Creative Things To Make With Old Crystal & Glassware

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Glass flower vases, candy dishes, crystal salad bowls, candle sticks, even old glass light fixtures - yes, I'm talking glassware!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">You know, that pretty glassware and crystal that tends to pile up after a while but you just sort of don't want to throw it away.</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8gDrTpQDJf95nb4bzOOnBRZR9KVIfMOuneo0ZahnrTeroZPTFLCiyEGVOKglUSQLM5tLHlG3-NncP7yG-VoHdtsOqyEtco8C6ys3Lr88l8mALfn6CzTpeHgIWUPBA_vphk4ikEIyY4k/s1600/old+glass+title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8gDrTpQDJf95nb4bzOOnBRZR9KVIfMOuneo0ZahnrTeroZPTFLCiyEGVOKglUSQLM5tLHlG3-NncP7yG-VoHdtsOqyEtco8C6ys3Lr88l8mALfn6CzTpeHgIWUPBA_vphk4ikEIyY4k/s320/old+glass+title.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F07%2Fcreative-things-to-make-with-old.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-cR49pgKlbD4%2FUBgk8WbgdaI%2FAAAAAAAAElM%2FMPpHvhJpvzU%2Fs320%2Fold%2Bglass%2Btitle.jpg&description=Creative%20things%20to%20make%20with%20old%20glassware.%20Lots%20of%20great%20ideas!%0A"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> Maybe you've inherited some pieces from great aunt so-and-so. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Or maybe you tend to gravitate toward the glassware end of the thrift store. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">(Really, I'm hopin' your man is sending you flowers at a rate where those vases are just piling up and you don't know what to do with them all!) </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Anyway, no matter how you've </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">accrued</span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> them, sometimes this type of glassware can accumulate in your home until you find yourself looking for storage space for these extra pieces. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Well guess what? Today I'm going to share with you some awesome ideas for ways that you can upcycle that old glassware into something new for your home. Check it out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlm23ZvXXBjPaGN3bcOofTTy69kvSnT80wXC6mEIXtWupKpBpDJBBsem8sAkYE4q1AuME-CfiCddjNWCOgjpp2xScqM4jJ5ICEhtWDruDjsjv4bk8AqyKeFWFONdkVRJhHgeoWFD8oz8k/s1600/cute.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlm23ZvXXBjPaGN3bcOofTTy69kvSnT80wXC6mEIXtWupKpBpDJBBsem8sAkYE4q1AuME-CfiCddjNWCOgjpp2xScqM4jJ5ICEhtWDruDjsjv4bk8AqyKeFWFONdkVRJhHgeoWFD8oz8k/s1600/cute.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://justbeenme.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-09-29T15%3A52%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50" target="_blank">Cute project using punch glasses by Just Bee 'n Me</a></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18quwEdYK_pDVu1EkNIcicCCw4kbz8YmdbXOeJw5jG-vJDUJgS0VXQv9xoSxJPQK5qgwmBfuFNfBOS-qkRcwFN0rwkAVF2neDiArjjMGAopy17uRrCFRAFDtkcdjIakgYHwlNcgrg5Dg/s1600/decant1-330x520.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Elegant light fixtures (above and below) made from decanters by Lee Broom<br /><a href="http://achairinaroom.blogspot.com/2011/12/decanter-fixtures-creative-and-eco.html" target="_blank">via A Chair In A Room</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJHUpJiHDLXSHEOrqN_Wqk_VZPMMDICwhmriGhogh2ruMLwsPjJWBHOP2nxZ-8ohIk97V8tXG7MYzhWXFlQPND-lxfX6KuTAhttqIuW07O8TM0XurUV4Cx8rmPhsES6O1cDOoDe0C8tk/s1600/decanter-330x428.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrOg-hC0rdapXctjhNkWzVEQ0KVGtA5Top1lE_rDNw2EXEr0nm5Ptu-NABNZuuhgTGToyEyBzi6ukNvWezqrZYARm6GhY-iDlAa88Y8c3SfbqIL0CIAfLRGYCa4EnWj9Ljx6ms6MUOsI/s1600/fisture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrOg-hC0rdapXctjhNkWzVEQ0KVGtA5Top1lE_rDNw2EXEr0nm5Ptu-NABNZuuhgTGToyEyBzi6ukNvWezqrZYARm6GhY-iDlAa88Y8c3SfbqIL0CIAfLRGYCa4EnWj9Ljx6ms6MUOsI/s1600/fisture.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">This garden birdbath was made with an old light fixture</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[garden gallery 114[3].jpg]" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ea7ZdcHSRbRolMc3R4YeRkeFSmLh8-BTXh03jFuOY6H6ACS4SF71W5dVNmwJyEzWQblMstIhETV650U-NS_J2ydxdyageLdPxAy2S6rBlcMYUvO0XbaWZ2eI03tgY2DRSdmI_CCXNK4/s1600/garden+gallery+114%5B3%5D.