An LED strip can turn any fancy bottle of wine into an amazing (and useful!) souvenir.

Use these light bottles to illuminate dark corners, as a night light, or as a holiday decoration.

The trick to turning glass bottles into lamps is to drill a hole in the side of the bottle.

The opening should be large enough to let the LED strip through. This can be easily done with a few special tools.


We will need:

  • LED garland with 3m battery
  • Glass bottle
  • Razor
  • Glue Remover
  • Diamond Hole Saw
  • Drill
  • masking tape
  • Gloves
  • Protective glasses
  • Electric engraver with grinding cylinder
  • Wand (optional)

short LED Strip Light- 3 meters long, about 55 LEDs - will perfectly fill a standard glass bottle. The LEDs stay cool to the touch, so you don't have to worry about the glass heating up. Using a battery will allow you to place the lamp bottle anywhere, regardless of the electrical outlet.

Step 1.

Prepare the bottle by removing all labels from the glass - use a razor to scrape off the paper. Wipe glass with adhesive remover and wash with warm soapy water. Let dry completely before moving on to the next step.

Step 2

Glue painter's tape to the bottom of the bottle. This will mark the place where we will drill, and will not allow the drill to slip off.

Step 3

Put on protective gloves and goggles. Place the diamond bit at a 45 degree angle to the tape and mark the cut. Then turn the drill 90 degrees and continue drilling until you win. A light pressure is enough to drive the diamond drill through the glass. This may take up to a minute. Watch for glass powder to see if the process is going on.

Step 4

Remove the masking tape and then gently grind away any chips and sharp edges in the drilled hole with an engraver.

Step 5

Rinse the bottle thoroughly to remove all drilling and grinding residues. Let dry completely before moving on to the next step.


Excellent New Year's luminous homemade from an empty wine bottle.


We need to make a glowing New Year's bottle:

- wine bottle
- drill and glass drill
- goggles and gloves
- electrical tape
- Christmas tree garland

So, let's start homemade from an empty wine bottle:

1. Thoroughly wash the wine bottle and remove all labels (if you want, you can leave);

2. In place of the future hole for wiring the garland, you need to stick pieces of electrical tape, it will prevent the drill from slipping off the bottle.

3. Wear gloves and goggles before drilling. Do not press hard on the glass otherwise the bottle will break, so this process is very long. I spent about 30 minutes, my advice to you is to be patient before drilling the bottle!
If everything went well, here is what you should get from it:


4. As soon as you drill a hole, the bottle must be thoroughly rinsed from glass chips and dried thoroughly!

5. Now you need to stuff the New Year's garland into that unfortunate hole that you have been tormenting for more than one dozen minutes: bully:!

6. Our luminous Christmas bottle with a garland inside is ready!

Where can you sell cigarette ashes? The story that cigarette ash is highly valued, and pharmacies and some businesses are willing to pay a lot of money for ashes, has migrated from real life to the network. And the gullible Pinocchio is unaware that if cigarette ashes were worth the money that they offer for it, then cigarette manufacturers would simply burn their products! So where did the legend of priceless cigarette ashes come from?
It's all the fault of ordinary human greed and the desire for easy money. And if there are naive people who believe in wonderful and easy ways to earn money, then there are enterprising people who are ready to make money on naive simpletons. Moreover, the scheme used by scammers is very simple: an advertisement is placed for the purchase of completely useless nonsense such as cigarette ash, or some other tempting offer, in general, - the main objective get people interested in something.

Surely, almost every active user of Runet knows about the network legend about incredibly expensive coins, which, nevertheless, can be in everyone's pocket. Of course, I want to write about the legendary 10 kopeck coin of 2001.
As befits a modern legend, despite numerous denials, a rumor of this kind stubbornly circulates: "Market the cost of a coin of 10 kopecks in 2001 is from 29,000 to 40,000 rubles. The price depends on the safety of the coin. For example, 10 kopecks in 2001 at the auction went for 50 thousand rubles! And one has only to imagine how much it will cost in a few years! The number of coins is decreasing, the price of the remaining ones will increase every month, so hurry up!!!"

