I have an obsession. Glass. I am always on the hunt for sea glass and vintage bottles.
My “addiction” started when we moved to our current house about 2 1/2 years ago. When we moved in, there happened to be a lot of digging going on around us – construction next door, yard work, water main repairs etc. Over the course of all this work we came across quite a few old bottles! We later learned that the land used to be wetland and that “stuff” had been brought over to build it up. I began collecting them in a bin in the garage… I didn’t know what I was going to do with them but I knew I couldn’t throw them out! So this past winter, after I accumulated quite a few, I decided to start cleaning them.
Before
The soak.
After
Once our little neighborhood was put back together and there were no more bottles to be dug up, I felt the itch to hunt for more glass! So off to the beaches I go… and I found a lot. I can’t even believe I came across purple glass.
Now that I have a little pup that needs her morning walks my collection has multiplied.
We’ve even found some pottery!
This is where I keep my collection of bottles, along with my collection of cookbooks and Martha Stewart Living magazines (there are 5 years worth right there). Yes, I have hoarding tendencies. But I’d like to think I am an organized hoarder.
Wish me luck as I go into my glass hunting season!
