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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Chalkboard paint in a can is great stuff! This craft was extremely easy and can be used in so many different ways....home decor, vases, weddings.
What you need:
- Chalkboard Paint
- Empty Wine Bottles
- Chalk
How to make it:
- Fill in the sink halfway with hot tap water and place bottles in the sink, label down.
- Let it soak for about 30 minutes.
- Remove label and let bottles dry.
- Once dried, spray the wine bottles with chalkboard paint. You may need to do two to three coats.
- Using chalk, write anything you want!
