5 Creative Ways to Turn Bottles Into Lights

Bottles seem to multiply and become quite a presence in our lives. But instead of just drinking whatever liquid comes in them and discarding them, there are several ways to make them bring light into our life. 5-Minute Crafts will show you some of these.

Glass bottles

1. Light kit

What you’ll need:

• An empty bottle that you think is cool
• A bottle lamp kit, found in hardware stores
• A shade
• A light bulb

How to do it:

• When buying the lamp kit, verify that it will fit into the opening in your bottle. Corked bottles usually have an opening of 0.75 inches in diameter.
• Place the lamp kit inside the bottle.
• Place the lamp shade in its place.
• Screw in the light bulb. The lamp should be operational.

2. Fairy light or Christmas light bottle

What you’ll need:

• Empty glass bottles
• String lights or Christmas lights

How to do it:

• Wash the bottles.
• Place the lights inside the bottle.
• Turn on your DIY lamp.

3. Lava lamp

What you’ll need:

• A jar for mixing
• Glass bottle
• Highlighter pen
• Oil
• Aspirin

How to do it:

• Fill the jar with water.
• Place the highlighter pen inside and let the ink run into the water.
• Funnel the inky water into a glass bottle.
• Fill the rest of the bottle with oil.
• Place the aspirin inside.
• The aspirin will create the lava lamp effect. Increase it by placing a light under the bottle.

Plastic bottles

1. DIY Clouds

What you’ll need:

• Plastic bottle
• LED strip lights
• Cotton wool
• Hot glue
  

How to do it:

• Get your plastic bottle and place the LED strip inside
• Gradually spread hot glue on the bottle and place the cotton wool on it. Do it in parts.
• Turn the light on and there’s your cloud.
  

2. Spoon lamp

What you’ll need:

• Plastic bottle
• Plastic spoons
• Scissors
• Hot glue
• Lamp kit

How to do it:

• Cut your bottle to the desired length.
• Cut the spoons with the scissors, leaving only the spoon part.
• Glue them tightly around the bottle, starting from the top
• Once you have your DIY lamp shade, pass the lamp kit wire through the bottle cap.
• Install it wherever you want.