Wine Bottle Lamp

A simple lamp using an old win bottle and a string of Christmas lights. A great gift idea.

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Step 1 Acquire Materials

You will need:

A WINE BOTTLE
This is one of the more fun building materials to acquire. I used a dark brown bottle of Prosecco. I'd suggest using a bottle with little or no tint if you would like the lamp to be bright. Tinted bottles, like the one I've used create a cool effect but are not that bright.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
I used a ten foot string of 50 small blue bulbs. I would suggest using strings at most ten feet long. This is where you can get really creative with light color and bulb tight. I imagine LED strings would look especially dynamic.

GLASS CUTTING BIT
You'll need a 1/2 inch glass cutting bit that you can find at your local hardware store, Loews, or Home Depot.

STONE COASTER
...or another way to add weight to the base.

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Comments

[cbg3868]

If you are fortunate enough to have a stained class grinder with a small diamond bit. Just keep the bit damp during the process of creating a hole

[cbg3868]

Why drill through the label? The label provides very special decoration for our favorite wine.

[jnifrwebb]

When I drilled the whole in mine, it looked really jagged and wasn't so much a circle as what a 3 year old draws when asked to make a circle. I'm okay with it being a little wonky, but my husband thinks I should try to even it out. What would be the best way? I was thinking my dremmel, but I'm just not sure.

[love4fun4life]

If you use LED lights instead of the traditional you pretty much eliminate the heat issue as well as cut down on the cost of electricity! Its a win/win!

[manofadventure]

Finally something I can use my wine bottles for!

[oxcrete]

I used a center punch to start the hole and shattered the bottle - what did I do wrong? Just kidding. Awesome idea. I used LED string that was being sold at discounts this christmas (thanks local electric co). works really well

[Elijay]

I have read about this method but not tried it. Use putty to make a leak proof 'well' round the drilling area. Put mineral oil in the well then drill slowly.

[oligore]

Ive seen something similar done, but using a stand underneath for the lighting, it shines into a bottle filled with something coloured (looks good with a scotch). The water disperses the light and the bottle glows the colour of the liquid.

[brendan945]

you can speed up the drilling process by running water over the the bottle while your drilling. In my experience, it was the friction and heat that caused the bottle to break while drilling. Settin it up with a couple of towels in the sink and letting the water run down the side keeps it cool. Obviously keep the water away from the vents on your drill. With this process I can get through a bottle in less then ten minutes with a clean whole and no cracks. This process is not friendly if your trying to save a unglossed paper label though.

[sensoryhouse]

low budget copy of this 'ible

[AzureEyes]

sorry.. see below, thanks!

[AzureEyes]

I always wanted to do this, i didn't know that glass drill bits were so easy to find. I think this would make a beautiful lamp.

[Zippy_Pyromaniac]

It would be even cooler with other, funkier, bottles, for example finlandia bottle or if you are under 21, a VOSS spring water bottle

[Zippy_Pyromaniac]

You could easily change it to the contest by sanding the plastic bottle a bit so it gets opaque, then coloring it with markers?

[downwithwikihow]

Isn't the bottle supposed to be plastic for this contest? It says so in the description. Don't mean to be a pain, I'm just saying.

[cd41]

since i cant drink i'm gonna take a welch's glass bottle and just turn that into a lamp(no crate for me!) i'm trying to find a new way to make a lamp from a plastic bottle(not for the contest) hopefully think of something good soon

[DIYDragon]

It looks especially nifty on those little crates. Where'd you pick those up?

[reclaimagination]

If you ask around at your local wine stores you should be able to drum some up. Try the more high end wine stores as they'll be more likely to have their wine delivered in the pine crates.

[kitze]

This instructable is in fact very similar to this one

But still, imho I believe it does not look as good in wine bottles as it does with other bottles.... check this instructable out for example: http://www.instructables.com/id/Bawls-Blue-Crystal-LED-Light/

[bFusion]

I would think that if you use LED Christmas lights, the heat won't be as much of an issue. Very cool instructable though! I might have to do that for gifts I have an empty bottle of Poizin that I should get some bright orange Halloween lights for. That would look awesome!

[p996911turbo]

I've also done something similar but just by jamming the lights down the neck of the bottle. Looks less professional but is very easy.

This is remarkably similar to this instructable but it seems like the drilling is easier!