What if there is no corkscrew at hand, but you need to open a bottle of wine? There are different ways to solve this problem, below I will talk about them:
Method number 1. The simplest and most effective. In order to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew in this way, you just need to hold the bottle horizontally with one hand, and gently tap the bottom of the bottle with the palm of your other hand.
If possible, wrap the bottom of the bottle with a towel (otherwise the bottle may break!), and lightly tap on the wall. With a successful combination of circumstances, in minutes the wine can already be poured into glasses. It is extremely rare, but it happens that this method takes too much time, so we move on to the next method. Once again I warn you! No need to apply excessive force and knock hard objects on the bottom of the bottle, otherwise the bottle will break.

Method number 2. You can simply push the cork inside the bottle with any object, for example, the back of a fork or spoon, a marker, a pen, a pencil. Attention! Kill…

If you still have empty wine bottles and you didn’t have time to throw them in the trash, then you can make a very original holiday lamp. It will create a unique atmosphere in your room and give a festive mood.

For your convenience, I have made this video tutorial to serve as a visual aid if you get confused at any moment.

Step 1: Materials










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For this project you will need:

- One bottle of wine (pre-drink)

- One Drill

- One 1/2″ diamond hole saw (or similar for cutting glass)

— Christmas garland

- One 1/2″ rubber bushing

- Aluminium foil

If you need to modify the Christmas Lights you will also need:

- 1/8″ Heat Shrink Tubing

– Heat source (building hair dryer or gas lighter)

- Scissors

Step 2: Drilling


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If a bottle of wine paper marking then the first step is to cover them with foil and tape. This will prevent water ingress and damage to the label.

Next, place the bottle in the sink under the faucet and turn on cold water(this will cool). Use your drill, slowly, to create a notch. Make sure the drill is at the lowest speed and torque setting. First you will need to drill at an angle to easily create a recess and then move on to drilling perpendicular to the bottle. It took me about three minutes, but the slower you go, the better the result!

After cutting the bottle, remove the round piece of glass inside and rinse the bottle.

Step 3: Garland Modification (If Needed)


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This step is only necessary if you have thick pieces (an outlet for connecting another garland) at the end of your garland.

First, cut the wires after the last bulb to remove the socket.

Next, we will need to cover the bare wires. Take the heat shrink, cut the tubes to the required size. Put on the bare wires and use a lighter or a building hair dryer to heat them until the bare ends are crimped.

Step 4: Installing the Headlight



Take the garland and from the very last light bulb - we push the garland into the bottle through the hole we made.

Step 5: Fixing the wire in the hole with a rubber grommet


You are almost done! The last step is to place the grommet in the hole to make sure the glass won't cut the wires. First, take your scissors and make one radius cut per sleeve. Then take the sleeve and insert it into the hole. Depending on the thickness of the bottle, this may take some time. Be patient and try using a pencil or pen to get the sleeve to sit evenly along the hole.




Now you have a finished bottle of light! However, if you are looking for perfection there are two more things you can do. Make a hook (I used a paperclip attached to a chopstick) and use it to distribute the garland in the bottle until you are satisfied with the result. You can also take a razor and carefully cut away the foil at the top of the bottle to make it look cleaner. An easy way to do this is to twist the bottle while holding the knife in place.

I would like to end with a few pointers. In this tutorial, I used a string of 20 bulbs, but you can use up to 50. However, keep in mind that the more light, the hotter the bottle. Also, instead of using a bushing, you can simply grind the sharp edges of the hole.

Ordinary wine bottles can easily be turned into original Christmas decoration. They can be decorated with different ways: paint with stained glass technique, give them an unusual texture or use them as interesting New Year's garlands. To make such a craft, you will need improvised materials and the bottle itself. We will show you three master classes on how to make original New Year's bottles with your own hands.

