It is Christmas time, time to decorate home... In this instructable I will share how i recycled old Whisky bottle and transformed it into a simple bottle lamp

It you have the right tools, the build is simple enough to be completed in 4 to 6 hrs of lazy efforts

Step 1: What Do We Need ?

Material

an nice shaped Whisky bottle
3/4" plywood plank ( we need 2 squares 3" x 3" )
LED copper string lights (5 mtrs)

Tools

Drilling machine
6 mm drill bit for wood
Hole saw 35mm and 62mm
G clamps
PVA glue / fevicol
Wood polish

Step 2: Base

The whisky bottle came with a cap. I wanted to sandwich this in between two wooden pieces
Before we cut the wood, we must make the holes, this is more safe and easier
I am using "Stanleys hole saw", I first drilled few mm with the 62 mm and then through hole with 35mm diameter
Make sure the cap fits, mine was bit bigger, so I cut it using the 62mm hole saw
Now cut this piece into a 3" x 3" square and another of same size but without any hole
Sandwich the cap between two squares and glue it
Hold the wooden pieces in position using clamps for 2 hours

Step 3: Finishing Base

Sanding

Since wooden pieces were cut using a jigsaw, the edges are not aligned
I used a 60 grit sand paper and got all the edges aligned
Then used 180 and 220 grit to smoothen it further
I used natural wood polish to coat the base

Step 4: Bottle

The bottle did not have wide enough hole for the led string to enter, so used a soldering iron to make a wider hole
I did not want to remove the plastic as the cap would not fit and the neck wold become too small
At every stage, I tested that the bottle still can fit the cap

Step 5: Wiring

I drilled a 6mm hole from on of the edge till the cap
I had a 10 mtrs les string light, which had required register to limit current, so I just cut the led string light at 5mtrs length and save rest for another project in future
Do test LED string is still working
Pass the led string holes the base and the cap
Randomly fill in the bottle with the led string light

Light it up !!

I hope you liked the instruable and share your comments