Wine Bottle Wind Chime
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As promised, it's time to share my first project made with my new bottle cutter. I loved the color of this bottle and immediately had a plan for it. The first thing you need to know about cutting bottles is that it is a learning curve and there's a LOT of trial and error, as illustrated by this photo: The first two bottles I tried to cut ended up like this. They started to crack along the etched line and then they didn't. This is the bottle cutter I use. By the third bottle, I had the hang of it and this was the result: After the bottle was cut, I sanded the edges until they were smooth. Then it was time to make a windchime! I wanted a nice soft sound, so I found this wooden egg. Two holes were drilled into either side and metal eyes were screwed in. I thought about glass pieces, but we can get some pretty strong winds around here and I didn't want glass shards flying through the air! Next came the chain and key rings. I'm loo