DIY Bottle Garden & Insulator Tea Lights

 

 

The weather is so nice today! I decided to go out into the garden to add

 

a bit of whimsy to an area by the chicken coops.

 

My sweet Husband brought me these Iron Gates a few years ago.

 

He thought I would like them. He was SO RIGHT. I love them!

 

I have used them to grow SWEET PEA flowers, but decided I would

 

like to make a BOTTLE GARDEN.

 

 First I gathered some bottles, new and old.

 

I also had a few vintage glass Insulators.

 

 

I used Bailing Wire and pliers

 

 

 

The first bottle I will make the loop large to fit over a doorknob.

 

Cut a piece of wire about 18 '' long.



Twist a couple times using pliers.

 

Wrap around the lip of the bottle and twist tightly again using pliers.

 

        

 





Cut ends so they are more even.

 



I like to curl the sharp ends using the end of pliers for a decorative finish.

 

Cut a 4'' piece of wire to make an ''S ''hook to hang on your fence or wood area

 

in your yard.

 

 

 

I hung this on the door while I made the rest.

 

Do you celebrate May Day ?

 

You could leave one on your neighbors door.

 

 

 Here is a closer look.

 

For the Insulators, they will be flipped over so they will be hung upside down.

 

 

 

They are the perfect size to hold a tea light.

 

For safety reasons I prefer the battery operated type.

 

The Dollar Tree has the tea light size and the votive size both will work.

 

If we our outside enjoying our friends and family I don't want to worry about candles.

 

These have a flickering effect. You can turn them on ahead of time and

 

enjoy the mood lighting !

 

 

Look how beautiful they look on the table

 

When they sit upright. The tea lights fit under perfectly!





 

 

 

 

And at night.

 

 

They have a nice glow.



I hung the bottles on the fence, filled with water

 

and fresh flowers and added the tea lights to the Insulators.

 





I may add more bottles, but for now I like the way it turned out.

 

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xoLisaS