Today, no one can say where the tradition came from, to put decorated bottles of champagne or, as they are popularly called, bulls, on the table in front of the bride and groom. They remain unthinking throughout the celebration, as it is customary to drink them only on the wedding anniversary or in honor of the birth of the firstborn.
Since these bottles are in a conspicuous place, and then stored for a rather long time in the house of the newlyweds, special attention is paid to their design. That is why those who like to create various crafts, are happy to try their hand and do not spare the imagination to decorate them.
If you are also attracted by decorating champagne bottles for your wedding, then check out some interesting options.
Decoupage decoration
To make a bottle decoration for a wedding in this way you will need:
- acrylic paints, including necessarily white;
- contour and wide brushes;
- acrylic lacquer;
- PVA glue;
- sponge;
- pieces of skin and tissue;
- a wedding theme card with a pattern on a white background;
- gold or silver paint;
- needle;
- various decorations (beads, ribbons, artificial flowers).
Decoupage style execution order
Decoration of a bottle for a wedding needs to begin with preparation. To do this, remove traces of glue and labels from the glass surface and degrease the surface with acetone and alcohol. Then go directly to the design of the bottle. For this:
- apply white acrylic paint to the glass using a piece of sponge;
- cover the surface of the card with varnish in 2 layers;
- wait until it dries (do not be afraid of bending corners);
- pry the top layer with a needle and separate it from the cardboard;
- a fragment with a pattern is cut from the workpiece (image of flowers, newlyweds, rings, doves, etc.);
- lubricate the surface of the bottle with glue;
- apply a drawing to it;
- smooth out;
- allow to dry;
- with a wide brush, light pink or pale blue paint is applied along the contour, blending to mask the sections;
- wait until it dries;
- with a thin brush draw hearts, flowers, etc .;
- decorate by sticking beads and other small decorative elements;
- paint bottles with silver or gold streaks;
- if there is a desire, stick a bow from a satin ribbon.
Wedding champagne bottle decoration: master class
We offer you step-by-step instructions for designing these wedding accessories in the form of a bride and groom.
For work you will need:
- two bottles of champagne;
- organza ribbon;
- on 11-12 m of a slanting inlay of white and black flowers;
- glue "Titan";
- Double-sided tape;
- decorations.
Master class manufacturing bottles "Groom"
To create a similar bottle decoration for a wedding you need in the following order:
- Prepare long beki in black and white;
- a vertical line is applied to the bottle as a guide;
- wrap the bottle at the base of the neck-neck with an oblique inlay of white color, measure the desired length and cut it off;
- stick the part to get something like a collar;
- in the same way, 3 more rows of white beak are lapped;
- take double-sided tape;
- with it, 10 rows of black inlay are glued onto the bottle (you can use glue, but then its drops can leave ugly marks);
- then they simply wind the bottle to the end with black inlay;
- fix the end with glue.
After the “tuxedo” and “shirt” are ready, continue decorating the bottle for the wedding with accessories. For this:
- a circle with a diameter of 7 cm is cut out of cardboard;
- take half the plastic container of the kinder egg;
- draw a circle in the middle of the cardboard part;
- insert a half of the container into the hole;
- pasted with an inlay of black color;
- put a hat on the bottle;
- a piece of 8 cm long is cut out of black inlay;
- fold it so that the ends meet in the center, and we get a bow-tie;
- stick it over a white collar.
Bride Design
Such decoration of bottles for a wedding, the master class of which is presented below, is made in the same way as for decorating the “Groom”.
Operating procedure:
- glue a piece of organza ribbon to the neck of the bottle so that a collar is obtained;
- take a piece of white inlay;
- stick it with an overlap to the base of the collar as in the previous example;
- when the whole bottle is “dressed” in a white trimming, put on it two magnificent “skirts” from organza ribbons gathered along the upper edge of a living thread;
- paste beads on buttons on the “dress”;
- a “veil” is made from a piece of tape and put on a “bride”;
- if there is a desire, other decorations are added, for example, they put a belt on the place where the first layer of the skirt is glued.
Provence style option
For such a very simple decoration on a bottle of champagne for a wedding (photo below), you will need burlap, handmade lace and yarn. It should immediately be said that bottles decorated in this way are suitable only for weddings in the appropriate style.
Operating procedure:
- lace is sewn onto a piece of burlap 10-15 cm wide on both sides;
- stick it on the bottle so that one end passes to the other by 1.5-2 cm;
- wrap the neck with a piece of lace, measure and cut;
- stick so that a collar is obtained;
- glue a bead on the burlap;
- tie yarn over the lace on the neck and tie a bow.
Option with ribbons: what you need
You can make bottle decoration for a wedding with your own hands from a variety of materials. For example, the option with ribbons is a good choice. For him you will need:
- 2 bottles of champagne;
- white paint in an aerosol spray can;
- satin ribbons (2 m);
- single sided tape;
- beads;
- insulating tape;
- glass contour;
- pastel;
- stationery glue;
- polymer clay flowers;
- cyanopane glue;
- double sided tape.
Option with tapes: the order of work
Decoration of bottles for the wedding (see photo below) with ribbons looks like this:
- stickers are removed from the bottles;
- degrease the surface with window cleaner;
- dried;
- paper glue is glued onto the glass with clerical glue (you can cut an ornament from scotch tape;
- paint a bottle from a spray can with white paint in 3 layers (after each, wait until it dries);
- carefully remove pieces of paper or tape;
- glue flowers on a bottle;
- paint it with pastel and outline;
- tie the bottle with a satin ribbon, enclosing a double-sided tape so that it does not move;
- the ends are tied with a knot and a bow.
Option with bags
If you have the simplest sewing skills, then you can make a bottle decoration for a wedding, the photo of which is presented below.
You will need a beautiful lace and satin ribbon. You will also need a beautiful white fabric with glitter, from which you need to sew two bags in which you can put a bottle of champagne. Their upper edge must be trimmed with lace. Having put the bottles in the bags, you should tie them on top with a white satin ribbon and decorate with a bow.
Composition "Heart"
Since it is customary to put two bottles on the wedding table in front of the newlyweds, many craftsmen offer decor according to the principle of folding halves. For example, you can do it yourself with a heart option. For this:
- labels are removed from the bottles and traces of glue are removed;
- degrease their surfaces;
- they are painted in 3 layers in white from an aerosol spray can (2-3 hours are waiting between the coatings);
- with a well-honed pencil, using a stencil, draw half the heart on the surface of the bottle;
- take small flowers from thermoplastics and white beads for pearls;
- stick them along the contour to the bottle;
- left to dry;
- the same is repeated with the second bottle, using the second half of the stencil in the shape of a heart;
- decorate it by sticking a mirror pattern;
- decorate both bottles with painting;
- if there is a desire, tie white ribbons on the necks and stick them to the nodules on a bead.
Wine glasses
Together with wedding bottles, it is customary to draw up two more indispensable accessories. These are glasses from which newlyweds will drink. Their design should be in harmony with the decor of the bulls. For example, if the bottles are decorated in the form of a bride and groom, using black and white inlay, then the glasses should also be decorated using this material.
Now you know what kind of jewelry you can make champagne bottles for a wedding with your own hands, having minimal knowledge in the art of decorating, and you can please your newlywed friends with a beautiful and memorable gift.
The main thing is to show imagination and do everything very carefully. Indeed, only in this case the bottles will look presentable, and they can be displayed in the most prominent place of the wedding table.