Does anyone know what to do with broken insulator glass?
by Julie Moyna
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Anyone know what I can do with all this beautiful glass? Such a waste! I thought these on eBay and this is how they came the man didn't even use any sort of wrapping other than three pieces of newspaper for 17 insulators!!!!
Such a waste of something that had endured many elements and traveling.
18 answers
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Gotta love Siri. I bought these on eBay.
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Julie Moyna
on Sep 24, 2013
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@Julie Moyna too bad they are somewhat damaged, but if you search the site for totems there are some fantastic ideas that you could still use these in - here is my search results. http://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=totems There are also others where some make glass sculptures that are also used in the garden, they look fabulous. The colours of your pieces are really interesting and would add character to a sculpture.
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Gail Salminen
on Sep 24, 2013
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@gail salminen too funny, I make and love totems! Great idea!!!
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Julie Moyna
on Sep 25, 2013
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@becky I actually picked up a tumbler for $5.00!!!!
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Julie Moyna
on Sep 25, 2013
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Thank you for great ideas
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Julie Moyna
on Sep 25, 2013
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You know you can get your money back if you file a complaint w/Ebay don't you?
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Chrissi
on Sep 25, 2013
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We would use them in our Mosaic patio that we are in the process of creating. Could you think of something in that order, like maybe marking a garden path? or mounted on nails atop a fence? Glue them together to make a garden totem? There is a lady that I follow on Facebook, Garden Whimsies by Mary, Check her out, maybe you could get some ideas from her. So sorry that your seller was ignorant to proper shipping and packing techniques.
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Robin Miller Cresci
on Sep 25, 2013
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@Julie my niece used them as tea light candle holders mounted in a rusty bed spring.
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Mrgee
on Nov 29, 2013
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Get a rock tumbler and and smooth the edges out. Sell on eBay as sea glass!
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Jean Whittington
on Oct 10, 2014
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I agree...I used them for candle holders
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Marie
on Mar 11, 2015
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I would melt SOME of them down to make art sculptures from....not sure what I would do with the rest....
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Capernius
on Apr 18, 2015
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I saw broken shards of glass used in plant beds to keep people and pets out of them. The pieces of broken glass were pointed upward to discourage anyone/anything from walking through the garden.
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Mike_mckelley
on May 15, 2015
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Mosaics. Have a side or coffee table that needs to be redone?
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Denise
on Aug 17, 2015
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They are too clunky and sharo. I've tumbled some into beach glass though...thanks!
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Julie Moyna
on Aug 18, 2015
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I'd put in a heavy bag, crush it a bit more.. Use for mosaics inside and out. gazing globes, bird baths, stepping stones... the colors are beautiful.. you could also drill holes in some and use along with brass tubing for wind chimes....Sun catchers .. One last idea... votive type patio candles on timers for evening glow..
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Wanda sinnema
on Sep 02, 2015
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UN CANDELABRO O PORTA VELAS ...
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Alejandra Piraino Segovia
on Oct 04, 2015
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What a waste, I hope you got your money back for them. Wonder if you could grind some of the glass into prisms. They would be a very pretty color.
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Edith Reardon
on Nov 05, 2015
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What if you turned them upside down and mounted them on drift wood or barn wood for a candle holder?
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Missie Rebecca
on Nov 22, 2015
Julie Moyna
on Sep 24, 2013
Gail Salminen
on Sep 24, 2013
Chrissi
on Sep 25, 2013
Robin Miller Cresci
on Sep 25, 2013
Mrgee
on Nov 29, 2013
Jean Whittington
on Oct 10, 2014
Marie
on Mar 11, 2015
Capernius
on Apr 18, 2015
Mike_mckelley
on May 15, 2015
Denise
on Aug 17, 2015
Wanda sinnema
on Sep 02, 2015
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