Artfully Transforming Bottles & Plates by Schiffer Publishing

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Say yes to reclaiming creativity--environmentally friendly, beautiful, and innovative!

Here are 75 projects that upcycle and elevate your discards. Transform not only wine bottles and teacups, but your living spaces—indoors and out. Use a wide assortment of craft materials and techniques, from marbling to chalkboard paints to kintsugi, to upcycle the bottles in your recycling bin or the plates that were dropped on the way to the table. Make lovely decorative and useful items that may even become heirlooms.

Bring new treasures to life from discards and feel great about your crafting as you reclaim and upcycle. The first projects focus on glass bottle use; learn how to make elegant olive bowls, cocktail glasses, cookie jars, gorgeous illumination for your outdoor dining, and much more.

The second group of projects transforms your china, porcelain, and other ceramic tableware, whether it's showing signs of wear, is broken, or just doesn't match. Learn to make clocks, charming signs, neon-marbled chargers, wedding keepsakes, and much more.

With this book full of beauty, reclaim not only used wine bottles and teacups, but your crafting joy. Recycle, repurpose and reuse. Here are 75 environmentally friendly, beautiful, and innovative projects that upcycle and transforms your old, broken or mix-matched tableware into lovely decorative and useful items destined to become heirlooms.

Using a wide assortment of craft materials and technique – marbling, chalkboard painting, kintsugi – readers can:

• Repurpose glass bottles into elegant olive bowls, cocktail glasses, cookie jars, gorgeous illumination for your outdoor dining, and much
• Recycle broken or mix-matched china & tableware into clocks, charming signs, neon-marbled chargers, wedding keepsakes, and much more

Think heirloom quality and boutique charm: these impressive creations add stylish flair to any space.

• 75 projects to transform not only wine bottles and teacups, but your living spaces—indoors and out
• Bring new treasures to life from discards and feel great about your crafting as you reclaim and upcycle
• Think boutique: these impressive projects bring you stunning decor

[AuthorName]By Petra Knoblauch and Ina Mielkau[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Petra Knoblauch is a fashion editor and stylist for international advertising campaigns in fashion, including knitwear. Her styling talents come in handy as she designs craft projects. She lives in Dusseldorf, Germany. @petraknoblauch www.petraknoblauch.com
Ina Mielkau is a visual merchandiser and is also the author of 10 craft books on topics ranging from origami to concrete to eco crafting. Her popular blog shares her DIY projects and design insights. She lives in Darmstadt, Germany. www.ynas-design.blogspot.de[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]650 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]75 Elegant Projects to Upcycle Glass and Porcelain[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]650 color images[/ColorPattern]