Keepsakes from your Special Occasion Bottles
Twice Baked Arts™ provides a perfect way to remember a special occasion or event: Keepsake Bottles. Weddings or engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, anytime you share a bottle with friends, consider saving that bottle and making it into something more! Any glass bottle—from wine, liquor, soda, or even olive oil—can be used to create a lasting keepsake. To commemorate an event, or simply to preserve the bottle from a special wine, Keepsake Bottles are eco-friendly and make great gifts!
Choose Your Keepsake Type:
1) Flattened Bottle Platter ($20)
The bottle is fused flat to provide a surface for serving cheese or other snacks. Soft rubber bumps on the bottom protect your table and make it easier to move. A small sterling silver serving knife is included.
1a) Bottle Platter with Gold Decal ($25)
The bottle is fused flat, and then in a second firing a metallic gold decal is added to the glass. You can choose a wedding, anniversary, or floral design. I can add a gold decal to any color glass. It is most striking on deep green glass, such as most champagne bottles.
1b) Bottle Platter with Sepia Photo Image ($25)
This option is suitable for clear or yellow glass bottles only. You email me your text or photo and I create a fusible decal. Your
bottle is fused flat, and then in a second firing the decal is fused into the glass. It is food-safe and cannot be washed or scraped away. The ink turns sepia and creates an antique look. Because the ink is brown, it works only on clear or lighter yellow bottles; on green or amber brown glass, the image does not show up well.
2) Sloped Dish ($25)
The bottle is fused flat and slumped into an elongated dish shape with gently curved edges and a stable base. The neck slopes up slightly to make a handle. In addition to being a great display piece, it is also perfect for serving snacks, dips, or as a spoon rest.
If you want to have the label put back on your flattened bottle, this is the option for you.
3) Flattened Bottle Wall Hanging with Label ($25)
The label is carefully removed and the bottle is fused flat in the kiln. Then the original paper label is adhered back to the bottle
and covered with a glossy coating. A wire hanger is added to hang the bottle on the wall as a display piece.
3a) Flattened Bottle Wall Hanging with Clock Insert ($30)
($25 for smaller beer or soda size bottles)
Your bottle is fused flat in the kiln, and then a hole is drilled to hold a standard clock movement. The original paper label is adhered to the bottle. The clock has a built-in hanger for hanging on a nail or hook. It requires one AA battery to operate.
4) Flattened Bottle Wall Hanging with Vase Opening ($25)
The bottle is fused flat with a heat-resistant material in the top to create an opening to hold your flowers. The opening is 1" wide and about 7" long and thick enough to allow enough space for dried or fresh flowers plus a bit of water. The bottle is
wrapped with wire to create a hook on the back for hanging.
1) Flattened Bottle Platter ($20)
The bottle is fused flat to provide a surface for serving cheese or other snacks. Soft rubber bumps on the bottom protect your table and make it easier to move. A small sterling silver serving knife is included.
1a) Bottle Platter with Gold Decal ($25)
The bottle is fused flat, and then in a second firing a metallic gold decal is added to the glass. You can choose a wedding, anniversary, or floral design. I can add a gold decal to any color glass. It is most striking on deep green glass, such as most champagne bottles.
1b) Bottle Platter with Sepia Photo Image ($25)
This option is suitable for clear or yellow glass bottles only. You email me your text or photo and I create a fusible decal. Your
bottle is fused flat, and then in a second firing the decal is fused into the glass. It is food-safe and cannot be washed or scraped away. The ink turns sepia and creates an antique look. Because the ink is brown, it works only on clear or lighter yellow bottles; on green or amber brown glass, the image does not show up well.
2) Sloped Dish ($25)
The bottle is fused flat and slumped into an elongated dish shape with gently curved edges and a stable base. The neck slopes up slightly to make a handle. In addition to being a great display piece, it is also perfect for serving snacks, dips, or as a spoon rest.
If you want to have the label put back on your flattened bottle, this is the option for you.
3) Flattened Bottle Wall Hanging with Label ($25)
The label is carefully removed and the bottle is fused flat in the kiln. Then the original paper label is adhered back to the bottle
and covered with a glossy coating. A wire hanger is added to hang the bottle on the wall as a display piece.
3a) Flattened Bottle Wall Hanging with Clock Insert ($30)
($25 for smaller beer or soda size bottles)
Your bottle is fused flat in the kiln, and then a hole is drilled to hold a standard clock movement. The original paper label is adhered to the bottle. The clock has a built-in hanger for hanging on a nail or hook. It requires one AA battery to operate.
4) Flattened Bottle Wall Hanging with Vase Opening ($25)
The bottle is fused flat with a heat-resistant material in the top to create an opening to hold your flowers. The opening is 1" wide and about 7" long and thick enough to allow enough space for dried or fresh flowers plus a bit of water. The bottle is
wrapped with wire to create a hook on the back for hanging.
What I can do with the label:
* Carefully remove and cover it with laminate, making a stiff hang tag ($5)
* Reapply the label to the bottle and cover it with a glossy coating. The coating can be damaged with knives and is not
food-safe. This should only be used for a wall hanging or clock.
The Process
You provide your rinsed bottle and choose the keepsake style and any personalization. Your keepsake will be custom-made for you and ready in about a week.
Each bottle is slowly heated in a glass kiln to approximately 1500 degrees so that it fuses flat, and then it is cooled at controlled temperatures over many hours to ensure proper annealing for a strong glass structure. To shape the glass or add photos or other painted details requires additional firings. All told, your bottle may be in the kiln for up to three days.
Bottle dishes are food-safe. Hand washing is recommended. Do not microwave.
To order your Custom Keepsake, call or email me, or fill out the form below and I will mail you more information.
