Top 10 Ways To Recycle and Reuse Glass Marbles

I used to love playing marbles as a little boy. I wouldn’t win most the time, but it was something I could enjoy with my friends. I even had names for some of them, so obviously I am still as an adult reluctant to give them or throw them away. Maybe I should try a little bit of repurposing…

Top 10 Ways To Recycle and Reuse Glass Marbles

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By simply colouring them, then sticking them to a glass bottle you can create this amazing ‘bunch of grapes’ effect going down the side of an empty wine bottle!

Glass Marbles Used To Make Candle Holder

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All you need is an old CD and some glass marbles to make this amazing candle holder.

Glass Marbles Used To Make Garden Cover

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Placing lots of dark marbles in a patch of garden designed for bamboo not only looks amazing, but it also helps keep down the weeds!

Glass Marbles Used To Make Dining Table

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What better way to recycle your old marble collection than making one of these amazing dining tables!

Glass Marbles Used To Make Stepping Stones

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You could make these amazing stepping stones with little more than a silicone Frisbee (for a mould) and some concrete!

Glass Marbles Used To Make Garden Mobile

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A little bit of craft work is required, but it’s not too difficult to make this amazing garden mobile.

Glass Marbles Used To Make a Garden Sculpture

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You can cover just about anything in marbles and get this same effect (as long as it is ball shaped).

Glass Marbles Used To Make Stained Glass Door

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Why not spruce up some windows or doors by turning some old glass marbles into a stained glass effect!

Glass Marbles Used To Make Snails

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I don’t have any art skills, but even I’m willing to try and make some of these marble snails.

Glass Marbles Used To Make Colourful Fence

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This has to be one of my all-time favorite recycling ideas. Simply drill the odd hole through a sun blocking fence and push the most colourful marbles you have into the hole! Simple to do, but it looks amazing.