Sea glass bottles — a lovely beach picnic craft — can be added to any beach themed home decor or used at an under-the-sea themed party, a bridal shower or beach themed wedding (the bottles would make beautiful favors). Materials Needed to Make Sea Glass Bottles Clear empty bottles—mine varied but I experimented with an […]
Sea glass bottles — a lovely beach picnic craft — can be added to any beach themed home decor or used at an under-the-sea themed party, a bridal shower or beach themed wedding (the bottles would make beautiful favors).
Sea glass bottles are a beautiful addition to beach picnics. Photo Credit : Bonnie Thomas
Materials Needed to Make Sea Glass Bottles
Two key materials needed to make sea glass bottles Photo Credit : Bonnie Thomas
Clear empty bottles—mine varied but I experimented with an extract bottle, a taco sauce jar, a jam jar, and a salt shaker.
Martha Stewart’s Glass Paint Frost Translucent paints in colors Beach Glass and Ballet Slipper
A paint brush
Optional—twine, thin wire, and beach colored/themed beads
Directions to Make Sea Glass Bottles
Sea glass bottles Photo Credit : Bonnie Thomas
Make sure all the bottles are thoroughly cleaned and dry.
Paint a very thin layer of the paint onto each bottle.
Allow the paint to dry.
If you need to add more color, paint another very thin layer over the first. I found that the Beach Glass paint looked great with 1-2 layers but the Ballet Slipper paint needed 2-3 coats.
To “cure” the bottles you have two choices. You can allow the bottles to air cure—if you let them air dry for 21 days they will be cured and, reportedly, dishwasher safe. I haven’t put mine in the dishwasher yet to test this out. You can also oven bake the bottles to make the paint cure faster—allow the paint to dry for at least an hour; place the bottles in a cool oven and set the temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes and turn the oven off. Make sure you allow the bottles to cool completely in the oven.
I used extra wire and beads from the embellished utensils to wrap one string of beads around some of the bottles, and then wrapped a few layers of twine on them as well.
Sea glass bottles Photo Credit : Bonnie Thomas
Bonnie Thomas
Bonnie Thomas shares her ideas and instructions for simple Yankee crafts. Bonnie Thomas works full time as a child and family therapist in Southern Maine and is also an established artist and author. She has published two books via Jessica Kingsley Publishing, titled Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support Through Arts and Crafts Activities and Creative Expression Activities for Teens: Exploring Identity Through Art, Craft and Journaling. Don't miss her latest book, How to Get Kids Offline, Outdoors, and Connecting With Nature.