My wife has a collection of wines that are off limits to me. She doesn't plan on ever drinking these bottles herself, she just really likes the labels on the bottles. If you, like her have a wine bottle or label you'd like to keep, but want to actually drink the wine, there are a few projects you make using old wine bottles.
One option is to make your own lamps or lights out of an old wine bottle. Such a project might require a bit of hardware and time, but can add a personal touch to decorations. However, this might not be a viable option to use if its the label of the bottle that interests you. If you don't have the foggiest idea where to get started, the book Wine Bottle Crafts might point you in the right direction.
If you want to use your old bottle as a lantern, but want to keep the label, LED bulbs can be a safe alternative, as these bulbs are cold to the touch. There are many sets of instructions online for cutting wine bottles and inserting strands of LED lights, but for my project, I used portions of a 70 bulb strand to light up three bottles.
(Here's the first bottle)
(Here's the final product. There are obvious bulbs outside of the bottles...)
(The bottles in their final location. The baskets and artificial flowers act to hide the extra bulbs. Alternatively, if your light strand allows it, remove the extra bulbs.)
If you can still find clearance Christmas lights, than it is a simple matter to pick up LED lights for this project.
If you would rather have a bigger home made project, there are many wine bottle chandelier kits' available to assemble at home. You'll have to supply the bottles, but such a light can add a unique twist to a room (and a great conversation starter).
Finally, if none of these ideas tickle your fancy, you can either place your empty bottles in a decorative wine rack, stack them on the wine rack, or do what I do and place them in a special wine bottle basket. This adds additional elegance to the bottle and the basket.
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