Vintage Bottle Makeover

Well... I got on a new kick this week.

I found a few old bottles at an estate sale earlier this spring. Even though I didn't know what I was going to do with them and since they were so pretty and weren't going to take up precious room in the garage, I bought 'em. I thought it would be fun to try and embellish the bottles like I've seen so many others do, so I bought a set of pretty vintage perfume and soap label reproductions from Heather's online boutique.

I've been trying to clear off my dining room table this week (ugh) and because my new bottles were just sitting there, I decided now was as good as anytime to create something new.

So here they are...

For this bottle, I used a wood topped cork that a friend of ours made a long time ago. It fit the bottle perfectly and I added the vintage rhinestone jewelry piece for sparkle. I love the old velvet millinery on this one especially.

This was one of the bottles I bought on our trip for 50 cents. I liked it because it had a cap.
This was another bottle I picked up in California. This particular label fit it perfectly.

I think this old bottle might have been an ink well. For this one, I glued an old earring to the top then attached vintage rhinestone buttons to wire and poked them through the earring to give the effect of flowers or old hat pins in a bottle.

I love rhinestones and vintage flocked forget-me-nots. Oh, and lace too...

So there you have it, my new obsession this week.

I still have a few more labels to use.

It's a good thing, cuz I found 4 more old bottles today for 25 cents a piece and they're screamin' to be embellished. hehe