That Was Fun While It Lasted
Before I start cruising down this highway, let me just say this is not a sponsored post. I mean, if the Pittsburgh Glass Center wants to sponsor a post or invite me to come play for a day, I AM ALL IN, but they didn't. This time. Unfortunately.
Anyway.
This past weekend little Miss Alexis and I crammed ourselves in the car and met some friends at the Pittsburgh Glass Center so we could learn how to turn a glass bottle into a drinking glass. And by "we" I mean "me" because people who can't walk across a room without falling down shouldn't be trusted with large saws and such.
I refuse to even imagine what would happen if Alexis were trusted with a wet saw that big. It wouldn't be good, that's for sure. So, instead of cutting and grinding a bottle, she did this.
It's an airplane. Trust me on that.
While the airplane was brought to life, I had the privilege of trying my bestest to turn four really awesome blue bottles into something even better.
Long of the short, you start by cutting the tops off of your bottles. Then you use a whole bunch of giant sanders to make the edge perfect. It starts out looking like you're trying to make a weapon, but eventually you wind up with something pretty awesome.
And by "something awesome" I mean I wound up with ONE bit of awesome. I started with four bottles, but the glasses kept cracking before I could get to the final step, so I ended up with just one lonely glass.
It was a glorious glass.
I planned to love it and hug it and pet it and call it George and keep it for MEEEEE MEEEEE MEEEEE.
Funny how I've been a parent for seven years and I still don't know how this game goes. This game goes, "Wow, momma! That's really pretty! Can I help you decorate it?"
::sigh::
I really enjoyed those ten minutes when I had my very own glass that I had made all by myself.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Reader Comments (7)
You can use kite string and gasoline and a lighter to cut the bottle. Jewelry rouge can be used to grind the edge down.
Parenthood at its finest.
It is REALLY nice though.
That glass is purty, that is for sure. I would not trust myself to decorate it, let alone make it. Ah, the things we do for kids.
But now she has a glass that her mommy MADE her, and that is pretty cool after all.
It's tough being the mommy. Le sigh. But! You DO get to keep the bright, shiny Alexis, so that's something. :)
On the plus side, the glass turned out very nice...
but she obviously loves it judging by the way she wiped out face first and yet managed to protect it from the fall!
also, i can see the sexy saw in that first photo. that saw is my favorite. who knew i would have a favorite saw after that class?
and now i really want to hurry up and do our next class. so excited.