DIY Re-Purposed Wine Bottles. Candles, Votive Holders, & More!

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CANDLES

Sand the sharp edges of cut glass bottles
Lg/Med size pot, Strainer, Small Pot (with spout if possible)
Fill 1/4 of Large pot with water. Place strainer inside large pot. Place small pot inside strainer.
Bring water to a boil
You’ll need wicks (these are from Walmart)
OR
Pull the wick out of a votive candle you have already and use the wax to make a new candle….
Remove wick from unburned candles
Find old candles or purchase wax cubes.
TIP: Rinse candles before melting to remove dust or particles.
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The green cubes are scented wax cubes. (Purchased at Walmart, these are “fresh meadow” scented)
Place wax into small pot
Continue to stir.
Carefully remove old wicks (Can be reused!)
Dip bottom end of new wick into melted wax
Stick to the bottom of new candle container
Keep in place with popsicle sticks/fork/chop sticks
OR, cut chunks or cubes of unmelted wax and stack inside of container. Creates a neat pattern you can see from the outside (more easily seen through clear glass)
Add scented cube (optional)
Using oven mitt, take the small pot of wax and slowly poor into the bottle
Allow candle to set and secure wick in place
Just before top of candle dries, sprinkle in stones, sand, or shells (optional)
OR, allow wax to dry completely, decorate the top, and pour wax over-top.
Sand and shells inside.
Old metal bangle bracelets to decorate outside.
Tint quartz crystals inside.
Tulle, ribbon, and chain to decorate outside.

Smooth the edges of bottle with sandpaper
OR (see above)
Place sand into a container and using small circular motions and light pressure, sand the edges
Use old costume jewelry to decorate outside.

For Top half of glass bottles:
- Place in a tray. Add sand, marbles, stones, etc…
For Bottom half of glass bottles:
Fill with sand, marbles, shells, etc… Place tealight inside.
- Perfect for your bottles that may have broken unevenly!

Sand down edges of top half of bottle
NEEDS: Costume Jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, charms) or Chain, Metal Lid (I used mason jar lid), pliers, sharp object to poke holes in metal/tin.
Disassemble jewelry, thread chain through the top of bottle.
Use a Key Chain ring or something that will not fit through the neck of the bottle (I used old metal bangle bracelets, bent them into a oval, and pushed them into the neck of the bottle.)
Poke 3 holes at equal distances apart into the edges of Metal Lid
Secure with chain pieces (I used metal clasps and rings from old jewelry), and attach/suspend from chain running through the bottle.

Metal mason jar lid and old necklace. The rings holding the leaf charms are what i used to attach the lid to the chain I was using.
I put bangles around the outside of the neck of the bottle. Then suspended chain and charms from the bangles at different heights.