Day 3: Quirky Centerpiece: Lights in a Bottle

A bottled-up clamp of lights is such a delightful sight. Despite the fact that our wedding reception will be held in the morning, I really find these pieces amusing. They look very elegant, but I just don't know if they'll fair well with our vintage theme.

Inspirational wine bottles  

Here's a very helpful easy-to-follow guideline for this DIY project. I so love freshhomeideas.




Step 1: Wash Bottles & Remove Labels
First gather several empty wine bottles and corks. Wash the bottles inside and out with hot, soapy water. Any glue reside from the label can be removed with a penetrating oil spray like WD-40.


Step 2: Make Fixture for Drilling
Make a simple wooden V-shaped fixture to hold the bottle while drilling.


Step 3: Drill Holes
Wearing eye protection and work gloves, slowly and carefully drill a hole 1 to 2 inches up from the bottom of each bottle using a 1/2-in. drill bit designed for glass.

TIP
If the glass has any defects, it may crack during drilling. So plan on having a few extra empty bottles on hand.

Step 4: Rinse Bottle
Rinse bottle to remove any glass particles.


Step 5: Seal Rough Edges
If desired, use a clear sealant to cover any rough edges of glass.


Step 6: Add Lights
For each bottle, you need a single-plug strand of 20-25 lights. Feed the non-plug end into the drilled hole, leaving a length of cord extending from the opening.


Step 7: Drill Cork
To make it easier to put the cork back into the bottle, drill an 1/8-in. hole lengthwise into each cork. Insert a cork into each bottle top.




The only problem is if we can actually pull this off. God, I can't stop raving about these bottles! I would want to have these killers in our reception tables.


Source:
www.freshhomeideas.com

Posted on 1/10/12 at 5:33 PM

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