What You make of It: Vintage Valentine Bottles by Elizabeth Young
Purchase heart shaped bottles or any type of glass bottle at
your local craft store. Gather supplies such as vintage valentines,
vintage gummed seals, lace, pearl trim, vintage millinery flowers and
valentine garland. You will also need a decoupage medium such as Modge
Podge, a glue gun and scissors.
Scan vintage valentines and reduce the image size to fit
your bottle. Cut your smaller image out and decoupage it onto the
front of the bottle with Modge Podge. Do the same if you are using a
gummed seal that is already the correct size.
Add valentine garland, pearl trim and lace to the top of the
bottle. Add trim to the base if you wish, using your hot glue gun to
secure it around back. Glue cork lid down so it will stay in place and
glue a vintage flower on the top of the lid.
These were quick and easy to do! I already had most of the
supplies on hand including the heart shaped bottles!
Elizabeth Young
is a wife and cat mom who spends many an hour hunting for vintage
goodies at her favorite thrift stores, antique shops and monthly flea
markets! A collector of vintage toys, holiday decor and general store
items, many of the found treasures end up on display in her Victorian
home. She also looks for vintage ephemera, fun supplies and kitschy
decor for her Etsy shop Grandmother's Attic ! When not doing this, she works two part time jobs, wearing different hats at each!