DIY Bottle Dip FAIL

When I painted the wine bottles, I tackled a few beer bottles too.  But they somehow didn't look as pretty to me, so they hung out in the garage a bit, getting dirty and doing a good impression of the worst trip hazard ever.

Then I saw some cute dipped vases on Pinterest and started thinking maybe a little swim in some paint would make the painted beer bottles prettier.  But these were just thoughts.  Set to the tune of this song.

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Because my "dipped" wooden spoons and "dipped" stool turned out so well, I got too confident.  I think you can guess how this story ends. 

I literally dipped my bottles in paint and they hung out for a bit longer in the garage, proving they could be an even more aggravating obstacle.  And no, we didn't buy this much butternut squash.



Behold the fail:

Some of my drippy-dips friggin' stuck to the cardboard . . .

 . . . and the others just looked cheesy:

Well, you win some and you lose some.  C'est la DIY.  Care to share any of your own less-than-successful projects?

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Yesterday's cliffhanger is about to be solved.  I love plaster-look objects and after I painted the bird, I used the rest of the can of matte white spray paint and made:

 

I had a blank spot on top of the armoire, in the guest room, that I wanted to fill with something cheap, maybe even temporary, until I found something I love.  The bottles did the trick . . .

How-To:

This project was simple, and I certainly didn't re-invent the wheel here.  I think I'm the millionth person to spray paint a bottle!

I hauled the bottles out into the garage.  I placed them spouts down, on a piece of cardboard, and gave their bottoms a few light mists of Tremclad Matte White Spray Paint.  After 48 hours, I flipped the bottles over and sprayed a few more light coats.  I ended up needing a second can of paint, because my dark glass bottles needed more paint for coverage.  I recommend clear glass bottles because they require much less paint (and effort). 

I primed a few, first, for comparison and found that just painting was good enough for lazy old me.   But do a coat of primer if you find that your items need to be a little more durable. 

The only trouble is, after I painted the bottles, I realized guests store the pillows up there.  Oops.  Now I'm not so sure.  But then I spotted this 2011 installation by Matthew Brannon on mint and now want a whole wall of bottles, with some painted different colours.  We'll see where this goes . . .

Photo via mint

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