♥ Altered Tequila Bottle ♥ {Crafty Secrets Style!}

Happy first Monday of the Month! Can you believe it is August already?? The Summer is just flying by!! Today starts a new Linky Party over at the Crafty Secrets Blog! Just link up any creation using a Crafty Secrets product for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Crafty Vintage Girl Store! And just for joining the Linky Party, you automatically get a $6 credit to the Store!!

It is also a new Crafty Secrets DT Challenge! This month is really anything that we wanted to do, so I thought it would be fun to alter a Tequila Bottle! If you really take a look, so many alcohols come in some really pretty bottles! I just loved the look of this particular bottle. It reminds me of a vintage apothecary or medicine bottle. It is a pretty decent size too. It would be perfect to fill with some water and some pretty flowers or just leave as is! Let's get started!

Here is the bottle I used:

First, remove the labels. This can be a little time consuming but totally worth it in the end. I just used a lot of warm water and a little metal scraper. It took awhile to remove the glue, but it will come off with a little elbow grease!

Then I mixed some water and some white acrylic paint in a cup and brushed a light coating onto the bottle.

When dry, I sanded it in spots with a sanding tool. A light sandpaper or paper bag would work too.

Then I sealed it with some Mod Podge. I just used 1 coat.

I then printed out a photo of my kids in Sepia and some images, sentiments and quotes from the Crafty Secrets Photo Studio Digital Stamp Set. (Love this fun set!)  I distressed the photo with a distressing tool and some brown ink on the edges. Cut out images and quotes and distress the edges on them as well.(I printed the quote right onto the photo using a simple photo editing program.)

Then decorate your bottle as desired! I also added some Prima flowers and clock, some pearls and some seam binding. I ♥ that vintage camera!!

It looks really pretty on a table in my foyer!

Don't forget to visit the other super talented Crafty Secrets DT Girls and leave them some love too!!
                                                   
                                                      ♥ Vicki Chrisman ~ DT Leader
                                                      ♥ Michele Kovack
                                                      ♥ Darlene Pavlick
                                                      ♥ Rebekah Fairies
                                                      ♥ Sheila Rumney
                                                      ♥ Kathy Clement
                                                      ♥ Elizabeth Lincoln

Have a lovely day!

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