How Would You Use This???

16 years ago

. . . other than the obvious, that is. I have two lead crystal ice buckets/pails. This is the smaller of the two, being 5 5/8" wide (not including the protruding handles) and 5 1/2" tall. It sounds small, but as you can see in the pic I just took, it's not that small . . . and it's very heavy! I really only need one, and that one I use only occasionally. I was wondering what else I could do with this smaller one. . . other than using it to keep a bottle of white wine or champagne chilled. It's really quite pretty and very sparkly, but I feel too tired this afternoon (after running errands in town all day!) to wash it again.

Anyhoo, I was hoping you all could give me some ideas of what to do with it. I have no more room in my bar cabinets. Gee, I wonder why after being part of this (great) group of enablers for the past couple of years ;^D

Got any ideas?

Lynn

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bonnieann925
16 years ago
I have a couple of them and use them at parties to keep the white wine chilled. Otherswise, I just store them :)
lynninnewmexico
Original Author
16 years ago
Bonnie, do you pre-chill yours in the fridge or freezer or just add ice around the bottle?
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christmascandy
16 years ago
Hi Lynne,
a vase for a tussy mussy type floral bouquet
Silverware caddy for a buffet dinner
set a pretty plate across the top and use it as a lift for a buffet item
fill it with fancy soaps, or bath sponges
put a pillar candle in it and pour in some pretty sand or decorating marbles
float a rose or a floating candle in it
fill it with candy or cookies
fill with water and use to grow bamboo
use as a holder for bead necklaces
put a large styrofoam ball in the top and use as a hat rack for a fancy hat
keep pretty scarves in it

TTFN,
Candy
jeannespines
16 years ago
WOW, Candy...great ideas! Lynn, I was going to say to use for a "spooner." (but you still need to store it!) Pretty piece! Jeanne S.
yborgal
16 years ago
I'd start a collection of wine corks and display them in this beautiful ice bucket.
party_music50
16 years ago
Great ideas! I was hoping it had a lid... then it would be a small cookie jar or cotton-ball holder for me. lol!
oldalgebra
16 years ago
Boy! CC had all kinds of ideas. She pretty much listed anything I might have thought of and a few more to boot.

My favorite idea is the soap holder. That's because my mother had a big collection of cut glass and she often (always, actually) used pieces in the bathroom to hold various items. A celery dish held the bar of hand soap, a large bowl (about the size of your bucket) would hold rolled up face clothes to be used as individual hand towels when entertaining, a small lidded-one had cotton swaps, another piece, set high on a shelf, had colored marbles with greenery cascading out of it. Even when she changed the entire bathroom decor, the cut glass would come back out.

I think it's great that you have this "problem" to contented with.
phonegirl
16 years ago
Sounds like you have alot of ideas to run with. The only other thing I can think of is hair ties, clips, etc. if you or DD have long hair and use these.

Punk
lynninnewmexico
Original Author
16 years ago
Darn it, where did my post go?!? I posted here the other day but must not have hit the final post button. Well thank you for all your great suggestions. I like them all and am going to try many of them . . . now that you've opened my eyes to the possibilities. Candy, you have a great mind for repurposing things. I'm really impressed! After reading all the great suggestions here I felt very dull-witted. This little ice bucket of mine is going to really earn it's keep. Tonight I'm going to try it with a pillar candle and some glass floral marbles in it for the dinner table. I'm copying down all your suggestions on a note card and keeping it in my buffet, for future reference. Thanks!
Lynn