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

September 28, 2021

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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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 ClothThis is a great chalk paint off white color, that will stick to the glass.

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

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.

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.  
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.

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.

One done.


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.

I cut apart this evergreen stem with a wire cutter.  I found it at a local floral shop.  It's made by Sullivans Gifts.

I stuffed the greenery into each bottle.

I decided not to add any further decoration like bows, etc.

I love this new Christmas transfer on off white bottles!

Thanks for visiting! I'm going to look for more junk to add Christmas transfers on.

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Thanks for reading my blog, Carlene

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