Painted bottles

[LeLapin]

Just thought i'd share my little hobby here!!
If you have any old bottles or jars (olive oil, carrots, wine, pasta sauce etc) paint them with nice designs and you can use them as vases, candle holders, sugar bowls, storage jars etc. If you dont have a use for them donate them to a charity shop so they can make some money out of your recycling! :P
Here's some of mine....

[LeLapin]

Here's some more bits....

[MrX]

very nice job, would love to see more of those interesting bottles :)

[LeLapin]

:P Im painting....im painting!!! Hahaha!!
I'll stick some more on when i get them done!

They make cool little pressies too!

[BillieT]

very nice work. What do you use to draw the outline? Is it lead? And where do you get it? I keep all my jars and bottles for recycling, but I usually have tons at any one time. Definitely gonna try this.

[Mickey]

GORGEOUS WORK LELAPIN!


BillieT:
If you go to your local stationery/art/hobby store they should have a full range of leads (you get them in gold, pewter, silver, black, grey, etc) If you don't feel confident about your drawing skills then you could always by some outline stickers (in any of the above colours - green, yellow, red, pink, etc as well). Then all you do is fill in the blanks :o) - a bit like paint by numbers without the numbers. The glass paints can be bought in the same places - although from time to time in the €2 store or knick knack shops you would find some cheap sets.

If you are using this with kids then a water based product is better than the solvent one (fumes and clean-up-able-ness). The water based ones can be baked in an oven for 20 mins and they will set really well. NOT dishwasher safe - my attempt was ruined by someone's good intentions and now I have some kitchenware with bits of black that won't come off :o(.

[Bettybooboopbedoop]

They look absolutely fabulous. I'm sure there is a market for them as people always love handpainted glass.

[Linn]

The are beautiful, well done.

[LeLapin]

My friends by them off me! Which is great....im addicted to it though so any money i get from it goes back in to buying new colours and outliners!!! Hahaha! :P

I just get it all from the local art shop in town or Blanchardstown. I use tubes of outliner and do it free hand but it's taken me a lot of practice to get any good at it!

I've started buying cheap glasses from Tesco as well now and painting them for myself and friends and family!! :P

[HappyHunter]

They are beautiful, well done. I look forward to seeing more when you have them done.

[Chris P]

Thanks for showing us your beautiful work, LeLapin. Keep it up!

Regards
Chris P
Admin

[Tootsie]

I love your bottles! I have lots of glass jars I hope to decorate and hang in my garden in the Spring.

Tell me, do you get your paints etc from Insp*ring Ide@s? I love that shop, especially the cafe! We lived in Castleknock for a year and I miss that shop so much.

[LeLapin]

Yeah!!!! Love that shop!! My fella doesnt though cos whenever i go in there i take AGEEEEEEEEEEES and spend way to much money!!! All the pretty stuff!!! :P Hahaha!!!

[Tootsie]

Serves him right! lol

[LeLapin]

Hahaha!!! :P Well i like it and that's all that matters! :P

[mama123]

Their nice lookin!!!

[unapam]

That's fabulous! It's one craft I have not had a go at...yet! Love them.

[LeLapin]

It's nice and relaxing and you feel all proud of yourself after you've finished!! :P
Wont make you lose weight but its a nice hobby!! :P

[LeLapin]

I painted this for my mum and she uses it as a sugar bowl!!!

[Tootsie]

And is the paint simply 'glass paint'?

[LeLapin]

Yeah... it's little tubs of glass/porchelain paint... you can use it on tiles and stuff as well but im not that brave! :P

[bluecurlygirl]

I'm afraid I don't have pics but when my niece, nephew and my son were a lot younger (about ten years ago - aaaah!) I got large bottles (wine bottle - paul masson I think) and put a base coat on them. I then traced their favourite cartoon characters onto greaseproof paper - little mermaid & sebastien, Aladdin & the genie and winnie the pooh & friends. Then I scribbled over the back of the greaseproof paper with pencil, laid the scribbled side onto the bottles and retraced the pictures. The outline came out on the bottle and then it was just a matter of colouring it in as it were. I have to say I'm very proud of their novel money boxes (that's what they ended up being used for). Also a great way to make a unique vase for yourself or as a present for a friend. Christmas is coming guys. Some of the best presents I got were handmade gifts. If I get photos I'll post them.

