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Wishing for a Web Cam in My Kiln

Recycled Glass Wine Bottle Cheese Board

It would be great if someone could invent a web cam that I could put in my kiln. There are times when I really just wonder what the heck is going on in there! I’ve been fusing glass long enough now that I feel pretty confident when I put things into the kiln they will…

Recycled Glass Wine Bottle Spoon Rest

WineBottleSpoonRest

This recycled glass wine bottle spoon rest is the newest addition to my recycled glass items. As you can see by the pictures below, it is a very versatile piece.

Recycled Glass Cheese Boards – Part 3

This is the last post in the Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese Board series. In Part 1 I wrote about preparing bottles for the kiln. In Part 2 I wrote about the firing schedule I use. In this post, I will share some of the other things I’ve learned along the way.

Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese Board – Part 2

In Part 1 of my series on how I make Recycled Glass Wine Bottle Cheese Boards, we had just finished cleaning our wine bottles really, really, really well. What’s next? Well, first…

Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese Board – Part 1

The first thing needed to make a recycled wine bottle cheese board is, of course, an empty wine bottle. Collecting empty wine bottles can be, without a doubt, the most fun part of the project.

The Science of Making a Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese Board

The first title I considered for this blog post was “The Art of Making a Wine Bottle Cheese Board.” But truth be told, I don’t consider flattening a wine bottle in my kiln “art.” In fact, it is more science than art. More than once I had a flash back to my high school science class. Remember studying the scientific method?

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