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Default Jazzing Up Vinegar Bottles

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> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >I have some bottles like this one, except mine are clear. They
> >belonged to Row-behr-to Pastorio.
http://tinyurl.com/5rztq9
> >
> >I want to put herb vinegar in them and enter them in the Fair.
> >I expect to use a cork stopper.
> >
> >What can I do to jazz them up? They will be judged solely on their
> >appearance as a group of five bottles. I'm not good at this stuff.
> >
> >Labels? Tags? Seal? Fwoofy stuff? Raffia? Metal?
> >I'm open to suggestions and looking for help.
> >
> >Thanks.

>
> I'd use Raffia wrapped a couple of times around the neck of the bottle
> down where it starts to flare out. Before I made the final tie I'd hot
> glue on some of the fresh herb used in the vinegar.
>
> koko
> --


Man, I gotta practice. . . .
I'm thinking a fresh herb hot glued would be limp by the time I put the
glue gun away, Koko. :-( I like the idea of gluing something to
something else, though. Maybe I'll hit Tuesday Morning to see what they
might have for ideas. Or Michael's.

Thanks, Koko!
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