Upcycle Your Used Wine Bottles

Thursday, October 08, 2015 upcycled wine bottles , upcycling ideas , used wine bottles 0 Comments

Does it not seem like a dreadful waste? Throwing away, without any thought, your used wine bottle! 

If you're anything like me, you find it easy to finish off a few wine bottles each week. But you feel guilty for chucking away something that is quite beautiful.  Perhaps it's time to come up with some good creative ideas to put the wine bottle to better use other than the dustbin!

Here are some fantastic ways you can recycle or upcycle what is in fact a beautiful work of art in itself!  I guarantee, as you read on, you will find you'll become amazed with what you can create with the simple elegant form that is a wine bottle.

Make a Vase
 

One of the most simple but creative ways to reuse your wine bottles is by simply making a beautiful vase. Use your imagination to decorate your wine bottle and create a talking point for your guests.   You can decorate a bottle with colourful decorative tapes, or you could wrap your bottles in decorative twine or colourful string. You could even use coordinating colour nail polishes to paint more intricate designs. There are so many fantastic ideas on Pinterest to inspire you. Why not simply follow where your imagination takes you.

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This idea is stunning!  Neck down, each bottle is placed into the ground, to edge a pathway, creating a beautiful focal point.

An unexpected surprise about this idea, aside from looking stunning, is that it will attract butterflies and birds into your garden!

Because the bottom of a wine bottle is indented it enables water to collect each time it rains.  The idea that each bottle becomes a water dish for wildlife is quite wonderful.

The best thing of course about this idea is that it's free!  Path edging, such as wooden logs, is usually quite expensive and this is so much more fun and attractive. 

The only downside to this idea is if it inteferes with the mowing of your lawn! If you don't edge a path, you might just want to try placing a cluster of bottles here and there for colour and interest.

Transform a Pergola
 

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I love this idea, it's so beautiful.  Transform a pergola from ordinary to magical with your used wine bottles and provide screening at the same time.  You might want to add other kinds of bottles to create more vivid colour.   This screening was made by using a diamond drill bit, to create a hole in each end of the wine bottles.  Either a wooden or metal rod is guided through each wine bottle and fixed at both top and bottom to secure in place.  

Create a Light Feature

How wonderful is this!?  So imaginative and creative.  It's kind of simple but a great masterpiece! I now have the urge to make one!  This unique hanging light feature sold on Etsy a few years ago and unfortunately is no longer listed.  The image is self explanatory though, so with a bit of creativity, I'm sure it can be recreated with (hopefully!) not to much difficulty.  Oh the times I've said that and end up in a great mess!

If you're thinking of creating one of these you might like to check out our blog about how to cut glass wine bottles with ease.

 Look After Your Boots

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This is a great idea. I'm definitely going to try it! It will encourage me to better organise my shoe cupboard.  Boots are usually found under a huge pile of shoes and those with zips are usually unzipped and messy!  I guess you could fill the bottles up with stones or sand to add weight. This idea, to beautifully wrap each bottle, is lovely, especially if you're able to get your hands on co-ordinating wrapping paper to match your boots!