Wine themed party centerpieces

 

 

 

These easy DIY centerpieces were used for my sister's bridal shower but would work great for any wine themed party. You can choose to use the bottles as they are but I wanted to tie the bottles in with the rest of the decor and even stand out a bit.

 

Materials:

 

     -Wine bottles (as many as you drink... I mean Need!)

     -Painters tape

     -X-acto knife

     -Spray paint in desired color

     -Flowers of your choice 

 

 

 Step 1: Clean and dry the inside of all bottles. Remove any unwanted foil around the neck. Using the painters tape cover all the labels you want to remain exposed (I covered both the back and front). Using the x-acto knife carefully cut around the label removing an excess tape to shape the label.










Step 2: With the spray paint color chosen place the bottles in a well ventilated area and spray away! You made need to do two coats to cover smoothly.

 

Step 3: After letting the bottles dry completely (if you don't want fingerprints left on your bottles then I stress .. completely!), CAREFULLY remove the painters tape. The tape did start to stick to one of my labels on the wine bottles and begin to rip it off as well so go very s..l..o..w..l..y. And Lastly... arrange your flowers in the bottle as desired! Easy right!?

Chevron bookshelf

 

For all DIY crafters out there looking to experiment with fabric this bookshelf is an easy fun way to add color and textiles to your room. This shelf wasn't in bad shape but needed some sprucing up. Spackle and sanding were the first things on my list for this project. Then I gave it two coats of paint followed by a poly finish. The back was measured, cut and and primed white to brighten the fabric. I measured the fabric and stapled it to the plywood. Before attaching the back I added two coats of water based polycrylic to make it firm and durable. After nailing the back onto the shelf I added a piece of trim to frame it and make it look complete.

D.I.Y Chevron Wall Art

 

So I really needed some inexpensive wall art to match the very bright blue my boyfriend picked out for our living room walls. When I grabbed these frames from the side of the road I didn't think they were in such bad shape, but then again I do think that about much of the items I snatch up! ...  anyway... boy was I wrong! As I tore through the back and took them apart piece by piece they got worse and worse! Being an optimist I knew the outcome would be worth the effort and I plunged in!

 

First order of business was to put the frames back together... they literally fell apart as I took the back off. This was nothing a little glue and staples couldn't fix! When the glue was all dry I grabbed a dark grey (Rustoleum of course) spray paint and gave it two coats. While the paint dried I cleaned the glass and measured and cut the chevron fabric. The poem "You are my Sunshine" was actually part of my inspiration for this project so I went searching online for the perfect image. When I found them I printed them on glossy  photo paper. I replaced the backing with new (not moldy) cardboard and voila!