Friday, April 29, 2022

Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial

Hi friends! Today I have a fun vintage altered bottle tutorial to share, using a bottle that I found in a second-hand store.

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Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I haven't altered a bottle in quite many years, which made this project extra fun to do. The bottle is about 5.5 in tall. You can use any kind of glass bottle or glass jar instead. Sea glass was one of my inspirations for this piece, but with added texture. I wanted the bottle to be translucent, although not everywhere. It was decorated with paper flowers, pearls and some Tim Holtz idea-ology metal pieces.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I started with a layer of clear gesso, for a base to work on.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Next add white gesso, but don't cover the clear layer completely. I made the bottle more opaque towards the bottom.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Next, Distress Paint in two shades. Try to keep the layer thin, so that light can still move through the bottle.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I rubbed darker brown paint into some of the areas, particularly at the bottom and along the rim.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

For more texture, add a little Translucent Grit-Paste here and there. Let dry.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter

Stamp the bottle lightly with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter and black ink and Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background and brown ink.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Finally, rub some Sizzix silver and gold luster wax here and there on the bottle, particularly on the edges and where there is grit-paste.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Make a fringed flower.

Fringe to strips of paper cut from Tim Holtz Backdrops paper. Roll into flowers.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Die cut four roses from backdrops paper using Tim's Tattered Pinecone die

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Trim the roses with scissors to make the pinecone shape more like a rose. Roll back the petals with tweezers.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Make paper roses.

Assemble the flowers and ink the edges.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Apply a tiny bit of wax to the flowers.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I decorated both sides of the bottle, so that it can be turned around for a different look.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I dyed cheese cloth with Distress Ink. The leaves were die cut from Backdrops paper with Simon Says Stamp Fine Textured Leaf. I added black alcohol ink to the pen nib.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The larger leaves were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Tattered Leaves. White paint was rubbed into the Word Band.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I also dyed four Tim Holtz Baubles with Aqua alcohol ink and tucked them in among the flowers. Here you can see how dimensional the flowers are.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

On the other side of the bottle there is one additional rose and more beads.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. DIY paper flower and roses.

I sanded some of the roses slightly.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The metallic wax looks particularly good on the edges of the fringed flowers.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Making paper flowers is a great way of using scrap patterned papers.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Again, there is white paint rubbed into the letters on the Quote Token, and some gold wax around the edges.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I tied a piece of twine around the top of the bottle, and added more leaves and another rose.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The texture from the gesso and paint comes through nicely.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Here you can see the grit-paste better. It also has an interesting feel to it, like the feel of very old glass.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

When the bottle is held up against the light, you can see that it is slightly transluscent.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The stamped crackles add just a bit of extra texture.

Layers of ink - Altered Vintage Bottle Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Here you can see the effect of the metallic waxes better.



I hope you enjoyed this project! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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3 comments:

  1. Extraordinarily beautiful. My mind is already racing with numerous Halloween takes on this stellar altered bottle idea. I don't have all of the products you used (and doubt I will be obtaining them in the near future), but I hope to give this type of project a go all the same.

    Thank you SO much for sharing it - and for providing such a clear, detailed tutorial in the process.

    Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous, I am so inspired to make one, looking at this

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