Wine bottle planter

Empty wine bottle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I am going to give my nurse a planter made from cut wine bottles.  She seems to like stuff like that and she always good at getting my shots done on time even when I miss the actual appointment time.  I probably wouldn't keep up with the shots if left to my own devices.

My niece will also get a planter as part of her graduation present.  She really seems to like that kind of stuff.  It's too bad that I do not have any etching equipment yet.

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The joy of Crohn's continues

Esophagus - intermed mag. Image:Crohn's disease - esophagus - intermed mag.jpg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Up all night due to Crohn's problems.  Nothing new but I thought I would share it with the world anyways and see if I got any sympathy.  If you do not know what Crohn's disease is, you should look it up on Wikipedia and be happy you don't have this special little problem.  They have cool articles and great pictures!

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Glenn's Glass Bottle Art

I finally completed my first good glass bottle artwork.  It is a glass planter made from wine bottles which I will give to somebody as a gift.  It is not terribly impressive but it makes me happy.  The purpose of making the planter was more to relax me.  I can work with the glass when I feel good enough to do something and I can let it sit when I feel ill.  Glass never goes bad by just leaving it sit around.

My thirty year old Dremel seemed to be up to the challenge of smoothing out the sharp edges if you use the correct bits.  I really need a multiple speed Dremel with more expensive bits if I ever want to truly make a smooth glass edge but the old Dremel didn't do real bad.

I like to collect power tools.  I really don't use them that much but I think they are fun to mess around with and look at.  The old Dremel is finally getting the work out of its life after sitting in a tool box unused for about 15 years.  I probably would have used the Dremel more but I just couldn't find it for 15 years after moving.