Reduce. Reuse. Regift. The Painted Pot in St. Charles offers bottle slumping, a gift more beautiful than its name implies. Bring your old wine bottles to the shop, and the staff at The Painted Pot melt them down into stylish spoon rests, decor or cute olive oil dipping trays. So gather up all those empty wine bottles hiding around your house (Don’t be ashamed; we have them, too.), and turn them into works of art. $10 per bottle. The Painted Pot, 3772 Monticello Plaza, St. Charles, 636.300.2665, thepaintedpotstl.com And now… We’re giving away five bottle slumpings from The Painted Pot in St. Charles! These fun, personalized gifts only require that you polish off five bottles of your favorite wine (tough job, we know), and bring them to the shop to give them new life in your kitchen. Click here to enter!
This article appears in December 2013.