The Apple Street Cottage

Did I mention it's still summer at the Cottage?  It's hot and humid and while so many others are starting to embrace fall, I'm hanging on to summer until after Labor Day.   That being said, let me introduce you to my latest wind chime project.   This post may contain affiliate links. It started with a wine bottle.  The bottom was cut off and the edges were carefully sanded.  I use a bottle cutter for the job and I've shared my technique before, so I won't bore you with all those details.  I also wear eye protection .   I've never had a bottle shatter/spray glass while doing this, but better safe than sorry! After sanding the edges, I applied some copper tape around the bottom. It just makes a pretty edge. Then I screwed eyes into an old bottle stopper and a wooden mushroom that was leftover from my Glam Girl Terracotta Planter  (I'm a big fan of 'Use what you've got'!) , connecting them with a piece of leftover necklace from my last Dress Form

  I realize it's August and many bloggers are jumping into Fall and Halloween content with both feet.   Not this gal!   Summer is a very short season in my part of the world and I plan on enjoying it for as long as I can.  Soooo.... Let me share this beautiful hydrangea tile tray that I found at a yard sale for $2. Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers  and I knew I had to have this tray as soon as I spotted it.   Did I need a tray? Nooooo, but who could resist those beautiful pink flowers? The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the wood.  A little too orange and it took away from those pretty tiles. This post may contain affiliate links. Some painter's tape was put down to protect the tiles and out came the sandpaper. Goodbye orange and hello 'I'm not sure what' kind of wood and filler. I usually like to keep wood, but this situation called for paint.  So I created a little sample board to see what would work best. None of the pinks worked at all and cle