Intriguing Bottle Houses and Walls

 A bottle houses and walls are building construction style which usually uses glass bottles (although mason jars, glass jugs may be used as well) as masonry units and binds them using adobe, sand, cement, stucco, clay, plaster, mortar or any other joint compound to result in an intriguing stained-glass like wall.

 

 

The Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens, North Carolina.

Close up at Airlie.

Market Hall Altenrhein Switzerland

An eclectic room. An artist's studio in New Zealand.

Prince Edward Island Bottle House.

Kawakawa, New Zealand men's public toilet 

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Sculptures Inside an Old TV Set

Zhang Xiangxi is a Chinese artist. He uses old television sets with cathode ray tubes (CRT) to make miniature models of interior spaces. It sounds a lot like a middle school project, but these dioramas are so carefully built and arranged that it looks like you're really peering into someone's house. You'll find everything from a replica of his parents' living room to a typical train car — all tucked carefully inside CRT TV sets. Xiangxi says, "I like to closely observe daily life and work out how to make things." If the TVs are just sitting around anyway, why not recycle them for the sake of art?

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Upcycled Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

Wondering what to buy this Valentines Day for your love ones? Well I'm sure your budget can afford some luxury gift, but if not? Then forget the store! Turn items in your home into sweet and romantic presents. Bake and tempt your valentine date with a little sweetness, fill the homemade bowl with gifts and sweet treats, send your love a handshape cards, a red cardboard bookmark and more. Try this creative and eco-friendly Valentine's Day gift ideas on a budget.

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