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ea7ZdcHSRbRolMc3R4YeRkeFSmLh8-BTXh03jFuOY6H6ACS4SF71W5dVNmwJyEzWQblMstIhETV650U-NS_J2ydxdyageLdPxAy2S6rBlcMYUvO0XbaWZ2eI03tgY2DRSdmI_CCXNK4/s1600-h/garden%20gallery%20114%5B3%5D.jpg" target="_blank">Here's a similar piece that uses an old lamp base and light fixture for a birdbath</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Summer Mornings Robins Egg Blue Farmhouse Motif Pyrex Glassware Bowls Light Hanging Pendant Lighting Fixture - UpCycled ReCycled Repurposed - Pair of 2 Swag Lights. $140.00, via Etsy." height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec1.pinterest.com/upload/150166968795710711_cLpOENIg_f.jpg" width="480" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Bowl lights by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73209219/summer-mornings-robins-egg-blue" target="_blank">BootsNGus via Etsy</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2005/09/02/2002468137.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/zoom/html/2002484356.html" target="_blank">Wrap the lips of old globe light fixtures with wire and use them to hold candles or for organization</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DJGwBipBLzCwC8X_wPfe9U7MIz7XFaclgBKR_MKmkK0V-v7NlqloJU1IzX9jPJDywHJd4zUVSvKjZacIeDnX6VRvld1lt-vsMisCZrTp75W-ikAdDSp_RLLwNeJoIC2ew52pjeicOE37/s640/whiteglass.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Milk glass garden art by <a href="http://www.hayseedhomemakin.com/2012/03/vintage-glass-garden-ornaments.html" target="_blank">Hayseed Homemakin'</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><img alt="repurpose light fixture hanging planter bird feeder candle holder vintage pink" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5887550/il_570xN.243712273.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: #666666;">Repurposed light fixture hanging planter or bird feeder by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98932753/repurpose-light-fixture-hanging-planter?ref=sc_1&sref=" target="_blank">ARTfulSalvage via Etsy</a></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLN-mdwcao7g_OWTTiQiOSv7eOM_-0ZKN7nDkIlUC9G_YZlHZ9XpnALj5UbmTC3O5N9YVYsK-rmcikVIr2VKAFdaGQIMUVVSOsR2kr3t3bnfEdKkqktEJSZ-1dmNpmAtSAhOYrjK44xc/s640/SAM_2477.jpg" width="360" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://amandawickcunningham.blogspot.com/2011/06/diy-10-minute-teacup-bird-feeder.html" target="_blank">Teacup and vase bird feeders made by Amanda Cunningham</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><img alt="Cloud - Upcycled Vintage Anchor Hocking Fire King White Milk Glass Fruit Bowl Hanging Pendant Light - OOAK BootsNGus Lamp Lighting Fixture" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5569900/il_570xN.330461433.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98045099/cloud-upcycled-vintage-anchor-hocking?ga_search_query=recycled" target="_blank">Upcycled vintage Anchor Hocking Fire King fruit bowl pendant light by BootsNGus via Etsy</a></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTT57vG_Mv7rL_37aumRZyNI3Uv6bL1tkjJXEszfNaC4PgxZgDWeHEoPmt4_qyjgc3-YGCIizXaJEOsw0OIJxqTwksE0AG6IH80usCFV7pVmYWm8Ms8233nCrufWPX2KZC1QxBt4exdU/s1600/blg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTT57vG_Mv7rL_37aumRZyNI3Uv6bL1tkjJXEszfNaC4PgxZgDWeHEoPmt4_qyjgc3-YGCIizXaJEOsw0OIJxqTwksE0AG6IH80usCFV7pVmYWm8Ms8233nCrufWPX2KZC1QxBt4exdU/s1600/blg.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;">Hanging candle holders made from old globe lights <a href="http://tatteredstyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/diy-easy-hanging-candler-holders.html" target="_blank">DIY by Tattered Style</a></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">What do you think?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378665597&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvSp_EUtbMo_c4cJKY-SYDxeqSliDn-O4l507bCULWtJOtqryKK7Blfme0OAEsfgAQGNamL-HDTuVZ72UU53gqpkgr9nT6cu7aLveVe7ojmVgFx5fvqKttvzrMHRZbmFap-0cde32BySB/s320/mini+image+book+cover.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div>

Creative Things To Make With Old Crystal & Glassware

Glass flower vases, candy dishes, crystal salad bowls, candle sticks, even old glass light fixtures - yes, I'm talking glassware! You kn...

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