Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Pick Your Poison: Altered Halloween Bottles

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So, Mr. Chocolate likes an adult beverage from time to time which means I get some pretty cool bottles. I’m not saying I encourage him to drink the contents faster or anything .
Altered Halloween Bottles
I’m upgrading our Halloween décor each year to a more muted palette. I started with a crackled kraft colored scrapbook paper that went around each bottle followed by a black and white polka dot paper with torn edges. Mod Podged these on.
Altered Halloween Bottle Closeup
On the top and bottom of the paper, I added a row of sequened ribbon using double sided tape. Then I went to my sticker stash and had a round silver and rhinestone frame sticker from Making Memories and a silver foil sticker leftover from  a previous project.
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I picked up a package of “poision labels” at Michaels from their Recollection line ( 40% off of course) and those went on the bottles. Finished with black velveteen ribbon around the neck ( which already had a black wax finish…perfect!) added a button, and a skull rhinestone leftover from last year’s cards.
Altered Bottle Closeup

Altered Halloween Bottle Front
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22 comments:

  1. These. are. awesome! Love love love, Carol! I, too, am toning down the Halloween decorations...not lessening them, just muting the colors...I think they're creepier that way...;) Halloween is my fave...

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  2. Very very sophisticated! I love recycling bottles in cool ways--yours came out terrific!

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  3. Awesome bottles! Spooky and classy at the same time :)

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  4. I would drink any poison from these elegant bottles! Try and stop me!

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  5. Very creative idea! Thanks so much for sharing how to make these Halloween bottles. I want to try some myself after seeing yours.

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  6. LOVE these, Carol! Just everything about them. The paper, the bling, the ribbon... LOVE it! :)

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  7. Every year I say I'm going to do something cool with bottles, but, alas, it hasn't happened yet! You're my inspiration! Very elegant, yet festive, I love them. You're a magician with paper....:D

    xoxo
    Kathleen

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  8. These are awesome! And I'm lucky enough to have a sister that's a bartender, so any time I need bottles for projects, she always has tons for me. Thanks for such a cute idea!

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  9. Your bottles look so elegant Carol. Switch out the "poison" labels and you have the perfect decorative touch for anytime of the year, I'd say.

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  11. These are amazing! I love the look and they could be so easily changed up for any holiday or season. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. I love it! The poison labels are great. It's so fun to see Halloween projects starting to pop up! :)

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  13. What a super fun way to recycle those bottles! I love the muted look too...very creepy and Jack Sparrowish:-)

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  14. Coming over to see your Altered Bottles and they are GREAT. I will have to add these to my collection.

    Rhonda

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  15. These are perfect! Love everything about them, especially the added rhinestones and sequins!

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  16. Awesome idea and I love these bottles!

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  17. These are so much fun! Great job.

    Warmly, Michelle

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  18. These. Are. FABULOUS!!! Great upcycling project! They make great party/hostess gifts as well. Thanks for linking this up to Paper Issues!

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  19. I LOVE these! Such a cool project, I so want to make these for Halloween. So festive, TFS!

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  20. LOVE these - great way to upcycle thise bottles!

    Visiting from Paper Issues - I am having a scrapbook giveaway on my blog at the moment - drop by and visit!

    Lowri
    http://papervinenz.blogspot.com/

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