Creative Ways To Upcycle Vintage Glass Insulators

 

Vintage glass electric insulators are so cool! What were they used for? They were used to separate the electrical wires from the wooden telephone poles, basically insulating the poles from the wires so that the poles didnt burn down. They were commonly made of glass or porcelain. 

(Read here for lots more info on insulators)

Check out what some creative folks below have done with them...

Threaded insulators. Read all about them at Glassian

Check out this fabulous outdoor chandelier made by Vickie at Ranger 911

Mini-lights

Barn wood insulator scone by timelessjourney via Etsy

Lamp made from glass insulators

Vintage glass insulators as post caps, image via Pinterest

Glass insulator sconse from Conant Metal & Light

Insulator hanging planter (above) and luminaries (below) by Mark Kintzel

Insulator tree 

Insulator candle holder by Tracys Trinkets and Treasures

Insulator used to hold flowers

Insulator pendant lights from RailroadWare

Cute insulator coat rack with DIY from Katie at Creatively Living

Insulator mantle art by Afterglow Studio

Insulator Christmas tree


Read more about insulators here!

I hope you enjoyed this look at upcycled vintage glass insulators. What would you do with old insulators? Id love to hear from you so please leave your comments below! 

Enjoy your week! 

Love, Laura

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(this is an updated post that was originally published on 8/9/2012) 

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My 5 Favorite Things For Today My Morning Hike

My 5 favorite things for today...

1. My 5 favorite things for today are from my morning hike. One of my favorite things about living in Pennsylvania are our beautiful forests and hiking trails. Its hard to tell from this photo, but those boulders are massive!

2. This leaf-strewn path, and my favorite water bottle. These trails are much prettier in the summer, but still a serene and peaceful hike no matter the season.

3. This is the rock where I stop and sit every time I hike this trail. Sometimes I sit here for a minute or two. Other times I sit here for an hour and just think, and write notes into my phone. 

4. This morning on my hike I came across this pyramid-shaped rock art sculpture that someone had built. Its a bit hard to see in the photo, but it was really neat. The center of it was open. I also came across two young white tail deer on my way back down the mountain.

5. "Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky" is a quote from Khalil Gibran. 

Enjoy your day!

Love, 

Laura

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New Broken China Jewelry In My Etsy Shop!

Here are some of the new items that I recently listed in my Etsy shop.

For detailed descriptions, sizes and prices, click the photos!
I hope you like them!

What do you think?

Check out my new DIY jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

   

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New Broken China Jewelry In My Etsy Shop

Check out a few of the new pieces of jewelry I recently listed in my Etsy shop.

All items are available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

What do you think?

All items are available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new DIY jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

   

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!


My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Read More..