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DIY for Homeowners

Green Bottle Christmas Tree

11/18/2016

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​text by Steph     ​Sign up to get Mother Daughter Projects updates in your email!
Looking for a little different Christmas tree this year? Check out this tree made using wood dowels and Perrier bottles! How-to video above.

A year ago on vacation at Walt Disney World, we spotted a really neat piece of art at the Epcot Food and Wine festival. We took pictures and thought it would make a great DIY project one day. That day has come! I used this as inspiration for the Christmas tree version I made.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Disney inspiration
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Disney inspiration
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Materials:
  • Wood round (Home Depot)
  • (6) 5/8" wood dowels (Craft store)
  • (13) green glass bottles (Perrier)
  • (13) tea lights (Home Goods)
  • Gold paint (Amazon)
  • Glue dots (Amazon)
  • 5/8" spade bit
  • Drill
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Mark an outline on the wood round. I drew four lines in a pie grid. Mark 1" up from the edges. This is where the outer bottles will be placed.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
I placed the bottles, then on four of the lines, mark 3.5" up from the 1" mark. This will be for the inner bottle placement.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Using a 5/8" spade bit, drill holes where all the bottles will go. Use a drill or impact driver for this. It's best to do this in the garage and clamp your round to another board or table while you drill.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Next I decided to cut the 8 outer dowels to 9.5", the four inner to 15" and the middle to 23".
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Next I used a primer on the wood round and dowels.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Then I painted them gold. I used about three coats of paint to get full coverage. You could also use a gold spray paint on this.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Once dry, I used a mallet to get the dowels in the holes. The paint made the dowels a little thicker, which worked out well so I didn't need any glue to secure them in place. If they were loose, I would use fast drying glue to secure them.
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
I added a glue dot to the top of each dowel to keep the bottle in place and then placed the bottles. Next I added a tea light to each and done!
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
This is going to be my Christmas tree this year and I couldn't be happier with it! The nice thing is, since it's not glued, I can take it apart and store it for next year!
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
And a quick tip: to remove the labels from the Perrier bottles I put them in the dish washer and made sure the heat cycle was off. Right when they where done, I opened the dish washer and the steam makes the labels fall right off the bottles! 
Bottle Christmas Tree. MotherDaughterProjects.com
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4 Comments
Athalia link
12/22/2016 02:28:33 am

Nice work! I have many wine bottle at home, but never think about reuse it for making home decor. you are very creative, thanks for sharing

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Karen Mikich
12/25/2016 04:58:06 pm

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Sabdy
9/8/2017 01:17:22 pm

Are these the large or small bottles

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Steph
9/8/2017 04:32:36 pm

These are the smaller bottles.

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