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Wood Box With Glass Bottles Decorative Centerpiece

Hi everyone! I hope that you are all doing well. It has been pretty rainy these past few days. I'm enjoying the rainy weather compared to the really hot days we were getting before.  Today, we are working on building a wooden box centerpiece. Instead of using the wood crate boxes from Dollar Tree, I wanted to build my own box. For this project, we're using a wood fence picket. I paid $1.48 for one picket, and you can create two boxes with just this one picket. I'm also going to reuse my glass Frappuccino bottles. I will provide a video tutorial as well. 

Painted light green glass bottles with faux floral and greenery displayed in a white wooden box

Video tutorial


craft materials such as cut wooden sections, wood glue, chalk paint, faux floral and rub on transfers

Materials  

One wood fence picket- I purchased mine at my local Lowe's for $1.48

Two glass bottles- I am reusing my Starbucks glass bottles

Paint

Paintbrush

Faux greenery

Rub-on transfers

Wood glue

Corner clamps

Hot glue

One round wooden circle

Floral snips

Scissors

Image shows wood glue, measuring tool, and cut wood sections along with measurements

Begin by cutting your wood fence picket. Cut the short ends of your wood 2½ inches. Next, cut the front, back, and bottom of your wood 6¼ inches. 


Image of corner clamps holding wood sections

You are now ready to begin gluing your wood sections together. Take one short side and glue that to the front side. Take your second short side and glue that to the backside. If you have corner clamps, you can use them to help keep your wood sections together as they dry.

Image of wood sections glued together with a short description

Repeat the steps from the previous step. Next, glue the bottom to complete your box.

Two glass bottles, light green paint and paintbrush on a table

Next, take your paintbrush and begin to apply paint onto your glass bottles. I used my blow dryer to dry my paint in between coats of paint. I applied around three coats of my chalk paint onto each bottle.

Painted glass bottles on a table

After that, take your wooden circle and apply paint. Allow your wood circle to completely dry. 

rub on transfers near round wood section

Next, take your rub-on transfers and begin to add them to your wood circle. Using the eraser on my pencil helped when rubbing on my transfers. 

White wooden box, round wood piece with rub on transfer and hot glue on a table

After adding on your rub-on transfer, take your wood circle and glue it onto the front side of your box.

White wooden box with round wooden section glued to box

Painted glass bottles inside of wooden box with floral and greenery on table near floral cutters

Close up of wooden white box with painted glass bottles and rub on transfer design on wood

Next, take your painted glass bottles and add them to your box. Using your floral snips, begin cutting your greenery. Once you have cut your greenery, add it to the top section of your wood box. 

Faux floral and floral cutters on table

After that, take the rest of your floral and greenery and begin adding it to your glass bottles.

Painted light green glass bottles with faux floral and greenery displayed in a white wooden box

Your decorative centerpiece is complete and ready to be displayed. I hope you enjoyed this hands-on project. I think this makes the perfect centerpiece. Let me know if you decide to create your own. Thank you so much for stopping by and creating with me.

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  1. Meagan TrentoAugust 1, 2022 at 12:38 PM

    This is so cute! Such a great centerpiece for spring and summer. Great job. Have a good week.
    Meagan-Decorative Inspirations

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    1. StephanieAugust 1, 2022 at 2:14 PM

      Meagan,
      thank you so much! I agree it would be perfect to display during spring, and summer. =)

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  2. Dee | GrammysGrid.comFebruary 11, 2023 at 2:09 AM

    Very pretty, love the color of the bottles! Thanks so much for linking up at the Unlimited Link Party 100. Shared.

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  3. Dee | GrammysGrid.comFebruary 23, 2023 at 2:56 AM

    Stephanie, CONGRATS! Your post is FEATURED at the #UnlimitedLinkParty 101!

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  4. Vintage Style GalJuly 21, 2023 at 7:20 PM

    I guess I am going to need to break down and pick up some Waverly chalk paint, I love the coverage Stephanie. The bottles look great, and I love how the boxes turned out. You spent less buying from the hardware store rather than Dollar Tree! Yeah!

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    1. StephanieJuly 21, 2023 at 9:24 PM

      Cara, I love Waverly chalk paint! You're always so kind and I always appreciate you stopping by for a visit. Thanks so much! I hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

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  5. Marilyn @ MountainTopSpiceApril 22, 2024 at 10:05 AM

    Very lovely tutorial, Stephanie! So nice to repurpose bottles and make them into something special! Blessings to you :)

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    1. StephanieApril 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM

      Marilyn, thank you so much. 😊 I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the tutorial. It's always nice receiving feedback on my creations. I appreciate it.

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  6. Jennifer WiseApril 22, 2024 at 12:42 PM

    This is so cute, Stephanie. Totally impressed you made the box yourself, too! I just love all the colors. Thank you for sharing this post at the Will Blog for Comments #35 linkup. We hope to see you next time, too, for #36. Have a great week.

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    1. StephanieApril 22, 2024 at 3:20 PM

      Jennifer, thank you! The color is called celery that I used for the bottles. Thank you for taking the time to visit. I always appreciate it. :)

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  7. Amy JohnsonApril 22, 2024 at 3:22 PM

    Wow! I love this! What a transformation. Visiting from "Calling Fellow Bloggers"

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  8. MariaApril 27, 2024 at 7:28 AM

    This is so pretty and it looks like it was fun to make too! Thank you so much for sharing it with us at the Senior Salon Pit Stop! I'm excited to be featuring you at Monday’s party. Congrats! Pinned
    Hugs,
    Maria @ kraftyplanner.com

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    1. StephanieApril 27, 2024 at 9:35 AM

      Maria, thank you for adding my post to the list of features. This was a fun project and I hope it inspires more people to create one. Happy to be featured at your party.

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  9. Grandma's house diyMay 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM

    Thanks for sharing with us, I'm featuring you this week when the next To Grandma's house we go link party starts!

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  10. French EtherealJuly 22, 2026 at 5:12 PM

    Stephanie, I know you already know but I wante dto make sure to say how much I liked your "milk crate" and bottles! It was really fun to feature it at last week's Share Your Style #505 for you.

    Have a great week and stay cool,
    Hugs,
    Barb :)

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