Repurposed Glass Bottles

Directions

Preparing the bottle:

1. Rinse out the inside of the empty mixer bottle.

2. Let the bottle sit in hot water for at least 15 minutes to soften the sticker label.

3. Peel off the sticker and scrape off whatever is left with a hard, flat edge. We used the little scraper that comes with Goo Be Gone. Any paint scrapper should work. Be cautious of sharp edges.

   

4. Put Goo Be Gone on a clean rag and wipe off the remaining sticky glue.

   

5. Wash the bottle with hot water and dish soap, let dry completely.

Painting the bottle:

1. Pick your favorite paint colors, and add a tiny bit of water to loosen the paint up. Think of fun colors to mix, be careful not choosing colors that will mix to brown, we know this from personal experience. Unless of course you love the color brown!

   

2. Pour paint into the bottle and rotate it to get desired effect. We went with a marbleized look.

   

3. Let the bottle dry upside down over newspaper. The extra paint will drip out and dry.

4. The bottles take about 24 hours to be completely dry on both the outside and inside.

   

5. Once dry, the paint becomes water resistant, so you can fill it with water and use it as a beautiful vase for flowers. Our cocktail mini bottles make lovely bud-vases.