bring it

sparkling wine…bottle

Wine?  Gimme.    If you’re a wine fan like myself you end up with a bottle or 4 that just ends up going out in the trash or with the recyclables.   Why not make it shine?    Break out the glitter and the modge podge and finish up your last glass of pinot noir.  We’re gonna need that bottle.

SUPPLIES

Wine bottle(s) label removed

Glitter

Modge Podge

Red Solo Cup (to keep things classy)

Paint Brush or Foam Brush

Large Cardboard Box

CREATION

Mix the glitter with the modge podge, I used about 3tbsp of glitter and about 1/4 cup of modge podge, add more glitter to make it shinier!

The mixture will not look very pretty, don’t be afraid, it’s gonna dry up and shine up nice.

You’re basically painting the modge podge/glitter mix on the wine bottle.  I suggest doing all of your work inside a cardboard box to reduce messiness…unless you genuinely enjoy scraping glitter off your surfaces for weeks.

Once your workspace is set, just start painting.   Try to keep even strokes, and try to avoid dripping/clumping

Once you’ve completed your first layer of painting it should look something like this

Let it dry for an hour (or until it’s no longer sticky) and paint your next layer.   I recommend 3 layers, but once a layer has dried you’ll know if you want more.

See my little clumps and runs?  Yea, don’t do that.  It’s a fun simple and fairly inexpensive way to add a little touch of sparkle to a little corner.   Depending on the glitter you use you can be as crazy or as subdued as you’d like.

Happy Sparkling!

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