Monday, June 7, 2010

A Use for Old Wine Bottles


If you have a bunch of old wine bottles lying around and you can't seem to bring yourself to throw them away, then you're a lot like myself :).  I kept looking at our empty wine bottles thinking, there has to be a good use for these!  A lot of things came to mind, for instance to use them for a flower vase to house 1 large flower that can make a statement on its own without a lot of other flowers paired with it (i.e. sunflower).

I decided to make candle holders with my empty wine bottles.  I washed them off as well as I could and removed their labels.  I then took candle sticks that I purchased at IKEA for like $2 and shaved down the ends into points so that they could fit into the wine bottle.  I stuck the candles in and then took a look at what I had made.  The wine bottle seemed really plain so I decided to add something else.  My original idea was fabric with some twine tied into a knot around it to add a simple touch.  However, I didn't have any fabric or twine so I used the next best thing: scrapbook paper.  And then the idea came to me to add our monogram to the bottles as well.  I went on Microsoft Word and came up with some initial labels.  Here is the final result:



I loved the way our monograms looked on the bottles and I decided that those little letters could come in handy for something else, some other project or anything that my blog friends could think to use them for.  I went into my document and added the whole alphabet so that you wouldn't have just mine and Stephen's initials to choose from.  I also added another alphabet of one of my favorite fonts that I downloaded for free from Kevin and Amanda.  Even if you have no interest in making wine bottle candle holders yourself, I hope you can find the labels helpful and you can use them again and again :)



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20 comments:

  1. Hi Kari!
    Those are fun, a great way to recycle and make something useful.I just finished a bottle tree in my garden with some of the zillions of bottles that seem to collect here each week.Haven't posted it yet, still working on the final touches. Your project looks like it was easier and more satisfying, since your actually DONE!
    Drop by for a visit sometime!
    XO
    Heidi - Heart and Home

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  2. Those are so cute, and I love that you put the labels up for us to print!!!

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  3. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I love this cute idea! And thanks for adding the labels. :)

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  4. CUTE!! so clever and creative.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. If you are interested in following I hold a special monthly drawing for super fun prizes, EXCLUSIVELY from my list of followers...JUST for following. If you are a commenter that month your name earns extra entries. FUN right?

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  5. Great idea. I like projects where reuse is the key.

    I would like to invite you to visit the cottage, and join in on the fun for all three of my linky parties:

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    Hope to see ya there!
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    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  6. From one crazy lady to another,thanks for visiting my blog! Love the wine bottle idea. I'm your newest follower! Hope you visit me again soon.

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  7. You've inspired me to keep a few bottles I had in the recycle bin! Yippie!

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  8. Kari - Your wine bottle look so cute! What a great idea to put on your initials. Thanks for sharing the font too!

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  9. Thanks for linking up to the Mad Skills party!

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  10. Saw this on Anything Related and great idea. Thanks for the download too! My husband just finished a bottle of his favorite beverage and I may have hurried him along because I wanted the bottle! Shame on me :)

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  11. Hi! Hopping by from Anything Related Linky Party. I like your idea... very nice! Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day!

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  12. Those are very cute and a creative inexpensive idea...thanks for sharing, I may do this sometime!

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  13. very creative! come on over and link up to MMM!!

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  14. I saw some awesome sconces someone had made in a magazine by attaching this very thing to a bracket on the wall on their patio. Isn't that cool?

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  15. What a good idea! Thanks for the download and thanks for joining us @ Anything Related!!

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  16. Wow--these are gorgeous!!! And I love the monograms...so perfect!
    HUGS,
    Cindy

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  17. So cute! I just threw out a whole bunch of wine bottles :(

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  18. I saw these on A Few of My Favorite Things. Very cute and innovative. They would make a great centerpiece for a dinner party.

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  19. Just thought you might want to know that you put "insand" instead of insane in your blog title....sorry...

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