[LeLapin]

That is such a good idea!!! And the Paul Masson bottles have big holes dont they!?!!?! :) What paint did you use as a base coat?!!

[bluecurlygirl]

It was ten years ago but I know it was paint left over from painting a room. A friend of mine had done something similar to wine bottles. When it was all finished and completely dry (after doing the design on top) I coated it with household varnish in very thin coats so the bottles could be washed - after all they were going to three kids and we all know about mucky little fingerprints!!! Would love to see pics if anyone does it. Anyone can. I can't draw to save my life but the pictures came out perfect.

[bluecurlygirl]

Yeah, sorry, they do have big holes. Perfect for a vase. And you have to drink the wine before too although better let the effects wear off ;-~ Equally you could copy maybe something from a tile in your bathroom and paint little jars with that design for holding bath salts etc. Actually I think I'll do that myself it's a good idea.

[Tootsie]

http://www.deezdesigns.com/image-viewersell.htm?Fgallery2-1

Thought you'd like this website.

And wouldn't these look great on your bottles? Oil/dressing/vinaigrette pourers.

[LeLapin]

They are gorgeous!!! Definately gonna try them out!!! Thanks.
x

[LeLapin]

I have 'Black Tower' bottle that i wanna paint.
It's black so want to use silver paint but dont know what design to do on it....was thinking the olives in the pic above but not sure....
Any ideas?!?
x

[Tootsie]

I think silver olives on a black bottle would be perfect! i.e. black olives. You must post a pic LeLapin

[unapam]

I have 'Black Tower' bottle that i wanna paint.
It's black so want to use silver paint but dont know what design to do on it....was thinking the olives in the pic above but not sure....
Any ideas?!?
x

Silver stars and or snowflakes for Christmas? Celtic spirals of different sizes? You can fill these bottles with sand and make a lamp base from them too. Can't wait to see it!

[Tootsie]

With matching stopper! I think we should seriously go into business here girls! lol

[LeLapin]

Ooooooooooooo i like the celtic swirls idea!!! Thanks for the pics!!! Where were those stoppers from!?!?!

[LeLapin]

I like the lamp base idea as well...... how would you make that!?!?

[BillieT]

I like the lamp base idea too -- can u drill a hole in glass?

[LeLapin]

For the plug?!!? Is that what you mean?
I'd be a bit scared!!!!!

[Tootsie]

http://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Wine-Bottle-Stoppers-Eternal/dp/B0006PJW9Y

[LeLapin]

Thanks. :)
Do you think you could store olive oil in them with one of those stoppers in the top!? Surely it's not much different from having a screw lid, as long as the bottle is closed!?!

[Tootsie]

I'd say it's not a problem.

[Tootsie]

http://www.make-stuff.com/recycling/bottles.html

[BillieT]

For the plug?!!? Is that what you mean?
I'd be a bit scared!!!!!


Yes - To pull the flex through - Or how else can it be done?? If there is a way I'm gonna try it.

[Tootsie]

http://www.ehow.com/how_2077285_make-wine-bottle-lamp.html

[LeLapin]

Oooooo i like the christmas tree lights one!! hmmmmmmmmmmm.....got me thinking now! But i'd be scared to drill the hole? Any tips!?

[LeLapin]

Here's my lastest offering! A friend asked me to paint her a bottle to match some magnets she had bought for her friend as a wedding pressie....
so here's the magnets and the bottle.....

