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Easy DIY Patriotic Upcycled Bottles Decoration

Upcycle bottles to make an easy DIY patriotic decoration for the Fourth of July or other summer events.
Active Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: 4th of July
Author: Camille

Equipment

  • Paintbrush
  • Hot Glue
  • Scissors

Materials

  • 3 empty glass bottles washed, dried, and labels removed
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Cotton balls
  • White spray paint
  • 3 ″ burlap ribbon
  • Wood stars
  • Red & blue baker’s twine
  • Red & blue acrylic craft paint

Instructions

  • Gather 3 glass bottles. These can be soda bottles, beer bottles, wine bottles – whatever you want. We used beer bottles.
  • Remove all the labels and any residual glue from the bottles.
  • Once the labels are off, wash and dry the bottles.
  • Then use a cotton ball to wipe rubbing alcohol all over the bottles.
  • In a well-ventilated space, spray your bottles with white spray paint.
  • While the bottles are drying, paint 2 wooden stars blue and 1 wooden star red with the acrylic paint. 
  • Add baker’s twine to each painted wood star. Tie a small bow. Trim ends.
  • Cut a piece of burlap ribbon so it wraps around the bottle and overlaps it about 1/2″.
  • Wrap the ribbon around the bottle and attach it with a small dollop of hot glue.
  • Affix each painted wood star to the front of the bottles with hot glue.
  • Alternate the blue and red stars and twine on the 3 bottles choosing any color pattern you like.