Simply gorgeous bottles...

This is another tip for those planning a DIY wedding and want to keep it gorgeously on a budget. Twine makes miracles! I made these for my wedding after seeing this tip in a bridal magazine and it was great I came across this picture recently, as it reminded me to post it here!

There is no secret, the image is self-explanatory. But if you want a more consistent finish, just brush the bottle with mod-podge. There are plenty of places (from flea markets to Ebay) where you can get vintage looking bottles. Funnily enough, the most cost effective option I found when browsing for my wedding was to buy lots of elderflower water. It helps that Mr. Hunter loves to drink it, otherwise I wouldn't know that to do with the content... Two brands with beautiful bottles are Belvoir and Bottle Green.

Although this pic credit is Aur0re.blogspot.com, I couldn't find the post with it!

At the time, I used a "sticky stuff remover" (that's is literally the name of the product) I found on a crafts shop to remove the labels and glue residues. However, I noticed this was a quite messy (and oily) process. Most recently, I found out by accident that stainless-steel scourers (those heavy duty silver sponges we find at the supermarket) work wonders on glass and, somehow, don't scratch it!

For the details, add some lace, tiny burlap flowers with pearl finish pins and cut the leaves out of that old yellowy book that helped us before in so many projects (are there still any pages left in yours? Mine is almost gone!).