How to Cut and Decorate a Wine Bottle

Last Updated: October 1, 2018

A wine bottle can be used as a vase, candle holder or glass, depending on your preferences. This article explains how to cut the wine bottle, then offers some suggestions for decorating it.

Part 1

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Cutting the wine bottle into two parts

1
Pick out a wine bottle suitable to your choice and taste.
2
Use a glass cutter to draw a neat and straight line in whichever direction and area of the bottle you desire. Avoid overlapping lines.
3
Light a candle. Place the wine bottle with the drawn line over the lit candle. Make sure that the fire is pointed up to the drawn line or angle on the bottle, so that the flame only meets the line on the bottle.
4
Rotate the bottle, letting the flame heat the line all around. How you position it depends on where the line you have drawn is around the bottle––let the flame of the candle heat whatever line you have drawn. Do this for a minute, rotating the bottle through the heat of the fire.
5
Pour cold water or normal temperature water on the now heated line on the wine bottle. Repeat until you start to hear the bottle crack; bit by bit a cracking sound of glass will be heard.
6
Wait for the bottle to crack in half. The half of the bottle will either fall off or crack into two parts. If neither happens, lightly pull or tug on one half so that the exertion will cause the bottle to part into two pieces.
- Do not hit or screw the bottle to into two parts, as this will cause the bottle to crack into more parts or may not part evenly.
7
Sand the break line. Using sandpaper or a glass file, smoothly file down the glass evenly. This will allow you to handle glass without worry about being cut.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:
Decorating with photos and borders

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Decide whether the cut piece will be used as a vase, candle holder or glass. If you make several, these can be turned into drinking glasses, ideal for lemon juice, topped with a lemon slice, etc.
2
Decorate your newly cut wine bottle. Collect many creative, bright and sparkly craft and arts items for adding to the bottle.
3
Spray paint the bottom half of the wine bottle evenly. This step is optional.
4
Glue on the craft pieces of choice, such as lace or ribbon. This can be added around the top and bottom of the half cut wine bottle. Items such as artificial gems, can also be used.
5
Place and assemble photo negatives in the order pleasing to you. Then glue them in place.
- If using for liquid, use Mod Podge to cover the photos and keep them waterproof.
6
Place candle in the half cut wine bottle. Light it and enjoy the magical effects of the light glowing the photo negatives, enjoy you memorable moments lighting in the dark! Or fill with a drink or add a flower.

Warnings

Be careful when heating wine bottle. Do not wear long sleeves.

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Be careful! The glue gun can burn into flesh sometimes if comes into contact.

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Use gloves when sanding or filing down wine bottle, so that the glass won't cut into your hands.

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