Do you ever want to add in some DIY crafts into your home. Here is an article shared that shows some fun ways to add in champagne and other bottles into your home decor. Some of these are pretty neat! Read below to see..

Once the smoke clears from the festivities of your New Year’s Eve party, you’ll have a bit of cleaning up to do. While most of the evidence will find its way into the trash the next day, you may have a collection of champagne and wine bottles to dispose of. You could take them to your local recycling center – or – you could tackle a few DIY projects such as these:

Bottle Candles

These fragrant soy candles have been popular in specialty gift shops over the past few years; but at $45 a piece, why not make them yourself? Find candle making kits at Etsy, complete with wax, wicks, and fragrances.

Learn how to easily cut bottles in half using a glass cutter to score the glass, followed by boiling hot water, and an ice water rinse in this how to video tutorial.

Bottle Pendant Lights

You have to look twice to realize these pendant light are bottle tops wrapped in copper wire. Use a simple ceiling light conversion kitand slip the bottle tops over the light socket to create these stunning light accents in your home.

Bottle Candle Holders

Light up your outdoor party with these bottles turned candle holders. This idea is nothing new as images from the 19th century show these very same candle holders. Taper candles fit perfectly inside the bottle opening and the melted wax makes spectacular designs.

Bottle Lamps

Turn almost any bottle into a table lamp with the Satechi Touch Lamp Kit. These LED lampshades are powered by USB, making them ideal for use at a desk or bedside table.

What About The Corks?

Now that you’ve found several ways to reuse wine and champagne bottles, what to do with the corks? The wine cork backsplash is an easy weekend project and such a conversation piece for your next party. Step-by-step instructions can be found here.

There are many DIY Wine Cork Projects to be found online, order some extra corks from Widgetco and have at it.

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