Broken Glass

There is officially less then 6 months to the wedding, and the DIY projects keep rolling. I've decided to copy my wonderful sister-in-law (along with many other brides) and use the bouquets to decorate the head table. After exploring Pinterest, I found the perfect DIY vases for the bouquets, BEER BOTTLES! The problem is that the neck of the bottles are too small. My latest, not entirely successful, project has been breaking glass! After some research, this is what I came up with for the best method!

#1: Materials - Glass bottle, nail polish remover, rock for scoring (optional), lighter, any kind of cotton string

#2: String - wrap the string around the bottle 3 times in the place where you want it to break and tie it in a knot.

#3: Applying the Acetone - saturate the string in nail polish remover and place back on the glass.

#4: Light it on Fire - I didn't put pictures of this step, because taking a picture while lighting and holding a burning object ended up being a challenging and dangerous task.  Holding the bottle on its side, let the string burn while turning the bottle slowly.

#5: Submerge in ice bath - When the flame burns out completely one of two things will happen: 1. The glass will magically break before your eyes, or 2. you will need to bang it LIGHTLY (I learned this the hard way) on the bottom of the sink which should be filled with ice water.

#6: Sand down the edges and decorate as you see fit!

After my first try I had 2 successes, 1 failure, and 2 that just didn't seem to want to break. It looks like I'll need to drink some more! The next step involves rubber bands, spray paint, twine, and buttons. Since these will double as a bridesmaid gift, you will see the final product at the wedding! :-)