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| Green glass vials from the beaches of Brooklyn. |
I've been very lucky this past summer finding bottles on the beach. I seem to have hit the motherload. Clear, amber and green glass bottles in all shapes and sizes are finding their way into my collection. Some of them take on a frosted patina which makes them glow in the light from being rolled and tumbled in the ocean. I can't help wondering where they originated and what was their original use.
Cleaning them up and getting them ready to be used has been a big job. They spend a lot of time soaking in soapy water in between scrubbings. I've collected a vast array of bottle brushes to help with the job. Once they're squeaky clean they're sterilized in a boiling water vat before they can be used.
I live my life in a very "green" way, long before anyone called it green. I deplore waste of any kind so to find these bottles and be able to give them another life is a joy. I've been collecting caps from broken bottles for ages so spent some happy days sorting through the collection and finding the proper cap. Some of the bottles will be filled with the colognes I was producing this past summer but some are for sale on my Etsy store. I love that each bottle is a one of a kind treasure.
Surprising that the bottles are whole. You are finding them early in their sea journey, before they're broken, before they tumble for years to become seaglass.
ReplyDeleteCool that you can reuse these.
Do you have a link to your etsy shop?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I just saw I had some comments now! My etsy shop is http://www.etsy.com/shop/herbalalchemy?ref=si_shop. Thanks so much for your interest!
DeleteThese so great, especially because of the story behind them. I want to reorder my personal recipe in one of these message in a bottle beauties. What's the etsy link?
ReplyDeleteHi, I just now saw that I had some comments! My etsy store is http://www.etsy.com/shop/herbalalchemy?ref=si_shop. Thanks so much for looking!
DeleteThe beach bottle are oh so fine. They're fantastic. It will surely attract attention. The perfume is a plus to it.
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I've collected a vast array of bottle brushes to help with the job. Once they're squeaky clean they're sterilized in a boiling water vat before they can be used.
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