Cee’s Odd Ball Photos: Recycled Milk Bottles

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

What a wonderful use for old plastic milk bottles. I don’t know who made them (they had a lot more patience than I am endowed with) but they were an extremely effective decoration. I particularly liked the milk bottle fascinator – I will give it a go for my next Melbourne Cup function.

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

© irene waters 2015

For Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge

About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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14 Responses to Cee’s Odd Ball Photos: Recycled Milk Bottles

  1. Argh! Beware the GIANT jellyfish! Are those milk bottles or the holders for them? They look like our soda (or canned beer) six-pack rings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_pack_rings Great last photo. 😀

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    • Supposedly all the decoration was milk bottles but I know the 6 pack holders. I think someone painstakingly cut the 2 litre bottles into rings and stuck them together. Glad I wasn’t in that workshop. Yes the fascinator was great. All the ushers had them but they all were different. This one I thought had made a superb creation. 🙂

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  2. Wow! Who would have thought so many fascinating and decorative things could be made out of milk bottles? Love the fascinator. 🙂

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  3. Cee Neuner says:

    Irene these photos are way way cool. Love the colors and lighting.

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  4. Great photos Irene. The colours are amazing and that fascinator is adorable

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  5. Sherri says:

    Amazing display. Who knew? Great idea to recycle all that plastic. You have such interesting and fun photos Irene 😀

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  6. Charli Mills says:

    The hat is my favorite!

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  7. afairymind says:

    Wow! I love these. Definitely a good use for old milk bottles. 🙂

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