Vase from a glass bottle with your own hands (photo)

Do you like making original souvenirs? Looking for new options that are easy to accomplish? A vase made from a glass bottle is very simple. Read what various gifts and ornaments can be obtained from waste containers from wine and other beverages.

How to cut the neck in the home

The glass vase from the glass bottle can be made by different methods. Before you begin to decorate, you will have to perform the necessary operation - removing the neck from the bottle. Of course, you can leave it, then in such a vessel there will be very few colors. Choose what is best for you.

If you decide to cut off the neck, it's easy even without using a cutting tool. You will need the following:

• Dense woolen thread with a length not exceeding half a meter;
• Solvent (acetone, gasoline, alcohol, kerosene);
• Lighter or matches;
• Container with water;
• Gloves and glasses (if you care about your safety);
• Sandpaper (skin), a bar for sharpening blades is suitable.

The sequence of work will be as follows:

1. Take the bottle in hand and mark the line where the "cut" is needed.
2. Dip the thread into the solvent.
3. Wind on the bottle in the designated place so that the thread turns into three layers (the exact size can be determined in advance by fitting).
4. Quickly set fire to the thread. Hold the bottle horizontally.
5. When the thread burns, immediately lower the object into a container of cold water.
6. From a sharp temperature drop, the glass will burst exactly in the place where the thread was and heating occurred.
7. Treat sharp edges with a sandpaper or a bar. The second is best done in water.

So, from the bottle you can make a blank for the vase. Even from identical containers it is easy to get different shapes. It is enough to change the thread position vertically (higher or lower). You can even arrange it obliquely, then the slice will be appropriate.

Possible Techniques and Options

As already mentioned, a vase from a glass bottle can be made by its own means in various ways. They are as follows:

• Gluing with table napkins with the formation of a textured surface or openwork pattern and an additional decor of stones, shells, beads.
• Use of satin ribbons and threads.
• Decoupage.
• Drawing patterns on the glass (imitation stained glass).
• Application of decorating elements by stencil or using a conventional adhesive tape.
• Decorating the surface by gluing any bulk material (river sand, croup, beads).

As you can see, the possibilities are varied. With some methods, even a child can easily cope, in other cases, an adult will need patience and perseverance, but the result justifies the time spent.

Vase from a glass bottle with your own hands: a master class (painting and stained glass technique)

One of the simplest methods, giving an effective result - the use of paint. Suitable gold, silver or any other. Metallized or pearly shades will look more impressive.

The easiest way is to apply the pigment from the can, however, you can use the composition of a can or tube. A brush to do this is not always convenient, as it can result in stains and irregularities. It is better to use a sponge or a regular sponge. For work, acrylic paints will work . Apply can be in several layers with the previous drying of the previous one.

As a finishing touch, the varnish is perfect. It creates a moisture resistant glossy surface. With each additional application, the luster increases. It is better to apply a greater number of layers than to increase the thickness of each.

If you have a good brush and you have a set of several colors, you can make a vase with patterns. If you apply acrylic, the paint layer turns opaque. A beautiful effect will be when using stained glass paints. Pigments in them are quite bright, after application they retain the transparency of the surface, however, on a colored bottle they do not always work well. It is worth remembering that, together with stained-glass paints, a special contour is usually sold, with which it is possible to circle parts of the pattern so that the paint does not spread out of the form.

Drawing a pattern using a stencil or a conventional tape

A spectacular vase from a glass bottle with your own hands will come out if you use patterns in the form of patterns. After the bottle is covered with a layer of the substrate, you should apply the stencil to the surface and fill the figure hole with a paint of a different shade.

Stencils are easy to make by yourself. As the simplest option is suitable for ordinary electrical tape. Stick it on the bottle, for example, wrapped in a spiral. After the blank has been painted and dried, you need to remove the adhesive tape. Where it was, the surface will retain its original color or remain transparent. Fast, original and effective.

Satin ribbons

The glass vase shimmering with pearlescent shine from the glass bottle with its own hands (photo below) is very simple. It is enough to apply glue on the base or the satin ribbon itself and start wrapping the workpiece. The vase can be made from strips of one shade or combine different. The same applies to the width of the ribbons. By the way, after wrapping it is easy to glue an additional decor on top: beads, bows, ornaments in Kansas technique. You can wind the tapes horizontally or inclined. Usually use the first option.

Another simple way of decorating

Very quickly, a vase of a glass bottle is made by hand with threads. The principle of operation is the same as with satin ribbons, only the texture of the surface turns out to be quite different. Yarn can be wound on the whole vase or stripes with gaps. Beautifully look products made from different colors, for example, in the form of a rainbow going from top to bottom. From the threads it is easy to make an additional pattern or decorate with crocheted details.

We use table napkins and decor

As you can see, there are a lot of ways to decorate an ordinary bottle-billet. Above we considered simple variants. The following method will require a little more time. Vase from a glass bottle with his own hands with napkins is done like this:

1. Apply glue to the surface.
2. Top with a napkin. You do not need to align it. The folds will form part of the pattern and texture of the surface.
3. Take a cotton swab and make indentations in a wet napkin in the place where you will attach the decor (beads, crystals, beads). It is enough to turn a wand at a certain point.
4. When the entire surface is filled with napkins, leave to dry for about four hours.
5. Glue the decor. You can make a pattern of threads.
6. Cover the whole surface with paint from a can, for example, silvery or golden.

It turns out very original and effective.

We carry out a souvenir with children

Kids and schoolchildren - everyone likes to make gifts. Give your child this opportunity. A vase made from a glass bottle can be made for children by almost any method presented above. Most importantly, you must prepare the foundation in advance so that there are nowhere sharp edges and debris of glass dust.

The guys are happy to work with small bulk materials. In addition, this is a very useful lesson for the development of fine finger motility. You can decorate the surface of the vase with river sand, pebbles, shells, beads, beads, coins and even croup.

The simplest method is to pour the composition into a container, into which you can lower the bottle-billet. Apply a layer of glue on it and "roll" it like cutlets in breadcrumbs in the prepared mixture. In addition, the child can touch, pour this composition. Turn the usual occupation into a creative teaching and developing process.

After the decorative "dusting" and glue dry, you can paint the vase. It depends on the material used and its decorative properties. Colored beads or sand, of course, you do not need to paint, but the croup is quite worth it. If the decorative layer remains unpainted and is applied loosely, it is worth filling the surface of the bottle with a certain tone before applying the decor. Only this way of making a vase in its various variations is able to give a large number of original souvenirs.

Vase from a glass bottle with your own hands: decoupage

This fashionable now technique, in fact, is not as complex as it might seem at first glance. The meaning of it is that on the surface are pasted napkins with drawings. Both special and ordinary dining rooms are used. The main thing is that the pattern suits you.

The sequence of decorating the bottle in this way will be:

1. Cover the bottle with a layer of white soil. You can use acrylic paint. It is better to degrease the surface with alcohol beforehand. Apply pigment easier to sponge or sponge, but you can brush.
2. After drying, apply PVA glue to the surface and gently smooth the attached tissue (or part of it) from the middle to the edges.
3. If you see the outline of a carved or "plucked" hand drawing, gently walk on them with a brush or sponge with paint.
4. Draw the required decor.
5. Arrange the product in several layers.

So, without even knowing how to draw, you can create souvenirs with beautiful photorealistic or stylized pictures under the painting.

You learned how to make a vase from a glass bottle with your own hands in many ways. Choose the right one and try your hand at this interesting and creative lesson. Create beautiful souvenirs for yourself and as gifts to friends and family.