DIY: Wine Bottle Table Numbers

    photo via True Photography

     Jen wanted a preppy shabby chic feel for her wedding, with a lot of homemade touches.  So I found some free number stencils on the fabulous Wedding Style Guide (you can download them here), cut the numbers out with an x-acto knife, and got to it!


MATERIALS:
~ Number stencils (download them for free here)
~ Painters tape (to hold down the stencils)
~ Double sided tape
~ Paper (I used a roll of kraft paper from Home Depot)
~ White paint
~ Loose glitter
~ A sponge (I actually cut a square from my moms dishwashing sponge - hey, use what you've got)
~ Q-tips (for cleaning up the edges after stenciling)
~ Spray adhesive
~ Doilies
~ Buttons
~ Hot glue gun
~ Ribbon

     Also, here is a little crafting tip our fabulous friend Leslie told us about!  She found rolls of kraft paper at Home Depot in the "Painting Department" for super cheap (way cheaper then at a craft store).  I bought a huge roll for about $10.00, and I found another roll about the size I needed for the wine bottles for around $2 . . . . score! . . . seriously, it made my day -- it's the little things!

STEP 1:   I stenciled all of the numbers and sprinkled clear glitter dust on the wet paint, then touched up any smudged edges of the numbers with Q-tips.  Next, I cut some small doilies into halves, sprayed them with spray adhesive (over a large section of newspaper - you'll be surprised how far that spray travels), and laid them out over night to dry.

STEP 2: Using double sided tape, we wrapped the table numbers onto the wine bottles.  Then, using a hot glue gun, we added little buttons down the back.

STEP 3: Lastly, we tied gingham bows (to go with Jen's theme of "Gingham & Lace") on the necks of the bottles.

... and here are some shots from the wedding ...

photos via True Photography

     The idea was to have usable table numbers, so that after the guests found their seats, the servers could pour the wine and then clear the empty bottles, leaving a cleaner look.
     
     However, they were so cute, the servers thought the table numbers were part of the decor and never opened them.  So I collected them at the end of the night and stored them in my parents wine closet.  Now Jen and Brandon have a bottle of wine from their big day for their first 19 anniversaries! 




LLLove,
Jess