We decorate the bottle by February 23 with our own hands

Men are known to be the stronger sex, not devoid of their little weaknesses. And they love to receive gifts no less than we girls. Therefore, on the eve of the main men’s holiday on February 23, each of us thinks about the question of choosing a suitable gift. After all, I want to give not just a present, but something original, exclusive and useful. No man will refuse to receive a bottle of elite alcohol (for example, whiskey or cognac) as a gift. But it will be doubly pleasant for him if you decorate this gift in an original way with your own hands, because a piece of your soul will be invested in a handmade product! How to decorate a bottle will be discussed in this article..

A beautifully designed bottle will be a great gift for your beloved man or work colleague

There can be many options for decoration. We’ll cover the following:

The decor of the bottle for February 23 leather.
Decorating a gift bottle for February 23 with ribbons.
Decoupage bottles for men.
As a bonus: a lock with a “window” using decoupage technique.

The decor of the bottle for February 23 leather

The bottle decorated with leather looks very original and sophisticated. The design process is not difficult, but it is better to prepare a gift in advance, as it will take time for the product to dry.

For decor, it is not at all necessary to use natural leather, an artificial substitute also looks good

After removing all labels from the bottle, degrease it with alcohol. Then we apply glue to the bottle and skin, glue the skin so that a beautiful relief and folds are formed on it. It is better to choose natural leather, rather thin. “Moment” is suitable as glue..

The leather quickly absorbs the glue, so we quickly apply the pieces to the glass, while pulling and fastening the ends

At the same time, you can attach thematic decor elements to the leather: stars, laces – at your discretion. Decorate the cork in the same way, adding stars or decorative lace.

Attaches a decorative element to the center of the composition

On the front side of the bottle, you can leave free space, put putty on it and leave everything to dry for several hours, or better all night. When the putty is dry, we write on it with the words of congratulations, scratching the text with some sharp object.

We also use leather for cork decoration.

The entire bottle is then tinted with a dark green or brown paint. As soon as the painting is finished, we wipe the bottle with a cotton swab soaked in solvent so that the paint remains only in the folds of the skin. You can also add some shine to our bottle using gold paint, applying it lightly into the folds of the leather. It remains to wait until the whole composition dries up and you can present it to the addressee!

Even without coloring, such a bottle looks very beautiful and stylish.

Decorating a gift bottle for February 23 with ribbons

Decorating a bottle with ribbons is very popular today. If you approach the matter creatively and with imagination, you can get not just a beautiful thing, but a real author’s present for your man. So let’s get started!

Flattened bottles are better for this decor option.

To decorate the bottle, use strips 2.5 cm wide in white, black, green. Attach double-sided tape to the sides of the bottle. Start decorating the bottle with a white ribbon to simulate a collar. We move from the neck to the bottom. We glue small pieces of tape in the form of a triangle, pressing the ends to the tape so that they do not intersect. Glue each new piece of tape a little lower, parallel to the previous one..

The process of decorating a bottle with ribbons does not require special skills.

Having reached the “hangers”, we begin to wrap the bottle horizontally with a ribbon of “khaki” color – this will be our jacket. When half of the bottle is pasted over, you need to change the color of the bias tape to black to simulate trousers (you can use ribbons 3 cm wide).

We supplement our souvenir with details of the “military uniform” decor: stars, shoulder straps, a belt – at your discretion. On the neck of the bottle, place a “tie” made of black ribbon 0.5 cm wide. The cork can be decorated with a “cap” cut out of cardboard and covered with fabric or ribbons of the desired color.

Shoulder straps are easy to make from cardboard by covering the blanks with a suitable fabric

For a cap, you can use shreds of thick fabric

Decoupage bottles for men

To decoupage a “man’s” bottle, you should use images of the corresponding theme and color scheme: cars, hunting, sailing ships, travel, weapons … Choose a theme based on the interests and hobbies of your man. The materials are also varied: napkins, rice paper, cloth, clay. Shells, laces, stars and much more are used as additional accessories..

Materials for decoupage bottles

Before starting work, remove all stickers and labels from the bottle, and degrease the surface of the vessel with glass detergent.

We thoroughly degrease the glass surface

Then paint the bottle tightly with acrylic primer. You can do this in several layers..

It is more convenient to prime with a piece of sponge clamped in a clothespin

When the soil is dry, try on the image on the bottle

We outline the contours with a pencil on the back of the paper

We immerse paper, napkin or cloth with the image we need in water for one or two minutes.

Soak paper in water

In the meantime, we process the bottle with glue varnish.

Apply decoupage varnish with a brush to the area of the bottle under the image

We take the image out of the water, wait for the excess liquid to drain. After that, we apply it to the surface of the bottle. We do this carefully so as not to form folds..

Carefully smooth out the folds

We again process the surface of the bottle with varnish. If there are separate torn pieces of the image, carefully dock them with the main fragment and also process them with varnish.

Gently glue the missing fragments of the picture

You can complement the decor with bronze or gold pigment, as well as tags that match the theme..

The part of the bottle, where there is no picture, is covered with beautiful paint

After the paint has dried, cover the entire bottle with a thin layer of bitumen varnish.

We prepare suitable tags

We fasten the tags on the neck with laces

As a result, we get a beautiful and stylish gift.

Decoupage lock with a “window”

Another option for a handmade gift is a lock bottle. Such a gift looks very original, and the process of making it does not take much time..

Begin the bottle design by removing all stickers and labels. Degrease the glass surface with alcohol or detergent.

First, we prepare a window for our castle: we cut out a frame from cardboard and glue it to the bottle. On the wall opposite the window, you need to perform a “reverse decoupage”: glue a suitable pattern with the image inside the bottle.

Bottle with a cardboard frame and a picture glued to the back

The next step is to paint the surface of the vessel with acrylic paint, avoiding the area inside the “window frame”. After that, we lay the walls of the castle: we glue cardboard “bricks” to the walls of the bottle.

Cut out bricks from cardboard and glue them on the bottle

To create the texture, we process the walls of the castle with glue and sprinkle with semolina, fix everything with hairspray. After drying, we process the walls with a mixture of paint of a suitable color and PVA glue.

To decorate the neck, you can take stockings, glue them on PVA glue and cover with paints

Any options are suitable for roof decoration: pasting with cloth, leather or salt dough. Polymer clay is also suitable. Do not forget to paint the roof to match the walls of the castle or a little darker.

You can color such a bottle to your taste

As you can see, there are many options for decorating a bottle with your own hands as a gift for February 23. Show your imagination and you will succeed!