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Green Bottle Xmas Tree Craft

November 5, 2013 By jbmumofone 23 Comments

Green Bottle Xmas TreesI recently up-cycled a green glass bottle into a rather pretty vase.  The more I looked at it though the more it made me think of Christmas.

I decided to have another go, this time making some Christmas trees which could be used as festive decorations.

I began by painting a few old corks green.  While these dried I set about decorating my bottles, labels having been soaked off, with gems, securing each with craft glue.

Finally I cut out some cardboard stars, added some glitter for a bit of Christmas sparkle, and attached these to the corks with a cocktail stick and cellotape.

Making Green Bottle Xmas Trees

Finally, I added a cork to each bottle and…

Green Bottle Christmas Trees

Green Bottle Xmas TreesFor the evening, I inserted a glow-stick inside each bottle for even more festive fun.

For more Christmas craft ideas why not check out my pinterest board here.

Also linking up to Festive Friday over at the awesome Thinly Spread.

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Comments

  1. Manush Janoyan says

    November 5, 2013 at 17:13

    Great idea…I shared your work on my Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/wreathnbeyond

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 5, 2013 at 18:28

      Oh, thank you. That is very kind 🙂

      Reply
  2. ALulu says

    November 5, 2013 at 19:41

    great idea! can you tell where you get the bottle from? is it Sparkling water?

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 5, 2013 at 19:53

      It was a cordial from bottle-green, ginger and lemongrass I think 🙂

      Reply
  3. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    November 5, 2013 at 21:40

    These are so cool! I love the idea of adding the glow stick for nighttime!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 5, 2013 at 21:42

      Thanks Emma. They are so easy to replace too so can last all season 🙂

      Reply
  4. Angeline says

    November 10, 2013 at 00:29

    I really like this idea and it’s something nice that my daughter and ican do together:) great post!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 16, 2013 at 14:03

      Thanks Angeline, I hope that she enjoys it x

      Reply
  5. Liska (@NewMumOnline) says

    November 21, 2013 at 12:52

    They are absolutely gorgeous. I am allergic to craft and I think even I could have a go. What are they? Are they Perrier bottles?
    Liska xx

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 21, 2013 at 14:27

      They are bottle green cordial bottles Liska but Perrier bottles would be perfect. They are so easy. The hardest part was soaking off the labels LOL.

      Reply
  6. Mammasaurus says

    November 21, 2013 at 16:51

    Cool – and I love that you can pop glo sticks in them too – we might make these for the kids bedrooms – thanks Jen x

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 22, 2013 at 14:30

      They would make pretty cool night lights on Xmas Eve, I might pop one in the kids room too. Hadn’t thought of that!

      Reply
  7. mellissa williams says

    November 21, 2013 at 19:41

    They look really pretty. I wish I was crafty!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 22, 2013 at 14:31

      They are really simple to do x

      Reply
  8. Niki says

    November 21, 2013 at 21:37

    Those look fantastic, what a great idea!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 22, 2013 at 14:33

      Thank you Niki 🙂

      Reply
  9. Swazi says

    November 21, 2013 at 23:07

    I’ve got these bottles at home !! What a brilliant idea – I’m going to give this a try.
    Thank you fir sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      November 22, 2013 at 14:37

      Great! Hope you have fun.

      Reply
  10. Pinkoddy says

    November 22, 2013 at 02:50

    They are gorgeous what a great idea.

    Reply
  11. Tammy Chrzan says

    November 22, 2013 at 01:52

    SO clever and so cool!
    I am ALLL about upcycling and reusing… reducing and all that… so this is a brilliant and super cute idea!
    Yay You!
    Have a great weekend!
    Tammy

    Reply
  12. Aly (@plus2point4) says

    November 22, 2013 at 11:07

    Oh how simple and effective Jenny!

    Reply

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