Those stupid shelly bottles

[Tengu]

But, I have lots of shells and some well shaped bottles...

They used to stick em on with linseed oil putty, yes?

And then varnish them? (How long does the putty take to dry?)

 

[Toddy]

Too long. Plaster mixed with white glue is supposed to be quicker

You could try one and see ? the pound stores sell cheap versions of all of them….how about white silicon though ? That would stick to the glass, and to the shells, yes/no ?

M

 

[Nice65]

Like Mary says, cheapo mastic would be best. Pound shops sell it sometimes, but it's fairly cheap in builders supplies.

 

[Tengu]

Ill try that, I have plaster and white glue, -what proportions??

 

[Monikieman]

I seem to remember polyfilla being used

 

[KIMBOKO]

I also remember using poly filler or similar. Are you feeling a bit retro?

 

[Tengu]

on the old ones the sticking bit is yellowish, -but that could be due to the varnish

 

[dwardo]

Putty with linseed oil in can take 6 weeks to a few months to cure and even then it never really fully cures for months/years. (family trade)

 

[mrcharly]

I'd try pollyfilla - often cheap and the indoor rated unbranded versions of the filler would work ok.

You could also try making up a version of your own (experiment not on the bottle first) using flour. A sort of salt-dough.

http://www.ehow.com/how_7162349_make-sculpey-clay.html