Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Recycled Bottle.

The Doc does like his Bourbon whisky and some of the bottles are unusual shapes. Much to good to throw away in the bottle bank so I decided to make something useful with this one.
Either a Doorstop or a Bookend I thought.
An old serviette torn into pieces and some Mod podge soon  had the bottle covered.
A quick coat of match pot paint in Voilet White .
Once dried ready for the top sheets from the paper servettie.
 

This is the back of the finished bottle.
 The pattern on the serviettes was flowers and butterflies.
I gave the bottle a final coating of the violet white but watered down this time.

The front of the bottle with flowers, ribbons,  hessian, butterfly and pearls from stash.
I made this to show on  My Butterfly Challenge.
Entering into the following challenges:
Through The Craft Room Door # Anything goes.
Crafting with Dragonflies #19 Alter a tin or a jar vintage theme.
Really Reasonable Ribbons #88 Anything but a card and ribbon.
Scribble and Scrap #12 Anything goes.
Pixies Crafty Workshop #111 Use up your snippets (ribbons ,hessian ,serviette).
2 Creative Chicks #11 Repurpose Glass.
 


 
P.s.
Look what The Doc has waiting in the wings!!

 
Book Ends it is!!

43 comments:

Di said...

Great alteration of the wikky bottle Mrs A. Crumbs, no wonder you've been quiet lately - off to peek more closely at your other makes!

Hugs, Di xx

Doreen said...

Wow love your project.xxx

Debbie said...

Wow Mrs A.....Genius.
These wee bottles look great all up-cycled, fab.
My hubby is a Port/Brandy drinker and some of those bottles are nice too.
Debbiex

Sandra H said...

Great transformation Mrs A lovely colour choice and the embellis used just finish it off perfectly well done good use of recycled bottle your right about these bottles being too good to throw away do you remember the Dinple Whisky bottles my dad used to drink that they where lovely bottles too! take care xx

Catherine said...

This is gorgeous Valery Anne ! What a fantastic creation ! Hugs, blessings and love from Catherine

Mrs.B said...

Hi Mrs A, such a fabulous alteration and how good of hubby to keep you supplied with botles!
Avril xx

Pam said...

What a gorgeous creation! The colors and papers are so pretty! Perfect crafty glass re-do!
Thanks for linking up over at 2 Creative Chicks

Have a creative day.
Pam
♥ Scrap N Sew Granny ♥
♥ Pam's Stitched With Love ♥

Karen Petitt said...

Fab creation and fab upcycling, the napkin papers are beautiful xx

Wendy L said...

Brilliant, I love it. Such a clever idea. xxx

Unknown said...

Ooh I love this idea - looks very pretty - I love the inspiration you provide for recycling.

Lynn said...

My goodness, you have been busy. What a wonderful idea to cover the bottle - a gorgeous make. Love the door plaque and flip card too. Lynn x

Sue said...

This is stunning !!! gorgeous, love it!! huggles Sue xx

Ina G said...

What a brilliant idea. Loved your start to finish project and an amazing outcome. I may have to pinch an old whisky bottle from my brother in law to see what I can come up with. Thanks so much for sharing with us at CWD.Ina.

happyglitzygirl said...

Just gorgeous, so pretty, love how you showed how you did it.....thanks for playing along with us at Crafting with Dragonflies, blessings Hilde

Bonnie said...

Beautiful bookend!

Kathleen said...

Ok, some fantastic makes, not only fantastic but brilliant, so whatever the Doc is prescribing for you can I have the same prescription too, please, pretty please.

Kath xx

Diane said...

This is just gorgeous Valery Anne what a wonderful way to repurpose a fun bottle into something new.

Hugs diane

Unknown said...

cool idea mrs A have done this with serviettes before and I can see it and how beautiful it has turned out...sorry have missed some of your gorgeous creations...xxx

Jean said...

I love your upcycled bottle, really pretty.
Jean x

Carol L said...

Way to disguise your beverage of choice!! Brilliant!
Seriously, this is beyond beautiful!

Greta said...

Absolutely stunning, Mrs. A! You are so talented & creative!

Unknown said...

wow! this is beautiful Mrs. A!!!! what a good way to upcycle a whisky bottle! love it! and the flowers and butterflies tissues you used are stunning! thank you for joining us this week in our always anything goes challenge at Scribble and Scrap !
Mirella DK
DT Scribble and Scrap Challenge (Cute and Crafty Cards by Mirella)

Susan Hogan said...

Double bookends coming up! A fabulous change to a bottle. Love your butterfly. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafting with Dragonflies.

Desire Fourie said...

Oh wow what a transformations. So love the shabby chic feel. A great way to recycle.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Busy Little Chicken said...

These will make fab book ends!! Will it take long to get your hands on the new bottle though?? :)

Bonnie Garby said...

Gorgeous 'up-cycling' project! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge.

MaggieC (Silvercrafter) said...

I reckon the book ends are a safer option. I would be worried about using glass as door stops, with the risk of wind slammed doors at the moment. That finished one is so pretty. xx Maggie #15

Anonymous said...

I love what you have done with the bottle and you are right it is too good a shape to waste.

MaryH said...

What a kick off for your butterfly challenge (which I'm hoping to create something this afternoon when I finish playing catchup!). Only a true crafter could see the possibilities in this bottle. We often get what I think is a 'nifty bottle', but I never can think what to do with it. You successfully created something beautiful with this one! Kudoes to you. TFS & Hugs.

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

I should think you'll be able to make quite a few of these pretty doorstops! Especially now Doctor Marks & Spencer has saved the day!, x

carol (krillsister) said...

Totally gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

WOW!! Love your creative mind.
First it was an empty bottle but now it looks really superb!!
Happy Valentine Day!!

Dragon said...

Awesome. This has got my creative juices flowing. It's fortunate that alcohol is the answer, whatever the question!

Sarn said...

Oh Mrs A . . . brilliant recycling/upcycling here! Thanks for sharing how you did it. I've just got hold of some Mod Podge . . . now the sky is the limit! xxx

Princess Judy Palmer said...

So pretty! Who knew such a manly bottle could come out so pretty and feminine. I laugh that now you can have bookend. Get to drinking!

Cathy said...

Wow Mrs A, stunning project, thanks for explaining how you did it, Cathy x

Ann said...

Oh my goodness, how pretty! What a great idea Mrs A.

Createology said...

Excellent altered bottle. Beautifully created dear...

Lindsey said...

Fabulous ! V creative x

Darnell said...

Absolutely fabulous! Honestly, your talent is incredible, Mrs. A.! I love that Doc is helping you out, you might say!! Hugs, Darnell

Sherry said...

Looks like the Doc has very good taste! Love how you've altered the bottle, so pretty x

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Amazing what you did with that bottle, although I do like the original as well ;)

happyglitzygirl said...

Just a heads up, you won on Crafting with Dragonflies, please make contact to receive your prize, blessings Hilde