Our First Dumpster Dive

Ok, we didn't truly dumpster dive. We recycle bin searched. After searching the internet and thrift stores for weeks, for certain shaped bottles, we came up empty. Or found the asking price far higher than we wanted to pay. By accident we spent the day searching nearby neighborhoods recycling bins.

I have a plant growing from my Buddha beer bottle. My sister said to me a few days ago that she wanted a Buddha bottle. While we were Recycle Binning I found one!

 

 

After getting the bottles home, I boiled them for 10 or so mins., removed the labels and any remaining sticky bits with nail polish remover. I'll wash them again to do a final clean.

 

 

 Among our finds, a round vinegar bottle which, to me, looks like a potion bottle. An orange and red bowl, my cat will enjoy his meals from. Awesome square bottles. And a few handfuls of corks!