Empty bottles, even having a very beautiful and original form, are for some reason decided to throw away. But they can be an excellent material for crafts - bottle decor is not very difficult to perform, it will take a little time for this work. But the result can be a real work of art worthy of becoming an unusual gift or decoration of a festive table.
Attracts lovers of needlework complete freedom in choosing equipment and materials - bottle decor can be very diverse: scrapbooking, where rags, buttons, ribbons are used, also painted with acrylics, crochet, decoupage. In addition, craft vessels can have a wide variety of sizes and shapes, which allows you to create truly unique crafts.
Decoupage
The most common bottle decor is decoupage, a special technique that uses images cut from fabric, leather, paper and even wood to create a unique finish. Decoupage allows you to create beautiful thematic crafts dedicated to various holidays and special occasions. For example, the decor of bottles for the New Year can be done using fragments with fir branches or beautiful winter pictures, for Valentine's Day - with hearts, cupids with arrows. Pictures are attached with glue. The space that remains free is sealed or painted over - it all depends on the materials at hand and the artist’s imagination.
Cloth Decor
As elements of decoration, you can use ropes, threads, ribbons, and you can also decorate bottles with a cloth. All the necessary materials are fixed with transparent glue, a prerequisite - it must not change the color of the glued components. The selected material will determine the style of crafts. Bright, shiny fabrics will give the vessel an oriental style. As decoration you can use beads,
artificial pearls, rhinestones. The use of
linen fabrics will determine the ethnic style. In this case, dry plants or beautiful flowers from silk will serve as an excellent complement.
The decor of the bottles looks original with the help of the simplest natural materials: twine, semolina, bandage, newspapers, semolina, beans, coffee beans, and
egg shells can also be useful
.Leather dressing
Another interesting way to create a unique craft - bottle decor with leather. The skin is used both thick and thin, for work you will need a very sharp knife and glue. The skin on the vessel is glued in parts: separately - the neck, the main part, the bottom. A neatly pasted cork looks beautifully. To decorate a bottle covered with leather, you can use patterns cut from thin skin of a different color. Those who know how to sew can make a decor in the form of a cover made of leather.
Very nice crafts are obtained if the bottles are decorated using different materials and different types of decoration. Of course, in this case, it will be necessary to select materials and finishes that fit well with them in color, style and texture.