[Bettybooboopbedoop]

Very well done. They look absolutely fabulous. 60's vibe going on there lol flower power. I love them

[LeLapin]

Thank you :P It took me ages to get the colours right! :P Love having an actual design to do! :)

[erica]

Yes - To pull the flex through - Or how else can it be done?? If there is a way I'm gonna try it.

If you ask Kilk he will tell you cos he has done it!

[LeLapin]

Here's what became of the black bottle!! :P

[Tootsie]

That looks great! You need a matching pair now...LOL

[LeLapin]

I'll have to get drinking more wine! :P

[Tootsie]

I'll help!.....hic!

[unapam]

That looks great..well done again.

[bluecurlygirl]

Ooh LeLapin very merlinish! Excellent job. Well done.

[LeLapin]

Its got a whole hallowe'en thing going on..... I love stars (completely addicted) so this fits in nicely!! Hehehe!! :P

[BillieT]

If you ask Kilk he will tell you cos he has done it!


Thanks Erica - I will do that.

[Bettybooboopbedoop]

Think the trick is to drill the glass very slowly. Like drilling tiles.

[kilk]

hi,
you wrap the bottle in a thick cloth and fix it upside down in a vice or something so that it wont move. then get a drill with very slow speed and a small diamond tipped drill bit just big enough for the flex, make a well around where the hole will be and pour some baby oil or water into it and away you go!
its tedious work cos the last part can be tricky with the bottle sometimes cracking or the hole breaking into a much larger one. if this happens discard the bottle and start again cos the bottle will eventually crack. (and so will you!)

and most importantly : WEAR EYE/ HAND PROTECTION!

another idea is to heat the bottle around the base and dip it quickly into cold water, the base will then drop off. be careful with sharp edges tho and sand the edges slowly with damp glass paper. there is a very fine glass dust which comes off and is very detrimental to lungs... cough cough.

[noahboah]

Love your work there is freebies of Jars and bottles on the buy & sell website.They have a freebie section there.Thought you might be interested.
Goodluck .Noahnoah

[LeLapin]

Oh great....thanks! Gonna go check it out now!

[kila2008]

Could you get restaurants to hold onto the empty wine bottles for you?

[LeLapin]

That's actually a really good idea....
im not doing it on a big scale (at the moment....! :P) so im just asking friends to save any bottles they have...especially red wine ones cos of the colour. :) and im making sure i get to drink some myself! :P

[kilk]

or hang about at the bottle recycling banks and save ppl the effort of sorting their bottles... don't get caught for loitering tho!!

[bluecurlygirl]

Hi LeLapin, Shirley D is offering a box of jugs and jars in misc. items. Maybe there'd be something there for you. No photos though.

[LeLapin]

Here's my latest offerings! :P

[Chris P]

Fabulous stuff, LeLapin. The paintwork on the green bottle is particularly effective. Keep it up!

Regards
Chris P
Admin

[unapam]

Fab! That green one is a work or art...you are getting even better!

[LeLapin]

Hehehe!! Thank you! Starting to get more patience with it all....

[bluecurlygirl]

Any new ones yet? I'm still offering those two matheus rose bottles if you want (mammy & baby one!). Although the small one has been emptied since it was first offered - sorry! Willing to post them to you if you want - I've plenty of bubblewrap.

[rccrchickie]

Hi, love your creations.

You can also paint clip frames, to make picture frames. Paint behind the design with white or silver paint, to prevent the picture from showing through the design.

I had a white framed mirror, that I painted silver. The I outlined rectangles all around the frame. I started dropping glass paint in bands from dark to light. and they marbled together. My friends thought I had tiled it with expensive tiles.

I don't have any pictures to show, as all my creations stayed in the UK, when I moved over here. Hope to get started again soon.

The best way I found to practice with the lead outliner, was to place a sheet of acetate over a sheet of paper with straight lines and other shapes printed on it.

[elbo]

They look lovely. Would be lovely for Christmas with candles in.