Tissue Decoupage - Reusing old Bottle

Tissue decoupage is an old French art of pasting a paper cutting on objects like bottles, flower pots, wood and make them look like they are painted. It is a great way of engaging kids and making some art while having fun! Through this art we can teach them how to convert a waste piece of object into an excellet piece of art.

For this we need -

1. Old bottle
2. Some printed paper napkins
3. Glue
4. A pair of scissors
5. Old paint brush
6. Some scraps of ribbon or decorative flowers or buttons

Clean the bottle and keep it aside.


Pour glue in a bowl and mix one part water with 3 parts of glue


Cut small pieces of paper napkin

Apply the glue mixture on the bottle and paste the pieces of paper napkin one by one

Leave it to dry

Add embellishments

Excellent to use as home decor or for gifting purpose :)

Also check out : Ranjana's Craft Blog
                           Tissue Decoupage for Beginners 

Flower Vase from Old Bottle

 

I was just cleaning up the house and clearing out the clutter when I tumbled upon some old glass bottles. Why not use it to make something crafty? So I decided to try making a vase and here is how it turned out.

Things I used -

1. An old bottle
2. Some jute rope
3. Acrylic paint & Brush
4. Sequins
5. Glue

Apply glue on the bottom edge of the bottle and stick the jute rope.

Keep on applying glue and roll the rope on it.

Take three 5" long jute tassles and pleat them. Stick them on the bottle like this,

I have also put some circles around the top and in the arches. Cut the excess rope.

Add some sequins.

Add some colour.

So here's our beautiful flower vase ready :)

 

Watch the Video here : Bottle Vase