#21. Potion Bottles

If you read yesterday's post, you'll know that a friend and I made mixed drinks to resemble magic potions from the Zelda video games, on account of the fact that we're both enormous nerds, so much so that our combined nerdiness would be enough to fuel our own Star Trek fan convention.

As if we hadn't gone far enough, we decided to make BOTTLES to keep these potions in. Actually, we decided to make the bottles first. If that makes us any less nerdier, then please accept that explanation.

We went out and bought some masking tape and glass etching stuff. And some cool bottles. then we traced the appropriate symbols on the masking tape, cut out the shapes, and stuck it to the glass surface. I knew I learned something in Kindergarten arts and crafts (Re: how to handle a pocketknife and viciously stab the kid sitting next to you when he reaches for your glue).

We put on a few coats, and in the meantime, watched some TV.

[This is my horrible metamorphosis]

After a few hours, we peeled the tape off, and I went over the etching with some gold trim. The finished product, with some Red Potion:

[Trust me when I say it tastes only half as bad as it looks]

They're actually pretty nifty, if nerdy, and they make cool decorations for a room. It doesn't hurt that they're filled with health-restoring (alcoholic) potion either.