Making a Vintage Bottle Chandelier

I recently saw a chandelier made from vintage bottles and decided to create my own using my personal collection. I've always loved bottles and have collected them since I was a child. When I found the scripture in Psalm 56 that tells how God sees every tear we shed and collects each one of them in His bottle, they became even more precious to me. I'm thinking he must have one of those great big water jugs reserved with my name on it! I tend to leak a little.

I have bottles tucked away on shelves and stashed in drawers all over my house, so when I began this project yesterday the hunt was on. I felt like I was hunting Easter eggs.

After gathering them from all corners of the house, some of them not seeing daylight for a few years, I got out the bottle brushes and scrubbed them up.

 

Then I rounded up what I thought I would need for my project and headed out to the shop.

I laughed at myself because the first thing I saw when I got in the shop were the bottles lined up across the window. I just thought I had them all.

I put a quick coat of chalk paint on the metal dish holder (I'm not sure what this is actually called) that's going to serve as the top of my chandelier. 

Then I began randomly wiring the bottles to the base.

Some bottles I hung with vintage seam binding, another of my loves.

The finished project... Taa Daa! ...now hanging in my bathroom.

Here's a Heart Rock for your Pocket:
You keep track of all my sorrows.  
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8

Wishing you God's best,
Elaine

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