Welcome to the March Creative Craft Blog Hop
A big thank you to Sara @Birdz of a Feather for hosting!
And welcome friends, readers and visitors from Pretty DIY Home
Are you seeing signs of Spring where you live?
Spring has sprung in the Deep South
and things are bursting into blooms everywhere you look,
even on this bottle!
I love to save interesting shaped bottles and transform them
This whiskey bottle had a nice square shape
I used tissue paper, paint and faux flowers to decorate it
I folded the tissue paper sections in half
and the double thickness disguised the label
so I didn’t have the tedious task of removing it
I painted the first area with Mod Podge
and then applied green dotted tissue
and brushed Mod Podge over it
and then did the same with the striped flower tissue
Because each section of tissue was folded,
the edges were nice and clean
Once the Mod Podge was completely dry
I used a glue gun to add flowers
Because there wasn’t any Mod Podge
in between the folded tissue layers
I did have a few problematic places
where it wrinkled a little~
BUT!
I was going to apply the faux flowers randomly anyway
so I just placed them on top of any problem areas to cover
Then I added a ring of flowers around the base of the bottle neck
Next a few polka dots with acrylic craft paint
I used the tip of the paint brush handle to apply the dots
A small bouquet of faux flowers replaced the bottle cap
It looks cute with the faux flowers or the cap
And with real flowers!
A bottle in bloom will brighten any room!
If you’re following the hop in order,
next up is Patina and Paint with an Easy Easter Craft
and you can visit all my creative craft friends on the links below
Links will be live at 7am EST
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Peat Pot Easter Basket Gift Ideas, Pretty DIY Home
Spring Bottle in Bloom, The Painted Apron
Easy Easter Craft, Patina and Paint
Farmhouse Bunny Topiaries, Life as a Leo Wife
Twisted Rope Container with Top, Purple Hues and me
Egg-cellent DIY Floral Arrangement in 2 Easy Steps, My Thrift Store Addiction
Adorable Easter Craft DIY, Decorate and More with Tip
Slip on Coaster, Birdz of a Feather
How to Easily Decorate Old Bottles with Paper and Vinyl, Blue Sky at Home
How to Decorate a Dollar Tree Bunny Wire Wreath, Southern Sunflowers
Easy Tile Pallet Wall Art, Modern on Monticello
Spring Fence…and a Bunny! Apple Street Cottage
Here are some other favorite bottle creations
Just click on the title to go to the tutorial
MacKenzie-Childs inspired Wild Leopard Bottle
Save your bottles!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday / Our Tiny Nest
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Whimsey Home Wednesday Full Plate Thursday