Bottle decoration as a hobby and art

It so happened that if an old friend comes from distant wanderings , he will certainly bring with him some kind of exotic drink to taste it in a pleasant company, narrating about his strange adventures. If the story is interesting, and the evening is long, whatever it is in the bottle, English gin, Mexican tequila, Scotch whiskey or Javanese rum, it is usually empty. Well, do not throw out such beauty! And memory again ...

There is an idea - to save and decorate this overseas miracle for further use. There are many applications to such an item - a lamp, a vase for flowers, or a souvenir that can be presented to the same friend on the next visit. Know ours, we know something! In the most extreme case, such a thing can easily replace a decanter for similar beverages of domestic production.

This is a separate art form - the design of bottles. The master class will take a little time, and then - pure creativity and your own imagination combined with artistic taste.

So, where to start? There are two main approaches - external and internal. Decoration of a bottle as a kitchen accessory allows its simple filling with various beautiful objects, climbing into the neck - seeds, balls or something else bright and contrasting. But this method completely sweeps away the possibility of the functional use of this object, it has only a purely decorative purpose.

In order to carry out the exterior decoration of the bottle, one of two, or a paint for glass painting, or an adhesive that is capable of holding various elements on it, will be required. For example, a friend is a sailor. In this case, the theme of the response presentation should be appropriate, and cause associations with tropical storms, equatorial archipelagoes, lagoons, ports with exotic names, sounding like strings of a ukulele guitar. It is possible to draw a beacon on the surface of glass and complement the decoration of the bottle with a chain with an anchor, if, of course, there is one. Well, if not, so no.

Hemp ropes are reminiscent of both the sea and the tropics. Very simplified and technological decoration of the bottle - lubricate its surface with glue for glass and wrap the jute rope around it on the entire height. Not only will the form survive, it will not be easy to break it now. And on hot days porous surface can be moistened, and the drink will save coolness longer.

The decoration of the bottle can also be done using a mosaic method. Again, glue is needed, on which it is possible to fix multi-colored ceramic plates or pieces of a mirror. The main requirement is that such a souvenir turned out to be safe, because the facing elements can have sharp edges. To achieve this is not difficult, just rub their edges about the sandpaper or the grindstone.

Making bottles with their own hands sometimes carries away so much that it becomes a way of enjoyable and useful pastime. Mastery is being improved, new ways are being recognized, different materials are being used, and a style is emerging. It is important only to ensure that the emptying of the glass container is not a habit.