Wine Bottle Crafts: 30+ Things to Do With Old Wine Bottles
This collection of empty wine bottle decoration ideas will absolutely inspire your creativity.
Instead of tossing those old wine bottles, use them in a variety of wine bottle crafts. You can create lamps, decorative vases, and hurricanes, and there are many other things to make with wine bottles. Don't forget to save the corks, too!
This list of 30+ Things to Do with Old Wine Bottles is full of clever, chic, and just plain stunning. You'll adore them almost as much as the wine that comes in the bottles. From DIY home décor ideas to surprisingly simple organizers, these pretty DIY crafts are the wine bottle craft ideas you have been looking for! If you do not have any bottles to use now, simply bookmark or pin this collection for later.
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Before you begin, you have to clean the bottle! To remove the labels from wine bottles, soak them in hot water with a few drops of soap for 20 minutes. Then, simply scrape or peel off the label. You can also keep the wine label intact and create lovely wall art (especially with those fancy French wine labels). You'll be amazed at the empty wine bottle decoration ideas in this collection. Learn how to remove pesky wine bottle labels completely when you check out our full tutorial:How to Remove Labels from Wine Bottles: 2 Solutions
Top 10 Ideas for Wine Bottle Crafts
How can you actually use them?
Use wine bottles to create garden edges. Bury upside down about halfway up or further. For another garden idea, learn about the great Southern tradition of bottle trees.
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Fill with layers of colored sand and set on a windowsill to recall the beach.
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More Wine Bottle Crafts
But that's not all: If you liked our top 10 ideas for wine bottle crafts, you'll love these bonus projects. It can be difficult to figure out what to do with empty wine bottles, but that's where these eco-friendly and inexpensive wine bottle decorations handmade come in. Check out these easy tutorials and make some crafts for home, garden, parties, and more.
Create a lovely ambiance with this Illuminated Wine Bottle project. Wine bottle craft ideas like this are great for centerpieces or adding a soft light to a bathroom or bedroom. Use different colored stones for a neat lighting effect.
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- Such a trendy and unique idea! This project is a great way to recycle old bottles into adorable decorations for your home.
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Stars and Stripes Wine Bottle Centerpiece
- Reader fave. Click to see why. This Independence Day, decorate your table with a Stars and Stripes Wine Bottle Centerpiece. It will look cute and patriotic, and it will also be unique amongst other people's store bought decorations.
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Recycling is so important, which is why wine bottle crafts are always wonderful things to create. These Old Textured Beach Bottles are a great way to get crafty while helping the environment. Without a doubt, crafts with wine bottles are some of the best craft ideas around.
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Wine Bottle DIY Christmas Decor
Add the Wine Bottle DIY Christmas Décor to your mantle, Christmas dinner tablescape, entryway, or any other spot in your space that needs a hint of holiday glam.
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Transform old wine bottles into cute herb gardens. This Wine Bottle Herb Garden is a great project for all you green crafters out there, and is a fun and clever way to add some decor and style to your back yard. Plant one herb per wine bottle to prevent overcrowding and give your herbs plenty of room to grow.
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Wedding planning can be overwhelming and rather expensive. If you are planning on a budget or you just want personalized centerpieces at your reception, try making this DIY Wine Bottle Centerpiece.
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Upcycled Looking Glass Wine Bottles
Upcycle empty wine bottles with this easy craft idea: Upcycled Looking Glass Wine Bottles. Your wine bottles can become gorgeous decorations with some looking glass paint. This free craft is simple and only involves a few materials, some of which you can find around your house.
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Customizable Wine Bottle Crafts
Are you a wine lover? Reuse your special bottles and turn them into fun vases. This tutorial shows two ways to make recycled bottle vases that can be personalized with words and pictures. This is a craft that kids love to be involved in and is a great gift to mothers and grandmothers from little ones!
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Free Printable Teacher's Appreciation Gift Idea
What better way to say "thank you" to a teacher at the end of the school year than with a little wine present? This free wine label printable makes an easy, yet memorable DIY teacher appreciation gift and is as easy at printing and trimming the free label and glueing it to a wine bottle.
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My friend mentioned there were wine bottles shaped like cats - I had to track one down & decorate it to put on my coffee table. It's so cute! This was an easy project once you figure out how to use the adhesive.
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Get your home ready for a fabulous dinner party with these Easy Decoupage Wine Bottles. This decoupage project is a simple way to transform used wine bottles into ornate decorations. It's very inexpensive, and this decoupage idea can add an atmosphere of class and elegance to your decor.
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Crafts with Corks
Wait, there's more! Now that you've made some fabulous crafts out of wine bottles, what should you do with the corks you've been saving? These DIY cork projects can be just for fun or totally useful, depending on your needs. You can use wine corks to make pieces of home decor as well as everyday items like keychains. Once you've tried some of these cute crafts with corks, you'll start collecting these bottle stoppers in earnest.
These DIY Cork Coasters are an easy and fun eco-friendly way to turn your love for wine into awesome coasters that will protect your countertop in style.
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DIY Wine Cork Pumpkin Tutorial
This wine cork pumpkin tutorial is not only easy and fun but a great way to use up some recycled wine corks. A perfect addition to your Fall, Halloween or Thanksgiving home decor!
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If you have wine corks and twigs from your yard, you can make these teeny tiny wine cork reindeer. Add a hook to hang on your Christmas tree, make a few to march across your mantle, attach them as toppers to gifts.
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Create cute, budget-friendly ideas for your home, friends, and even the holidays. Whimsical Wine Cork Crafts is full of unique recycled crafts for adults that make drinking wine even more enjoyable.
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Want to learn more about wine?
If you're going to be making all of the crafts above, you're going to have to drink the wine first. Whether you are a wine newbie or just someone who is looking to learn more, TheWineBuyingGuide.com has everything you need to become wine wise! With tons of wine reviews and information articles, this wine library and resource is a premiere wine resource on the web. Get all of your wine questions like What is Chardonnay? answered in one place.
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