Master class number 1: decorating a New Year's bottle with sparkles

A wine bottle with overflows of gold can complement any New Year's interior. With this craft, you can decorate the New Year's composition, put a few spruce branches and brushes with berries in the bottle itself, or leave it as an independent New Year's decor.

materials

To decorate a New Year's bottle with sparkles, you will need:

  • an empty wine bottle;
  • glue for decoupage;
  • dry golden sequins;
  • brush;
  • fine-grained sandpaper;
  • paper;
  • paper napkin.

Step 1. First of all, you will need to prepare the bottle for work. To do this, wipe its surface with a damp cloth, removing dirt and dust. For better adhesion to the glue, sand the glass with sandpaper. Wipe the bottle again with a soft, dry cloth to remove any remaining glass dust. This work is best done in a well-ventilated area.

Step 2. Apply decoupage glue to the bottle with a brush. Before the glue dries, sprinkle glitter on its surface, after covering the desktop with paper. Leave the bottle to dry.

Step 3. After the glue dries, remove excess glitter using a dry brush. If there are spots left on the surface of the bottle that are not filled with decor, eliminate these gaps by re-lubricating them with a thin layer of glue and sprinkling with a small amount of sparkles.

After the glue has dried, your New Year's bottle is ready. If you wish, so that the sparkles do not crumble in the future, you can cover the surface of the decorated bottle with varnish in the form of a spray.

Master class number 2: decoupage of the New Year's bottle with salt

A wine bottle can turn out very interesting if it is painted in White color and decorate with coarse salt. Visually, this craft seems to be slightly powdered with snow. It is best to use such decorative techniques for solid New Year's compositions.

materials

To decorate a New Year's bottle with decoupage salt, you will need:

  • bottles of wine and champagne;
  • primer;
  • coarse salt;
  • decoupage glue.

Step 1. Get your bottles ready. To do this, remove the labels from their surface. For one New Year's composition, you can take several bottles of different heights and shapes at once. So the craft will look original.

Step 2. Apply a thick coat of primer to the surface of the bottle. Let it dry thoroughly.

Step 3. On a bottle coated with a primer, spray decoupage glue or gently apply it with a soft brush.

Step 4. While the glue is not dry, sprinkle the glass surface with coarse salt. You can pour a layer of salt on a thick cardboard or piece of plastic and carefully roll the bottle in it, it will even be easier. Do not decorate the bottle with salt all the way to the neck, otherwise it will not look so attractive and organic.

After the glue has completely dried, your New Year's bottle of salt is ready for composition. You can put it on the same tray with other similar bottles, complement them with white and silver Christmas decorations, painted with silver paint, twigs and candles.

Master class number 3: New Year's garland from a bottle

Habitual christmas garland can look very original if it is not hung on the wall or decorated with a Christmas tree, but placed entirely in a bottle of champagne or wine. This work has its own nuances and difficulties, but it's worth it. A bottle with a garland inside looks like a spectacular lamp and, moreover, is fireproof.

materials

To make a New Year's garland from a bottle, make sure you have:

  • the bottle itself;
  • Garlands;
  • screwdrivers;
  • hammer;
  • goggles;
  • protective gloves;
  • drill;
  • drills;
  • adhesive tape.

Step 1. Get your bottle ready. To do this, rinse it off the wine, remove the label from the outside and let it dry completely.

Step 2. Put on goggles, gloves, and using a hammer and screwdriver, make a small incision in the bottom of the bottle. Start drilling the hole at the location marked in this way. Do this carefully so that the bottle does not burst. You can put a few drops of water into the hole that has formed so that the drill and the glass itself do not overheat. If you do not have a drill, you can continue to form a hole with a screwdriver and hammer, but be prepared for the fact that you will not succeed in doing the job neatly and, most likely, a small piece of glass will fall out.

Step 3. Fill the garland through the hole formed in the bottle, leaving only the wire with the plug outside.

Step 4. If your hole is large, seal it with tape so that the garland does not fall out of the bottle during operation.

Your original Christmas garland is ready. You can place the bottle under the tree or on the bedside table and turn it on while enjoying the cozy Christmas light.


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