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Decorate Halloween Potion Bottles with Paint

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I made these Halloween potion bottles from old product packaging and inexpensive shaped pieces that caught my eye.  You see, I am a scaredy-cat.  I freely admit to hating scary movies, haunted houses, anything with blood, and all monsters scarier than Grover from Sesame Street.  So when I decorate for Halloween, I stick to fun. Now I can have fanciful Halloween decor without jumping every time I walk into a room.

Make DIY potion bottles for Halloween in under 15 minutes using product packaging and inexpensive funky dollar-store finds. Get the easy tutorial from carlaschauer.com

These Halloween potion bottles fit the scare-free category perfectly.  The matte black bottles contrast with the sparkly silver buckles (inspired by witch’s shoes) and look mystical instead of creepy. With just a wave of your magic spray can and a little embellishment Hocus Pocus, you can make potion bottles in under 15 minutes.

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How to make Halloween potion bottles. Get the tutorial and DIY in under 15 minutes!

Gather funky shaped bottles.

How to Make Halloween Potion Bottles:

First, I started with a variety of funky glass and plastic bottles I have collected.  Some bottles are old craft product packaging, one is from a candle I never burned, and one is an old vinegar bottle.  The glass candlestick will add height and interest to one of the bottles after painting. (Savings tip: keep clean, empty food jars and find great shaped bottles at dollar-type stores to fill in.)

Spray painted Halloween potion bottles from carlaschauer.com. Quick and easy Halloween Craft, make them in under 15 minutes.

Spray paint all parts using matte black.

Two coats of matte black spray paint with primer gave the bottles exactly the look I wanted. It works well for both glass and plastic, so you only need one product for everything.  Once the paint has dried completely, glue any parts together using E6000 adhesive.

DIY Halloween potion bottle buckles tutorial from carlaschauer.com

Silver leaf chipboard squares to resemble witch shoe buckles.

While the paint was drying, I made my silver “buckles” using premade chipboard squares.  You could also cut or punch your own using square craft punches if you don’t have premade ones handy.  A Krylon Silver Leafing Pen quickly and easily gave the chipboard squares their metallic look.

Decorating Halloween potion bottles. Easy DIY tutorial from carlaschauer.com

Make a charm decoration with a wire loop.

I also wired together a little metal frog, some crystal-looking beads, and a black craft feather to make a “charm” with a loop, then threaded it on some black fiber and hung it from one of the bottles.  The No. 9 was written directly on the painted bottle with the leafing pen, and the buckles glued on.  A few extra pieces of twine and fiber wrapped around other bottles completed my Halloween potions.

Painted Magic Potion Bottles for Halloween. Get the easy DIY tutorial at carlaschauer.com

Finished Halloween potion bottles.

That’s it!  Non-scary, Magical Halloween Potions in minutes!  See my Halloween Tutorials for more Halloween DIY fun.

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Make DIY Halloween Potion bottles from upcycled product packaging. Check out this super cute tutorial from Carla Schauer.

 

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Carla

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  1. Lindsay Eidahl

    September 24, 2014 at 8:54 am

    They turned out great. I have a box of the same sized bottles that I picked up at a yard sale so have been looking for inspiration for those. Great job!

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  2. Leslie @ House on the Way

    September 24, 2014 at 8:57 am

    I love Halloween and these are perfect for an awesome Halloween party!

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  3. Angie @ CCC

    September 24, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    Love these Carla!

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