of wine!

 

Even the back got a new look.

 

 

Hours of lovely soaking  to be had from this bath wine!

 

 

Comments

[Margie]

Great recycling Pam, and when I think of the amount of those bottles I have put in the recycling bin....oops...I mean I enjoy that wine occasionally...ha ha....Love the red hat and the pins. hugs, Margie.

[Tracey]

Fantastic pretties Pam! Love the hat...XXX

[Catherine]

That's so lovely - i might do some bath niceys for Christmas Pressies too this year - you've inspired me!
x x x

[Penny]

lovely hat pins.

Now that bubble bottle is just gorgeous. You have inspired me. Damn I think some perfect bottles have gone to recycling - Pink Cava my daughter & friends had before their " Fresher's party "

[Lace hearts]

Pam that's absolutely fantastic. That's a really wonderful idea for a Christmas pressie, and really special. Thanks so much for the inspiration. I'm forever keeping pretty bottles but not knowing what to do with them.

[Penny]

YIPEE ! found the bottles - though not as pretty as yours.

What bubble bath do you use ?

I think you have started a craze !

I made bath salts the Blue Peter way when I was young ( soda crystals ) I put WAY too much pefrume in ( mum gave me some she had a lot of & didn't like ) Then I coloured them with purple food dye - like it said to do !!!!

I gave bottles to all the aunts for Christmas and......

It dyed my Auntie Viv's rather large bottom purple !!!!

[kimme]

Lovely pins! I have been keeping an eye out for
special ones for you plus any fab tins I come across.
Nothing yet to report, but hopefully I will strike Gold
soon :)

The bubble bath looks inviting. I love what you did with
the bottle.

hugs ~kimme

[Colleen]

Oh, I love it! I too am easily distracted by all things shiny~~

[amy]

Beautiful repurpose for the bottle!!
Amy

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