DIY: Etched Glass Bottle

How was your weekend? Mine was great--I went to visit my fam and had a pre-bday celebration. I crossed a few items off my Autumn Bucket List too. I ended up getting the curling wand I wanted from my Birthday Wishlist! Thanks, fam!


As any long-time reader of my blog knows, I love to entertain...I love it. I enjoy hosting guests and hosting parties, and when I do those, I try to make even the smallest things special. Take, for example, the small act of serving water at dinner or a party. Instead of just having guests get a bottle of water from the fridge, I want to take it up a notch. See how I did it below:

MATERIALS:

• empty, clean,wine bottle 
• etching cream
• exacto knife
• stencil (use one pre-made with a design or but and make your own)
• masking or painter's tape
• small paint brush (foam or bristle)

METHOD:

• Acquire a wine bottle--I bought mine, but if not a drinker, don't worry! Plenty of businesses do wine tastings--ask them to save you a bottle for free!

• Clean the wine bottle and soak to remove labels. If that doesn't work, try rubbing alcohol to remove labels.

• Choose a design for your stencil--stencils can be pre-made or you can make your own, like I did. I found a font I liked, printed it out on paper, and traced onto a stencil. I used a green Sharpie just so you could see the tracing better.

• Here it is traced. Notice I was over tracing "water" and just did a "w!" ;)

• Using an exacto knife, or some sharp something that cuts through plastic, cut out the design.

• Take stencil and tape to bottle.

• Using brush, apply a heavy coat of etching cream over design.
• If your stencil is pre-made, wait 1 minute. These types of stencils are self-adhesive as well. If you made  your own, like mine, wait at least 5 minutes.
• Rinse off and remove tape & stencil.

with water

without water

• Allow to dry and enjoy! Use a funnel to help add water.

MORE IDEAS:

Not a fan of water? Try these ideas:

• soda (be careful it doesn't overflow!)
• alcohol
• kool-aid
• tea
• lemonade
• sparkling water
• flavored water:
• lemon
• lime
• lemon & lime
• lemon & basil
• orange
• pineapple
• berries
• mint
• ginger
• cucumber
• more wine bottle ideas

What have you DIYed lately?

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