Beaded Chalkboard Wine Bottle

I often work with beads when making jewelry, but rarely in other crafts. When I entered the One Crafty Contest over at One Artsy Mama, I made it into the Top 20 and advanced to the "bead round". I decided to try to make something that wasn't jewelry, so I made this Beaded Chalkboard Wine Bottle. I love using chalkboard paint in home decor items because you can always change it up simply by changing what is written. And I also love the look of turquoise paired with a little splash of red, and thought those colors would be nice and bold against the black background.

 

What You Need:

• Empty Wine Bottle
• Chalkboard Spray Paint
• 24 Gauge Wire
• Beads (I used turquoise and red chip beads from Michaels)
• Hot Glue

How to Make It:

• Remove label from wine bottle. I soaked mine in water and peeled off the label. There was still a bunch of adhesive left, so I used some Goof Off to remove it.
• Spray paint bottle with chalkboard paint and dry completely.
• Coil wire around bottle as desired to determine length and cut it just slightly longer.
• Coil one end so beads won't come off, then string turquoise beads along length. Coil opposite end to secure beads.
• Cut wire to be formed into heart shape
• Coil one end of wire cut for heart so beads will not come off and string red beads along length.
• Shape beaded wire into heart and wrap other end around frame to hold in place and keep beads from coming off the wire.
• Wrap turquoise beads around bottle as desired and secure ends in place with hot glue.
• Hot glue red heart in place.

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