Repurposing Antique Glass
Jun 21, 2013 9:41:16 GMT -5
Post by Trinna D. on Jun 21, 2013 9:41:16 GMT -5
About a year ago, I met a woman in an antique store who was purchasing antique dishes to break and glue on some other piece to decorate it. That is certainly her right, but it still made me sort of sick to my stomach. As a lover of history and antiques, I can't help but wonder if any of these treasures will last much longer if this becomes the trend. On the contrary, I love it when I see an antique being used in a practical way without destroying its beauty or value.
Have you ever noticed how beautiful old milk bottles are? When I see them, I remember the milk truck that came down the road when I was a little girl delivering milk to my friend's grandmother. These bottles are not like bottles you can find today... They remind us of the time before everything was plastic or in plastic. They are heavier than the glass bottles today also. And they can be used in a variety of ways with a little creative thinking.
Here are a few suggestions for using those wonderful old milk bottles in practicaL ways. The first and most obvious way that comes to mind is to use these bottles (and also old Mason jars) for flower vases. Why buy the new flower vases when you can buy these old beauties? They are also great for holding holiday candles, pine branches, wooden spoons, etc. My favorite use for the milk bottles is for flowers though. Mason jars are great for these things I have mentioned already, plus, to hold thread, soaps, flour and sugar, candy, etc.
I use old dishes in a variety of ways as well. They are great to give as gifts with some cookies you bake. They are good to place under candles and kerosene lamps, flower vases, small house plants, for candy or fruit. Of course, dishes are nice to place around for their beauty as art in and of itself. I have some above my cabinets and on my walls.
Old glass pieces have a variety of uses. I hope more people will see them not only for their beauty, but as a piece of history that should be preserved, and not as something that should be used as a craft item.
Have you ever noticed how beautiful old milk bottles are? When I see them, I remember the milk truck that came down the road when I was a little girl delivering milk to my friend's grandmother. These bottles are not like bottles you can find today... They remind us of the time before everything was plastic or in plastic. They are heavier than the glass bottles today also. And they can be used in a variety of ways with a little creative thinking.
Here are a few suggestions for using those wonderful old milk bottles in practicaL ways. The first and most obvious way that comes to mind is to use these bottles (and also old Mason jars) for flower vases. Why buy the new flower vases when you can buy these old beauties? They are also great for holding holiday candles, pine branches, wooden spoons, etc. My favorite use for the milk bottles is for flowers though. Mason jars are great for these things I have mentioned already, plus, to hold thread, soaps, flour and sugar, candy, etc.
I use old dishes in a variety of ways as well. They are great to give as gifts with some cookies you bake. They are good to place under candles and kerosene lamps, flower vases, small house plants, for candy or fruit. Of course, dishes are nice to place around for their beauty as art in and of itself. I have some above my cabinets and on my walls.
Old glass pieces have a variety of uses. I hope more people will see them not only for their beauty, but as a piece of history that should be preserved, and not as something that should be used as a craft item.
