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glasses. The author also adds etched monograms for that extra-classy touch.


4. Cut off the top and bottom of a wine bottle to create candle “hurricanes.” Use a bit of


wire to create a holder for a tea light or small pillar candle.


5. Use wine bottles to create garden edges. Bury upside down about halfway up or further.


For another garden idea, learn about the great Southern tradition of bottle trees.


6. Fill with layers of colored sand and set on a wind-sill to recall the beach.


7. After washing and removing any labels, fill with bulk dishwashing liquid and a few stems


of silk flowers. This creates a decorative soap dispenser for your kitchen. Decorate the


corks with small ornaments.


8. Use as decorative containers for flavored olive oils, such as by adding dried chilies, sun


dried tomatoes, dried basil, or rosemary. You can purchase a plastic pour spout for the


bottle top.


9. With a coat of chalkboard paint, turn old wine bottles into stylish chalk art.


10. Turn an old wine bottle into a wind-chime. You can use the spout or simply cut off the


bottom of the wine bottle and use a shell or other weight for the chime.


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