Are you looking for a good way to reuse those old wine bottles of yours that you would otherwise have to throw away? Why not turn them into 'luminous bottles', to create a pleasant atmosphere in your living room or bedroom? Let's see together how to proceed.
Steps
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Step 1. Get some empty wine bottles
For this project, 2 or 3 will suffice.
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Step 2. Remove the labels from the glass
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Step 3. Wash the bottles carefully, both inside and out
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Step 4. With a clearly visible marker, mark the exact spot on the bottle where you intend to insert the LED lights
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Step 5. Prepare a bucket full of water
You will need it while you are drilling the hole in the bottle.
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Step 6. Get a drill
For this project you will need to use a glass-specific diamond cup cutter.
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Step 7. Get a piece of soft clay to shape it as a liner where you need to drill the hole
While you are drilling the glass with the drill, run some water over the bur.
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Step 8. Drill the hole with extreme caution
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Step 9. When finished, use 150-grit sandpaper to smooth out the sharp edges of the hole
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Step 10. Wash the bottle again to remove any dirt and glass residue
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Step 11. Purchase LED Christmas lights made up of 100 light elements
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Step 12. Insert the lights into the bottle
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Step 13. This step is optional
Fit a gasket to the bottle hole.
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