What are some creative/decorative things can I do with my empty wine bottles?
I am trying to think of some deocrative things I can do with my empty wine bottles. I have like 40 of them and some are really cool looking. I have seen some turned into candle holders, but I think that is kind of red neck. Anybody out there have some good ideas????
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I have seen some people bury them (neck first) in the garden to make really unusual stepping stones - you would need to bury heaps close together. But if they are really cool and you want to show them off I would get some of those really nice "floating shelves" or boxes that you mount on the wall and paint in colors to coordinate with your home - use the bottles as simply decorative elements - pick some of the really cool looking ones and sit them together in the boxes or shelving areas - have a bundle of old books piled next to them, or other old looking items - perhaps a few corks and an antique looking cork-screw. Add a big chunky old candle.
Or why not buy yourself a beautiful iron or similar wine rack - you can have new ready to use bottles in there as well as the empty cool bottles - some of the racks are absolutely gorgeous and would look lovely (see the link below).
(don’t stick candles in them - that is really ugly - you may as well place a big red & white checked tablecloth on your dinner table and have them all sitting on it with candles in them if you are going to do that!)
Click this link and it will take you to several wine bottle craft websites:
http://www.google.com/search?q=empty+wine+bottles+crafts&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7
i’ve seen people make bottle trees for their gardens and if done right it actually looks pretty nice
I’ve put pouring spouts in mine and use them for vinegar, olive oil, dishwashing soap and handwashing soap dispensers. You can also buy bottle conversion kits at the craft store to turn them into liquid parafin oil lamps. They are little glass inserts with a wick in the middle that rest on the lip. You have to get the longest ones though and use some filler in the bottom of the bottle so you don’t need as much lamp oil.
Different dried flowers & lilies makes then put in corner of rooms ?
you could put marbles or different dried beans and display them. I have seen people put the white (green wire) Christmas lights in them it really looks great.
break them and create a mosaic