Repurposing Glass

I love repurposing any and everything, but my new favorite is repurposing orphaned and/or unwanted glass items.  Here are some photos of my current projects.

The first pic was taken through a glass window, thus the shadows and reflections.  But focus on the lotus-type flower on the bottom left.  That is actually a luncheon plate, a dessert plate and a small glass cup of the same pattern all glued together.  Once glued, I attached a small glass jar on the back of the plate, then slid it onto a iron stake.  I call them Forever Flowers.  Even someone with a brown thumb can keep these flowers looking beautiful!

Beside the flower is a glass angel.  I created this using an orphaned globe from a light fixture for the body, a glass butter dish for the wings.  The head and halo were a tea light candle holder.  Once I attached all the pieces, I slid the body over a stake.

The second pic is a teapot that lost it's lid.  I decided it would make a great birdhouse!  I curled wire to imitate steam coming from the spot, made a curly-Q of wire that I attached inside the top where the lid should be.  To embellish it a little, a made a flower from a a soda can and glued it to the side.  The last step was to loop a piece of wire through the handle so the birdhouse would 'tip' correctly and allow our fine feathered friends to enter and build their nest.

Repurpose, recycle, upcycle, re-invent...no matter what you call it, it's creating art while saving items from the landfill!!