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Bottle cutting and taping We wanted to add bottles to our wall for aesthetic reasons, and also allow light to flow between the two rooms. To allow for maximum transfer of light we decided to cut our bottles at the neck, and tape the bottoms of like-sized and colored bottles together. We rented a tile saw for 24 hours and cut over one hundred bottles during that time. Afterward, all the bottle halves needed to be thoroughly cleaned and dried so that there was no chance for mold growth after taping. The cut bottles are extremely fragile and “we were afraid to break the really nice bottles. We knew that they were all replaceable, but not without severe liver damage!” The bottom halves were grouped by size and color, and taped together. We decided to mix it up a bit, and add a little pizazz to some of the bottle windows. Small dioramas have been installed using salvaged treasures. Instead of simply recycling the top halves we have decided to try to make chandeliers out of the necks. Stay tuned for future chandelier-making workshops with our leftover bottle necks!

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