DIY: Brilliant Bottle Crafts

"99 bottles to craft on the wall, 99 bottles to craft..." Okay, for a few weeks there, things got a little crazy Chez Fenton. I was saving all my glass bottles that would normally go into the recycling bin with the idea that I would turn them into craft projects. After gathering dust for two months, I finally tossed them out. (Note: This is also a sure way to make yourself feel like you drink too much -- Two months' worth of wine and beer bottles sitting around looks like you threw a rager.)

While my own bottle craft ambitions have been dashed to pieces, I haven't given up the dream! Perhaps you, dear readers, will take up the bottle craft projects for me? Here are five inspired ways to reuse glass bottles:
1) Turn a bottle into a stylish soap dispenser (via Design*Sponge).

2) Make your empties into art objects with paint (via Martha Stewart Living).

3) Cluster them together for an interesting centerpiece (via Good Housekeeping).

4) Adorn them with chic labels from Paper + Cup and Hadley Screen Prints (via Country Living - slide 2 of 13).

5) And for the truly fearless, turn them into D.I.Y. tiki torches (also via Design*Sponge).

For your next dinner party, here's the simplest idea of all: Soak the labels off of a few bottles, then fill them with tap water and set them out on the dinner table. Super simple and super chic.

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