Recycled Eggshell Vase

poehere
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Total Time: 8 to 10 hours

Yield: 1 vase

Supplies:

• 1 vase or recycled bottle
• eggshells, crushed
• white acrylic paint
• gold glitter gel
• paintbrushes
• wood glue
• Elmer's glue
• artificial flowers
• hot glue gun
• green raffia
• varnish

Steps:

1. You can find nice vases at the Dollar store or you can recycle a glass bottle to make this project. Wash and clean the bottle first. Now apply a coat of white paint to the bottle. This makes it easier to apply the glue in the next step.

 
2. Wash and clean your eggshells. You will need to crush the eggshells into smaller pieces.

 
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3. Lay the bottle on its side and apply wood glue to one area of the bottle. Spread the glue around with your paintbrush to get a nice even coat.

 

 
4. Take the eggshells and apply them to the bottle. I normally will press them down a bit to get them into the glue. Stand the bottle up and brush off the excess shells. Continue to apply the eggshells to the bottle until it is completely covered. Set aside until the glue dries. If you want to speed up the drying process, you can use your hairdryer.

 
5. In a small bowl, add some Elmer's glue and just a small amount of water. Now paint the entire surface of the bottle with the glue mixture. Allow this to dry.

 

 
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6. Once dried, you will paint the outside of the bottle with 2 layers of white acrylic paint. Allow the first layer to dry before applying the second layer.

 

 
7. Take a large, flat paintbrush and some glitter gel. You want to lightly brush the outside of the bottle with the glitter gel. This is to highlight the bottle and the gel normally just sticks on the raised area of the bottle. Allow this to dry.

 

 
8. Before adding the finishing touches to the bottle apply a layer of varnish to the bottle. Allow this to dry.

 
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9. Use your hot glue gun to add the raffia to the neck of the vase (optional), add your flower design to the base of the bottle. Your bottle is now finished and ready to use.

 

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Nellhathnofury

January 28, 20200 found this helpful

this is absolutely gorgeous!!

 

poehere
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January 29, 20200 found this helpful

Thank you so much.

 

attosa
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January 29, 20200 found this helpful

How interesting and cool! Never seen such a thing xx

 

poehere
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January 29, 20200 found this helpful

Thank you. I love to decorate with a lot of different things. I use rice, popcorn, beans, and even lentils to decorate with. Each one gives the finished item a new and unique look.

 

Mina
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March 20, 20200 found this helpful

What a cool idea. I'm thinking that this would make a fantastic tabletop Christmas tree, using a green wine bottle, green paint, a light sprinkling of gold glitter and a few tiny red baubles. Methinks that I can cut out a star from a margarine lid, glue on the eggshells, paint it yellow and add lots of gold glitter.

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You've definitely got my imagination working. Thanks.

 

Mina
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March 21, 20200 found this helpful

This is such a cool idea and tweaks my imagination.

I think I'll make an eggshell tabletop Christmas tree using a green wine bottle, green painted eggshell, a light dusting of gold glitter and tiny red baubles. Methinks that I can make a star from a margarine container lid, coated with eggshells, painted yellow with lots of gold glitter and hot glued onto the bottle mouth.

Thanks for your idea.

 

cybergrannie
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January 26, 20210 found this helpful

Very nice and not that difficult.
Nice project to share.

 

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