What to do with Wine Bottle or Things to do with Wine Bottles

Here's another use and re-use for a wine bottle.

Have you seen the commercial for the glass bulb you fill with water then stick into the soil, dirt of your potted plant? If not, it's an easy conceptualized product. Imagine a light bulb but with a very long and skinny "stem". Once you fill it with water, you then poke it into the potted plant soil then it waters your plant as the soil dries. Great for when you'll be gone for a few days.

You can do the same with a wine bottle. Sure, it might be a bit big for small potted plants but it comes in handy for the larger ones. Besides you could always use a small plastic water bottle for your small plants. Simply fill and shove into the dirt. Yes, the open end of the bottle becomes clogged with dirt. That is suppose to happen. As the soil dries, it aborbs water much like a sponge would if you stuck part of it into the bottle opening.

I've even used wine bottles for my garden. I shove the bottle in close to the stem of the plant. I don't have to water every night and my garden is sprinkled with color. That's it! What to do with Wine Bottles. It's just one more thing.

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Repurposed Wine Bottle: A Special Homemade Gift

Lighted Wine Bottle or Wine Bottle With Lights

She loved it. This is how I will start today's blog about decorating a used wine bottle for repurposing as a gift.

When I handed the hand-painted, bow-adorned, filled-with-Christmas-lights wine bottle over to my best friend, I explained, "You see, it's filled with Christmas lights," then I plugged it into the socket over her kitchen counter.

"Ohhhh, I love it," she cried.

"And I used enamel glass paint to paint the leaves and dragonflies," I continued.

"Hon, look," she beckoned to her husband. "See what Deb made for me? It lights! This is sooooo cool. You should sell them," she told me.

"Not in Lawrence, I can't. No market but I'd like to try here in Bonner (Springs, KS)," I said.

The conclusion is the hand painted wine bottle I turned into a lit decoration was a marvelous hit which surprised me, somewhat. I felt a bit humble giving her something I had made but on the other hand I was proud of the nice looking piece. And now that I know there's a chance such a project could be desirable, I will make more and add them to my inventory of homemade gifts to give and sell.

Hand Painted Repurposed Wine Bottles

I love to decorative paint. I love to decorate items with decorative painting. One of my favorite things to paint is a wine bottle. As long as you still have the cork, decorated wine bottles are excellent for storing cooking oils or vinegars. They are prettier than the plastic container the oils and vinegars come in.

Wash, rinse and let the bottle dry. Wipe down with alcohol. Paint with acrylic enamel paint. No other kinds of paint will stick to the non-porous surface. You can let air dry for 21 days or bake it in the oven. Instructions are on the back of the bottle.

But if you're not an artist, you can either use stencils or let the kids have some fun