There’s little I love more than a great bottle of wine. I enjoy drinking wine with family and friends and pairing different flavors with different meals. After finishing the contents of the wine bottle I usually just recycle the glass and move on. However, there is a better way to use that finished bottle that’s just as classy as drinking it. Use that empty bottle to make a beautiful DIY lighted wine bottle. These lighted wine bottles make great decor during the holidays or to theme a room or yard with wine. This project is a perfect wine bottle craft.
When you learn how to make a DIY Lighted Wine Bottle craft you can turn your love of wine into a display to enjoy all day long.
You already know how much we love wine and wine accessories. Everything from the Coravin system to our favorite glasses. We also love giving fun wine themed gifts to our friends and family.
This DIY Lighted Wine Bottle craft is perfect for gifting! With just a few easy items you can turn your empty wine bottles into beautiful works of art.
Materials Needed for a DIY Lighted Wine Bottle Craft:
Empty Wine Bottle, Washed and Labels Removed
Cordless Drill
1/2′ Glass & Tile Drill Bit
Masking or Painter’s Tape
3″ Burlap Ribbon
Twine
Wood Stars (Woodsie Brand)
Brown Acrylic Paint
Craft Essentials in Spice Brown
White Acrylic Paint
Waverly Premium High Gloss Multi-Surface Indoor/Outdoor acrylic paint in Plaster
Blue Bandanna cut to 4″ x 22″
Paint Brush
Hot Glue
Small or Mini LED lights, battery or electric operated
400 grit sand paper
How to Make a DIY Lighted Wine Bottle
Place your wooden stars onto a protected surface. Paint one side with brown paint and let dry. Cover with white paint and let dry completely.
Place tape onto the back bottom of a wine bottle.
Fill the wine bottle 3/4 of the way with cold water and a container half full with cold water. Place the bottle into the container with the masking tape facing you.
Place the drill with glass and tile drill bit onto the tape and with firm pressure begin to drill a hole into the glass on a low speed.
Initially, the drill bit may want to move all around and tear the tape. Use a bit more pressure to start the hole and continue to drill until there is a hole in the glass.
While drilling, the glass will smoke, this is normal. When the hole is complete, remove the bottle from the water and empty. The hole may be a bit jagged. This is okay, just be careful not to cut your fingers.
Wrap twine around the top of your bottle and secure with hot glue.
Cut a piece of burlap ribbon to fit around your bottle and secure with hot glue.
Fold the bandanna piece into thirds and tie firmly around the burlap ribbon.
Lightly sand your wood stars to distress them. Using hot glue, secure them to the ribbon and bottle on the front.
Fill the bottle with lights, threading them into the hole in the back.
Turn on your lights and display your DIY Lighted Wine Bottle craft for everyone to see!
Terri says
April 19, 2017 at 9:52 pmThis is super cute and so festive! Perfect for the Fourth of July and dark summer nights!
robin rue says
April 20, 2017 at 2:28 amI think these are so cool. I want to make one 🙂
Bel says
April 20, 2017 at 4:19 amThis is way prettier than I thought. When you said ‘lighted” I thought you were going to put a candle in it
Michelle Waller says
April 20, 2017 at 10:04 amThese are so cool and pretty. I bet they would be perfect over the summer for backyard BBQ’s.
Amy Barseghian says
April 21, 2017 at 11:03 amOh great idea!
Toni Jones says
April 20, 2017 at 10:14 amThis is a wonderful Idea. This will be great for our evening summer cook-outs. I’m definitely going to try this this coming summer.
Terri Beavers says
April 20, 2017 at 11:39 amI’d love to try to make one of these. I”m afraid I’d drill a hole straight through the bottle but I could get help with that part. It’s really so unique and fun.
Andrea Broom says
April 20, 2017 at 11:57 amHow awesome is this. My mom would love this, she is all about DYI and trying new things. I like to collect wine bottles and use them as vases.
Erin Maycroft says
April 20, 2017 at 12:59 pmLove this! I have an affinity for blue wine bottles myself and would love to upcycle them into this project 🙂
LaToyia Dennis says
April 20, 2017 at 6:02 pmNice! I always want to try thin like this. You make it look easy.
Elizabeth O. says
April 20, 2017 at 7:11 pmI love this, it’s a nice decoration especially when you’re hosting a party during the summer. It’s also not very difficult to make. Love it!
Emily says
April 20, 2017 at 9:03 pmThis is so cute, I love how simple it is to make! This would be fun to have a few of them sitting out on a porch for a Summer party. Great decoration!
Annemarie LeBlanc says
April 20, 2017 at 11:13 pmNice craft! I love the burlap and ribbon trim. I would be scared to drill into the bottle though. I would probably need my husband to do that for me. I can do the designing. 🙂
lorena victoria perez murcia says
April 21, 2017 at 1:47 amSo nice I have to try is a prefect gift specially wine lovers.
Colleen wool says
April 21, 2017 at 4:31 pmThis craft looks of adorable. I can’t wait to try it out.
Michelle Gwynn Jones says
April 21, 2017 at 5:26 pmThose are really cute. They would look great as decorations for a yard party.
Stacey says
April 22, 2017 at 6:15 amthis is so cute and looks like such a fun project
Hey Sharonoox says
April 22, 2017 at 3:05 pmThis looks like a fun DIY project. Perfect for summer decoration in the patio for sure.
eazynazy says
April 22, 2017 at 8:44 pmI love DIYs and this one looks really fancy. Thanks for sharing your wonderful idea
Amy Barseghian says
April 23, 2017 at 7:27 amYou are welcome!
Nick says
June 16, 2017 at 3:15 amWhat a great decorative back yard setting. Perfect for any occasion.
Adrian at ninjaDIY says
December 31, 2017 at 7:32 amHi Amy, this DIY it’s awesome.
I love to DIY and I enjoy wine 🙂 … so it’s cool to see ideas of what to do with the bottle after we finished a delicious bottle of “Rioja”
This was really crafty, well done.
Thanks for sharing!
Amy Barseghian says
January 16, 2018 at 11:14 amThanks Adrian!