Friday 28 November 2014

upcycled glass bottle advent wreath

my last advent wreath this year...upcycled beer bottles in silver with a few branches of fir.

quite simple but nevertheless chic and unique and not only for men.

...actually this advent wreath is the closest to a traditional one...because of the fir branches of course...not because of the beer bottles.









this is what you need





- four glass bottles

- four silver candles

- four stainless steel trays or flat bowls

- fir branches

- silver balls

- matching christmas balls

- silver spray-paint

- letter stencils

- pen

- scissors


this is what you have to do



- get your glass bottles ready



- spray-paint the bottles



- they might need another coat



- and another coat



- get your stencils and your pen ready



- either write the numbers "one" to "four" in letters onto the front of the bottles or simply the numbers



- i chose the letters in german



- get your candles ready



- my candles do not fit into the opening of the bottles, so i decided to turn the candle upside down



- looks so much better than cutting them back with a knife



- start decorating your bowls or trays



- place the beer bottles inside...i needed to cheat a little, as two of my square bowls are to narrow for the bottles...i had to place a piece of carton on the rim of those bowls and place the bottles on top



- cut your fir branches into smaller pieces



- place them around the rim to hide the inside of the bowl


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- like this, maybe



- add some of your christmas ornaments



- and some more on the table



- and that's it





- my nearly traditional advent wreath

i hope you enjoyed my tutorial...thank you very much for visiting me...best regards...silke