Upcycled Mosaic Candle Shelters are Perfect for Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day with beautiful upcycled mosaic candle shelters. Don't throw those bottles in the trash, make something meaningful with them instead! Turn your trash into treasure and light up the room while you are at it. Make this awesome upcycled project using the g2 Bottle Cutter, some old wine bottles, glass tiles or nipped glass …

7 Simple Tips to Help Your Bottles Separate

In honor of Earth Day, coming up this Monday, we are bringing you our best advice for using one of the most popular upcycling tools out there, the Generation Green (g2) Bottle Cutter! There’s not a parent or a pet owner out there that does not understand the term “separation anxiety!”  Well, in my Upcycling …

Win 1 of 3 G2 Bottle Cutters at Craftbits!

Who doesn’t love winning? Crazy question right... This month you can win and help save the Earth! In addition to the contest we are running here on our blog, Diamond Tech has partnered with Craftbits to give away 3 Generation Green (g2) Bottle Cutters! The Craftbits contest runs from today, April 15th until May 15th. …

Create Glass Cloches with Wine Bottles!

April is the perfect month for green crafting! Earth Day is near, so we decided to share a project that makes use of three bottles that would otherwise be headed to the landfill! Glass cloches are perfect for parties; display your hors d'oeuvres without letting the bugs get to them before your guests have a chance …

How to Use Upcycled Glass Bottles in Glass Art

Earth Day is near and what better way to celebrate than to incorporate upcycling into you next glass craft or art project!  There are plenty of ways to be green when it comes to creating fabulous mosaics, stained glass panels, fused projects and more. One of our favorite ways to upcycle is by using the …

Weekender Project: Upcycles Seaside Votive Holder

Summer is the perfect time of year to spend a day at the beach basking in the glow of the sun and sipping delicious drinks (you know, the tropical ones with the tiny umbrellas) in the sand! That is, unless the beach is overcrowded  or you live in a faraway beachless town or you don't know when …

Weekender Project: Tuscany Wine Bottle Vases

I hear Tuscany is beautiful this time of year, but if you can't be there to see it for your self you might as well bring a little Tuscan charm to your living room with some sweet upcycled vases! Spring is in full swing, so show off those beautiful new buds with some upcycled flair! Sure Earth Day has …

Repurpose, Reuse and Upcycle Glass Bottle and Jars

Earth Day is this Sunday, but why not make Earth Day every day? When it comes to glass, Developing our new Bottle Art Kits has made me start rethinking a lot of the materials I consume on a daily basis. A while back I wrote about the G2 Bottle Cutter helping me make decisions about …

7 Ways to Spruce Up an Upcycled Glass Bottle

There is no hiding it, upcyling is all around us and there are so many wonderful projects that you can make with glass bottles and some spare supplies. But how can you decorate a glass bottle? We got 9 ways to inspire you to put your creative touch on your old glass bottles and start reusing them …

5 Creative Uses for Glass Bottle Scraps

I am hooked on upcycling all of my glass bottles with the G2 Bottle Cutter, so hooked that I have started to develop a slightly guilty feeling every time I don't use a whole bottle in one project or in a few projects. I have amassed a nice collection of bases and tops and rings; I would call them leftovers. …