Wine Bottle Crafts

Everyone loves wine, right? Well maybe not everybody, but I know I certainly do! I actually discovered a new favorite the other day, red moscato! If you enjoy sweet wines, it is definitely a must try! I may or may not have finished an entire bottle to myself just because it was so good... oops!

Anyway, after you're finished enjoying that delicious wine of your choice, it's easy to just throw the bottle in the recycle bin and think nothing more of it. But if you're a crafty person like me, there are so many interesting ways to up-cycle using both the wine bottle and the cork! You can use them as house decorations, wedding centerpieces... the ideas are endless! These ideas below are some of my personal favorites!

Wine Cork Drink Coaster

These are super cute, inexpensive to make, and very practical. What better coaster to use when enjoying wine but one made with wine corks and small picture frames? I will definitely be making some of these soon!

Picture credit to and directions available at: http://www.pincookie.com/diy-rustic-cork-coasters-using-small-picture-frames/#

Glittered Wine Bottles

This website calls for smaller bottles, but glittered wine bottles would also make adorable vases for holiday decorations or anything else you would want to use them for! Again, this craft is both simple and inexpensive!

Photo credit to and directions available at: http://organizeyourstuffnow.com/wordpress/glittered-bottles

Decorated Wine Bottles

Wine bottles painted the color of your choice and chalkboard spray paint can be used in many different ways: as a thank you gift, table settings, the possibilities are endless! The chalkboard paint will allow you to write and erase endlessly, making these bottles easily reusable.

Photo credit to and directions available at: http://www.creativejuicesdecor.com/2011/05/wine-bottles-spray-paint-and-chalkoh-my.html

Twine Wrapped Wine Bottle

Unfortunately the directions on this website are in French, but even if you are too lazy to use a translator (like me) this craft still appears simple to make. Use modge podge as you go, and slowly wrap the bottle in twine. This would make a perfect vase or decoration in a rustic themed home, or as a center piece for a rustic themed wedding. This is one of my personal favorites, and I will definitely be making one soon! It's also so simple to add personal touches such as lace or flowers to the bottle.

Picture credits to and directions (in French) available at: http://aur0re.blogspot.fr/2012/09/do-it-yourself1.html

Wine Cork Candle Holder

Even if you are the least crafty person alive, this is one project that I have complete confidence that you can master. As long as you like wine anyway, because you will need a lot of corks. All you need are two glass cylinders, one smaller for the candle in the center, and a larger cylinder to place the corks in surrounding the smaller cylinder. All you have to do is place the candle and corks in their cylinders, and you're done! Super cute and super easy!

Photo credit to and directions available at: http://www.twotwentyone.net/2011/08/wine-cork-candle-holder/

Hope I've helped to inspire some wine bottle crafting. Has anybody tried any of these ideas or have any other awesome wine bottle crafts? Feel free to share, I'd love to hear about it!