DIY: Cutting Glass

So I saw this tutorial on Pinterest for cutting glass bottles to use for a number of things. I was collecting some bottles i liked and decided to finally do something with them and clear some clutter. 

 Using cotton string and nail polish remover as instructed, and tried soaking it in the liquid.

 I tied it around the bottle and light it on fire. This didn't work the first time. What i ended up doing was wrapping the string around the bottle about three times and then pouring a light amount of nailpolish remover onto the string. I carefully wiped the bottle to make sure the rest of the liquid didn't catch on fire... I would recommend doing this entire project outside with safety glasses and no children.

 After a few attempts I finally was successful and got one of the smaller ones to break. The top ended up in a few pieces  where it was stressed too much from the fire and the cold water. But I finally got the hang of it.

 I was able to cut 5 out of the 7 bottles I had. The two colored ones seemed to need to be hotter to break. I'll venture into that another day.

 As you can see the edges were not even. I dont know how to make it perfect every time but I do know that by creating the variance in extreme temperatures, it stresses the glass and can cause it to crack in unwanted places. So I'm sure there are better ways or a way to perfect the cutting but I was impressed in how short of time I was able to accomplish the goal.

 Another as seen on pinterest, a makeup brush holder. After cutting the wine bottles, I sanded the edges of the largest one. Just added floral glass beads, and I'm finished! I think in the future I will jazz it up a bit with something that matches the bathroom and the brushes. Also, I think the smaller glass beads will work better for the size of my brushes. We shall see how this works to start with. But I'm pleased with the turnout! The others I'm currently painting and havent decided on their final outcome yet.. More to come soon.

 

Finally some nail stuff! I just used a light blue base coat by ulta. Added some sparkle and a stamp and called it a day. Without my super fake acrylics this manicure lasted less than 9 hours due to how active I am with my hands. (The rubber gloves from the bottle cutting didn't help exactly.)

Finally some me! I dyed my hair! A little red underneath, some on top a middle blonde and poof! new look. I'm loving it so far. One person asked me if I was supporting the Baltimore Ravens with my new look... I was confused by that one. (they're purple...) And another person told me they can appreciate a free spirit! All went well either way.