Painted wine bottles make a perfect vase or centerpiece for flowers. Similar to these Polka Dot Wine Bottles, this craft requires minimal time for such a beautiful outcome!
Painted Wine Bottles – an Easy Upcycled Wine Bottle Craft
Now, I’m not going to tell you how you should empty them, but you will need a few clean and empty wine bottles for this craft. Speaking of wine, this would be a fantastic craft project for a craft and wine party!
You could easily spray paint the bottles beforehand, and then let everyone paint their wine bottles however they like. Then everyone can go home with an upcycled wine bottle vase. So fun!
You will need these supplies to make your own painted bottles
- Empty and clean wine bottles – I prefer this method to remove the labels from glass bottles
- Scrap cardboard or surface for spray paint
- White spray paint
- Three colors of acrylic craft paint or chalk paint
- Paint brush
Painted Wine Bottles – The Tutorial
In a well-ventilated area (outdoors is best) spray paint the wine bottles white. Start with a thin layer. Let dry. Then repeat 2-3 times, changing your angle frequently, until the bottles are completely covered. Let the spray paint dry.
Grab your colored paint. Feel free to choose whatever colors you like, or ones that work with your home décor, since these painted bottles make nice vases for fresh flowers.
Paint each bottle. Start at with the neck of the bottle, painting around the top. Then add vertical brush strokes around the neck.
Then paint the base of the bottle. Paint with horizontal strokes around the base of the bottle, then add vertical strokes as high up the side of the bottle as you like.
Let dry completely. Then add another light layer of paint for best coverage.
Repeat with two more bottles.
NOTE: be very careful where you hold the bottle when you paint all the way around. I may have ended up with paint on my hand and a large hand print on the bottle during my first attempt!
I made this upcycled craft using wine bottles, but I think it would look fantastic using any other glass bottle that you can find in your recycling bin. You could even give it a try with Mason jars, or give them a coastal look with my sea glass lanterns! Have a coastal themed home? You’ll love these coastal-inspired textured wine bottles! For another awesome wine bottle craft, be sure to check out this message in a bottle gift!
Painted Wine Bottles
Supplies
- Empty and clean wine bottles
- Scrap cardboard or surface for spray paint
- White spray paint
- Three colors of acrylic craft paint or chalk paint
- Paint brush
Instructions
- In a well-ventilated area (outdoors is best) spray paint the wine bottles white. Start with a thin layer. Let dry.
- Then repeat 2-3 times, changing your angle frequently, until the bottles are completely covered. Let the spray paint dry.
- Grab your colored paint. Feel free to choose whatever colors you like, or ones that work with your home décor, since these painted bottles make nice vases for fresh flowers.
- Paint each bottle. Start at with the neck of the bottle, painting around the top. Then add vertical brush strokes around the neck.
- Then paint the base of the bottle. Paint with horizontal strokes around the base of the bottle, then add vertical strokes as high up the side of the bottle as you like.
- Let dry completely. Then add another light layer of paint for best coverage.
- Repeat with two more bottles.
- NOTE: be very careful where you hold the bottle when you paint all the way around. I may have ended up with paint on my hand and a large hand print on the bottle during my first attempt!
This post was originally published on this blog on Aug 14, 2017.
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Jeanie says
I used a base coat before painting with a rylic but now if I try mod podge or more paints even water makes paint run. Should I seal before mod podging?
Julie L Cain says
Would you be able to use different jars, make candles in them, and then use this craft to decorate the candle jars? Thank you!
Amanda Formaro says
Yes that would work :)
brigitte olinti says
super jolies vos bouteilles mais peu ton les passer au lave vaisselle? merci
Maribeth says
What do you do to punt? Do you paint, use felt or leave it alone
Pratibha says
Hi, Amanda
I find issue while doing spray paint. After paint it ends up with some patches of paint on bottle. It doesn’t come evenly paint. Help me to know how to paint evenly with spray paint.
Amanda Formaro says
The trick to spray paint is doing multiple very light coats and applying in a sweeping motion. This is a good article to help you https://www.krylon.com/how-to/faqs/application/how-do-i-apply-spray-paint-evenly.jsp#:~:text=Spray%20project%20using%20several%20thin,one%2Dthird%20with%20each%20pass
Laarni says
Hi Amanda,
This is really a cool project!
Can I borrow the image? I will be using this as a sample in one of my blog posts.
No worries, I will be linking this page along with the credits.
Thanks,
Laarni
Amanda Formaro says
As long as it is linked to the project :)
Sheila Spencer says
One problem I have is I do clean the bottle, I rub it down with rubbing alcohol, I paint on a layer of gesso. It doesnt matter if I let it dry for an hour or a day when I go to paint on the 2nd layer it rubs off the 1st layer. Have you had this problem? What can I do?
Amanda Formaro says
I’ve never used gesso on glass before, I just paint directly on the bottle. That may be the issue!
Diana says
After I put the colors of paint I want onto bottles, they dry really nice and look good. Then a week later the paint begins to chip off. Shall i put varnish on it? Or what shall i do?,
Amanda Formaro says
H Diana. A couple of things that I can think of… did you wash and dry the bottles really well? Also, after washing them, be sure to rinse them with rubbing alcohol.
Ari R. says
Love it his DIY! This is a really good idea decorating wine bottles. Pinned.