Wine Bottles

   I found this project idea online somewhere - I can't remember where.  But I love it, and can't wait to build it.  I have always liked bottle trees, but I think I like this idea better.

I had to begin again on collecting bottles since the move last year, so I thought it would take me a long time to collect this many for the project.  But a coworker had someone donate these wine bottles, and she offered them to me!  I feel loved!  Perfect timing for me.    I also have a friend that is a jeweler, and he says that a diamond bit will drill a hole into the bottom of the bottle without shattering it - I will for sure enlist his help for that part of the project.

I'm not sure what I will build the frame out of - and I have thought of using a jute rope instead of the steel rods, and just tying the rope around the frame.  But I love the look of this.  And now I have enough bottles with what I have at home.
 The donated wine bottles - yay!

Garden Wine Bottle Wall  Maybe for use in my Rock Garden 




First cook out of the season last night using the fire pit area.  I haven't had a working grill for about five years now - it was fun to grill again.  Nothing quite like the aroma of a charcoal BBQ!

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