Wine bottle jack-o-lanterns

Step 8 Peel off and enjoy!

Slowly remove all of the tape and you have some wine bottle jack-o-lanterns! While these bottles are dry to the touch they may still be a little tacky and smell like spraypaint. Let them fully dry for a few days, or even a week, before putting them out or giving them to someone else. No one likes a smelly present.

Finally, don't hesitate to drink them, fearing that you'll ruin the look. They still look good even when empty.

Enjoy!

Comments

[qbock]

The paint doesn't stick to the bottle do you have any sugestions

[fungus amungus]

Did you do a light coat? Make sure the glass is clean and do a very light coat of paint first. Be sure to wait for a while for it to dry and repeat the process. If you try to do it all at once it'll drip off.

[aholmes2]

If you use white wine I wonder if it would look golden as if lit or of the orange behind would mess that up.... Hmmm. I may have to experiment.

[DreamingSheep]

Not quite sure, was just wondering a similar thing, but more about what it would look like empty. I'd be worried there there isn't enough light getting into the bottle with all the paint on it. Maybe with a thin enough layer, or if you only paint about two thirds of the bottle (leaving the back unpainted).

Love the idea of an LED too. Was thinking about a candle but there's always the risk of the glass breaking from the heat. Maybe a flickering/flashing LED stapped to some LR44 batteries so it can be dropped inside the bottle? You'd lose the Golden look you're after by emptying the bottle, but you could paint the 'face' or waterproof the LED circuit?

[IamDeirdre]

In a pinch you could drop a glow stick in there! Very low tech. :-)

[fungus amungus]

Good idea to try out. Can place the bottle on top of an LED candle.

[jaycodrew]

if you used a light colored bottle, or a clear glass bottle; you could fill it with water and green or yellow highlighter mix which glows under a black light. I would leave the bottoms unpainted and under light a couple with a black light for an eery glow coming from the mouth and eyes