If you have empty wine bottles at home and want to use them for spooky Halloween decorations, then you’ve landed at the right place. From a smiling Jack-o’-lantern and chalkboard-painted wine bottle to ghost-inspired Halloween decorations, there are multiple ways to include wine bottles in home décor.
So why spend money, try making wine bottle Halloween decorations on your own. It is a cheap and easy way to make your home stand out from all other houses in your neighborhood. Below we’ve listed nifty ways to turn wine bottles into funky Halloween decorations for your home.
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Chalkboard Painted Halloween Wine Bottles
Take a wine bottle and apply two coats of black chalkboard paint. Let the paint dry, and season the bottle by rubbing chalk all over the painted bottle. Now wipe it off with a paper towel and create the desired design by gluing small beads and gems. You can also create different designs and write short messages with chalk. (Full tutorial at We Know Stuff)
Ghost Wine Bottles
This is a quick and simple DIY – all you need is a semi-transparent glass bottle and vinyl face cutouts. Glue up the cutout pieces on the bottle, and your ghostly wine bottle is all set to scare trick-or-treaters. You can also put LED lights inside the bottle to enhance the appeal. (Full tutorial at Nap Time Crafting)
Wine Bottle Jack-o’-lantern
Start with removing the label, then wrap masking tape around the bottle and draw spooky faces on it. Remove the edges of the faces with an X-acto knife carefully and paint the neck green. Next, cover the neck of the bottle with paper and spray paint the body of the bottle orange. Remove the cover and your wine bottle Jack-o’-lantern is ready. (Full tutorial at Instructables)
Wine Bottle Scarecrow
Remove the label from the wine bottle and apply two coats of beige paint with a sea sponge, except on the neck of the bottle. Now, take a square piece of burlap and tie it around the neck, in a way to appear as a hat, then include some raffia straws for hair. Draw a spooky face on the bottle to make it look like a scarecrow. (Full tutorial at Crochet n Crafts)
Wine Bottle Mummy
Begin by gluing googly eyes on the wine bottle. Next, wrap cloth tape around the bottle but do not cover the eyes. That’s it, you’re ready to put it on your dining table or shelf to creep the guests. You can find the tutorial at RentBlog).
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Boo Halloween Wine Bottles
Use white chalk paint or spray paint to cover the bottles and let the paint dry completely. When the paint is dried, you are ready for the next step. Add polka dots, let it dry completely, and write Boo with a small paintbrush. Your Boo Halloween wine bottles are ready to give your visitors a jumpscare. (Find the full tutorial here The Painted Apron).
Halloween Labeled Wine Bottles
The most interesting thing about this project is that you don’t need to remove the label from the wine bottle. You can start by spray painting the wine bottles in matte black. Now, print some creepy Halloween wine bottle labels on sticker paper, cut them out, and paste them on the wine bottle. Display them on a serving tray with fake spiders and pumpkins. (Get the full tutorial at Muslin & Merlot).
Black Cat Wine Bottle
Draw a cat outline on a plain piece of paper, cut it out, and tape it onto the wine bottle as a stencil. Paint the defined cat shape on the bottle, and let it dry. Finally, remove the stencil; add whiskers and an eye with a white chalk pen to complete the look.
Dripping Blood Wine Bottle
Share the love for dread by dripping wax from a red candle on the neck of a wine bottle, and finish by replacing the cork with a fresh candle. There is not much to do in this DIY, it is super easy, and quick and looks good on the tabletop creating a bone-chilling atmosphere. (Find the tutorial here Yahoo).
Googly-Eyed Halloween Wine Bottle
Eyes, eyes everywhere, and ribbon in the neck. This wine bottle craft is enjoyable and easy to make and to be honest no tutorial is needed for this. Just spray paint any empty wine bottle black, add a bunch of googly eyes when the paint has dried, and tie a ribbon around the neck to complete the look.
Frankenstein Wine Bottle
This Frankenstein wine bottle is quick and easy to make. Cover the head of any discarded wine bottle with paper and paint the rest green with an acrylic color. Now paint the top black to represent hair. When the paint has completely dried, it is time to draw the face with menacing features and you are done. (Full tutorial at Lombardo Lagniappe).
Lighted Corpse Bride Halloween Wine Bottle
Movie lovers will enjoy making this lighted corpse bride Halloween bottle. First, spray paint the bottle blue. After the bottle has dried, you can enhance it with Corpse Bride stickers. For final touches, you can tie a ribbon around it and place fairy lights inside the bottle for a pretty and spooky ambiance. (Find the full tutorial at Mom Home Guide).
Black Ceramic Effect Wine Bottle
To create these mystical and gothic wine bottles you need to cover the bottles with a black ceramic effect. Then add the embellishments using laces, stickers, ribbons, skulls, and spiders. You can also add your personal touches and use glitter to make your wine bottles look elegant and stand out this Hollow’s Eve. (Full tutorial at Anna Marie Designs).
Bat Wine Bottle Figure
For a bat wine bottle, you will need to dye your rice black and let it sit for 30 minutes. Then pour the rice into the wine bottle using the funnel. Make the wings using black foam, paint the cap black, and attach the wings and your bat wine bottle is ready to spook your guests. (Get the full tutorial at This Ole Mom).
Sinister Serpent Wine Bottles
For this DIY you need a bottle and a store-bought plastic snake. If your snake has a different color, then spray paint it black to match the Halloween theme. When the paint is dry, wrap the snake around the bottle for a ghoulish effect. (You can find the link to the tutorial at Chicken Scratch NY).
Poison Wine Bottle
Take wine bottles and peel off the labels. When the bottles are clean and shiny, spray paint them and leave them out to dry. For the final step, add some spooky Halloween stickers and tie a poison tag around the bottles for a frightening effect. (Get the tutorial at Homedit).
Potion Wine Bottle
Transform your old wine bottles into a fun and creative potion flasks. Begin with painting your bottles in black, gold, bronze, or any color of your choice. You can decorate the bottles with faux floral, beads, tiny mirrors, twine, pool, and fake leaves for a rustic accent. Use air dry clay to make the caps and complete their messy look with haunting names and enchant your home. (You can get the full tutorial at Heringer Estates).
Glow in the Dark Wine Bottle Ghost
Start with sticking vinyl ghostly face cut out stickers on a bottle, then use spray paint and cover the entire bottle in white. After the paint is dried, evenly apply four coatings of florescent mod podge and peel off the stickers. After everything is done, add the second set on and your glow in the dark wine bottle is complete. It looks fine without any glow, but if you desire that eerie ambiance, the glow version is better. (Find the full tutorial at My Girlish Whims).
Googly Eyed Goblin
Add a coating of black paint on a bottle and add some glitter while the paint is still wet. Paint the top part of the bottle in white in a dripping pattern and add some googly eyes to the dripping effect. Place black candle at the top of the bottle and let the spirit of Halloween take over. (Find the full tutorial at VinePair).
Wine Bottle Pumpkins
You can never go wrong with pumpkins. This wine bottle pumpkin DIY is easy, simple, and charming. All you need to do is spray paint the bottle orange, wrap twine around the neck with a hot gun glue and allow the paint to dry. This DIY is a great way to bring the festive vibe in your home. (Find the full tutorial at Craftulate).
Make these playful and spooky wine bottle DIYs and give your creativity a run. Happy Halloween!
