Most of the time, as a recovering hoarder, I can't throw anything away! BEFORE:
These Coke bottles have sold and have been replaced with these jar vases, here
photo via The Destiny of Things
These were used in a reunion with the good old days theme and this is how I showed them as an example to use them as a centerpiece:
These Coke bottles have sold and have been replaced with these jar vases, here
photo via The Destiny of Things
The Etsy buyer only bought three to try out, but now that I think of it....
Oh my, now that I'm writing this, I think, an Etsy buyer bought the last 18 of these for her wedding in South Carolina. She said she was going to use them in her wedding as vase centerpieces, since she was getting married in an old Coca Cola factory!
Here is her email:
Hi! Hope you're doing well. My fiance and I are getting married next
year at an old Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Monroe, NC. I'm interested in
purchasing about 20 of your coca-cola bottles, in assorted sizes, to
use as center pieces at our reception. I was wondering what your current
inventory was, and how much it would be to shop to the following zip
code xxxxxx.
Thank you.
And then she bought all I had!
Later she emailed this:
Kennedy and her husband were beyond helpful. They were very quick to
respond. I emailed her stating exactly what I needed, questioning how
much shipping costs would be. She gave me various options and let me
pick what I was most comfortable with. I had my order in less than a
week (going from CA to SC). I would highly recommend using this shop and
speaking with them if they have items you are interested in!
and she sent a photo of how they reached her safely.
These Coke bottles have sold out and have been replaced with these jar vases, here
photo via The Destiny of Things
Saying Goodbye: I don't think we'll be restocking these because 2 or 3 summers or so ago, I used to buy one every time I went thrift shopping because that summer was so hot! I've banned myself from thrifting due to all the hoard I accumulate, like the trunk gets mysteriously full by the time I get home!
So just think, if I had over 18 of these that's over 18 thrifting trips! and also that's a lot of sugar! However I did buy them at a little Mexican market that sold cokes from Mexico with cane sugar and not high fructose corn syrup, but it's not organic.
Now I just make my own flavored sodas by using 10% juice, usually organic tart cherry and 90% bubbly water, usually S. Pellegrino. In the summer, when it's really hot, my coke soda alternative is now, an organic Tamarindo mix with a salty plum and bubbly water, which is a favorite Chinese drink of mine, but I forget what's it's called in Chinese or English.
I have 3 more of the above recycled bottle vases too. If you'd like me to list them, please email me at hoarderrehab@yahoo.com and I will because I think we have a shipping box for them now. I use mine for Day of the Dead.
photo via The Destiny of Things
What I Learned:
1. I am becoming better at throwing bottles out into the recycle bin, but it's not always easy for me to do for some unknown reason. I think one reason why it's become more easy for me is because I decided to keep my old bottle vase collection to use as flower vases and have listed and found new homes for most of my vases and planters.
2. But I still love coke bottle and the ones pictured in the above photos for Day of the Dead and other fiesta related fun!
3. My Etsy buyer stories are starting to pile up and I am getting them mixed up, but that's okay, since I can combine some now, but for some unknown reason I feel a little guilty about it.
4. I also have a difficult time throwing out paper into the recycling bin! Especially if the other side is blank and still seems useful for lists, like grocery lists or to do lists. Or if it's an envelope with an interesting security design on the inside and I also like envelopes with the plastic windows. Don't ask me why, it's another hoarding mystery for me to figure out!
What to do?
Smaller bistro cafe recycled bottle vases or apothecary style bottles, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore
Thank you Etsy buyers from The Destiny of Things for your input and sharing your event ideas. Also for finding new homes for all the rest of all the coke bottles I had! I don't think I'll be doing that again! I do hope your reunion and wedding were the most memorable and fun! Sounds like it would be from the theme and venues!
Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab
ever! And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me
indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab! I've been gleaning so much insight about my hoarding ways!
Thank you readers from all over the world who continue to support my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things by taking part with your visits!
Thank you readers from all over the world who continue to support my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things by taking part with your visits!
Bottle jar vases or embossed 20 ounce glass organizer containers, as you can see here I use mine to sort out my gumball capsule collection for my art and listings.
We also use these for our juice jars because they are easy to measure and see how much green drink we have daily, available here.
If I remember correctly, I think they are embossed at every 4 ounces.
photo via The Destiny of Things
I've been at least relisting daily for the past 2 days and hopefully will new list items tomorrow because I found a reward and have been getting up at 3 am! Unfortunately the reward is paper and I hope I'm not adding them to my hoard of paper, but I think I'll be using them as photo props and in my mixed media art. Only time will tell.
Next week, I'm going back to my simple exercise plan too, but only doing 25 jumping jacks daily, instead of 50 and hopefully this time I don't get so fatigued it takes me all day to either wake up or all my strength just to stay awake!
Maybe you'll find something to adopt and share your story too! Thanks for looking!
Fire King Anchor Hocking Spittoon style vases or planters or I used them as pencil and pen holders. Blue is sold out and yellow is still available here and I also have one in clear, here. Photo via VintageToGoEasy
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These would make very romantic wedding flower vase centerpieces. They hold a lot of flowers. I used to use them to arrange tall flowers, like delphiniums, iris, hydrangeas, fern leafs, baby breath and white mums. Milk glass vases, here.
photo via VintageToGoEasy
Happy Friday! Now I want to get an armload "of above mentioned" flowers at the Farmer's Market to arrange this weekend! Thank you for reading this far and visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!
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