Garage Sale Container With Bottles Received A Festive Christmas Makeover with Paint & Decor Transfers

September 28, 2021

Photo of three small bottles in a wire metal holder.

I picked up these little bottles in a rusty black metal holder at a garage sale for $1 last Saturday.

I just gave them a festive Christmas makeover!

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Photo of three bottles and Dixie Belle Paint in Drop Cloth.

First, I washed the bottles in hot soapy Dawn Dish Soap water in the kitchen sink and let them dry upside down overnight.

I pulled out my Dixie Belle Chalk Finish Paint in Drop Cloth. This is a great chalk paint off white color, that will stick to the glass.

Photo of three small bottles being painted with off white chalk paint.

I used a sponge brush dampened with a water spritz from a spray bottle, and painted the tops of the bottles first.

Photo of small bottles painted with off white chalk paint.

I applied two coats of paint to the tops and bottoms of the bottles.

I then used a 3M Sanding Sponge in Fine/Medium to distress the tops a bit and smooth out the brush strokes.

Photo of three small Christmas Decor Transfer packages.

I'm loving these new small decor transfers now available from Redesign with Prima. Perfect for small projects.

I purchased these from Maika's Daughters (online). They are also available on Etsy.

Photo of Redesign With Prima Classic Christmas decor transfer.

I used Classic Christmas for my bottle project. There are three 6" x 12" sheets of designs in each package. I cut out three designs for the bottles.

Photo of a decor transfer design to be applied to a chalk painted bottle.

This design with bells, holly and a bow fit the bottle pretty well so I peeled off the backing paper and centered it on the front of the bottle.

I used the flat stick to rub on the transfer.

Photo of a chalk painted bottle with Christmas decor transfer design.

One done.

Photo of 3 chalk painted bottles with Christmas decor transfer designs.

Here are my three bottles after painting, distressing, adding transfers and waxing the bottles with a coat of Dixie Belle Best Dang Wax in Clear.