Wine Bottle Decor

So my best friend and I lived together for a year. And drank lots of wine. By the time we went our separate ways we had tons of bottles leftover. We split them and I wound up with about 50. I'm still trying to find a use for them!

This tutorial walks you through a simple decor. I have this displayed in my front window, next to a candle and a plant. It looks pretty. And I plan on making more.

Step one - Clean the wine bottle of any glue residue. There are a variety of instructables out there for this.

Next, decide what you want your wine bottles to say. I'm using four bottles to spell out the word LOVE. But, I also like the idea of a single word per bottle.

Decide how large you want your letter(s) to be. Mine are approximately 3" tall. I wanted them to be seen from across the room. In a more intimate setting, you may not need them this large.

Once you've decided all that, get out your trusty permanent marker.

Use this to draw on the glass, an outline of your letter.

Next, run a bead of hot glue along the outline. I recommend doing this with the bottle flat, and the outline facing up.

Bottles roll, so I have a habit of holding it between my legs while I hot glue. But I've been burned before, so be careful.

Allow the hot glue to set.

Then spray paint whatever color you want. I'm choosing silver.

I highly recommend wiping the bottle down before spraying it with alcohol. It helps the paint stick to the glass a little better.

Allow to dry. I've found spray painted wine bottles do best when left alone over night. I've had to repaint before because I touched them before they were completely dry.

Display your beautiful new up-cycled piece in your home!