Glass and plastic bottles come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making them an excellent material for making vases. Today Dekorin invites you to learn how to make vases from bottles with your own hands using improvised means. 29 photos with step-by-step instructions are waiting for you!
Do-it-yourself vase from a plastic bottle
Plastic bottles are very flexible. They are easy to cut with scissors or a stationery knife, so that a vase from a plastic bottle can have absolutely any shape. Here are just a few ways you can do it yourself:
- Carve beautiful patterns on the surface;
- Wrap with strips of fabric, ribbons, cords;
- Paint with spray or plain paint;
- Decorate with branches, coffee beans and other natural materials.
Ideas and step-by-step instructions for this can be found in the photo below:
Crafts on the table: plastic vases from bottles
Do-it-yourself floor vase made of plastic bottles
How to make a vase from a glass bottle
Methods of decorating glass bottles from wine, beer and other drinks are no less diverse. Despite the fact that their shape is much more difficult to change (the maximum is to cut off the neck), handmade vases from glass bottles are much more elegant and interesting. Vases made of tall and narrow glass bottles are often used in “sets”, placing 1-3 flowers in each of them.
At the same time, homemade vases made of cognac and other low bottles can be decorated with beads, shells and act as an independent decorative element.
Unlike plastic containers, a vase from a glass bottle is usually painted from the inside. The paint is simply poured into bottles, where it spreads freely along the walls. Thanks to this, the vases not only get a new color, but also retain the glossy shine of the glass.
The exception is the spray painting process. It allows you to evenly apply paint to the surface of the glass, without the formation of strokes. Use this option if you want to make matte vases from glass bottles with your own hands or give them an ombre effect.
With the use of stencils or hand-painted skills, you can give a vase from a bottle a beautiful pattern.
In addition to painting, you can also:
- Wrap a glass bottle with thick thread or twine;
- Decorate it with ribbons, lace or fabric;
- Apply decoupage.
In the following photos you will see examples of such work.
How to make a vase from a bottle and pieces of fabric: examples with knitwear, lace and felt (the latter can be replaced with felt).
The last 3 photos in this article show bottle vases made with decoupage. As we already wrote in our article it is recommended to thin the decoupage paper with sandpaper or soak it in water before gluing it to the surface.
