Dorm Room DIY: Wine Bottle Decor

Welcome back to another Dorm Room DIY! 

So I wanted to do one more Thanksgiving-like thing before I turn into full Christmas mode. This week I’m going to show you how to make a super cute scarecrow wine bottle (or sparkling cider). Its perfect for decoration for Thanksgiving and is so much fun to make! 

Here is what you need: 

• Paint (Orange, black, red, white, yellow and brown) 
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Jute Rope
• Burlap Ribbon
• Ribbon (any type of Thanksgiving or fall-like ribbon will work) 
• Wine Bottle
• Paint Brushes
• Paper

First start by just taking the paper from the bottle and then mix the paint for the bottle.

I did three layers of a brownish yellowish color. 

While it is drying you can start on the hat. I layered four pieces of the burlap ribbon over each other then I cut out a larger circle and one in the middle as well. 

You can add another layer of paint and then get working on the bow. 

This is my go-to for making bows: 

Start with two loops, cross them over each other and then under. 

You can also cut a long strand of ribbon to fold around the bottom of the bottle. 

Then take some of the jute rope and glue it to the top of the bottle. 

You can continue wrapping and gluing this down the neck of the bottle. I used this same technic in my first Dorm Room DIY of the semester. 

You can then add the hat. 

From here cut thin strands of paper and then cut those off to create chunks that you will then glue under the hat to make the scarecrow’s hair. 

You can then add some kind of decor on the top, leaves, sunflowers, more ribbons, whatever you would like. 

Then you can start drawing the face. 

Start with black paint and do an outline.

Fill in the white for eyes and pink for the cheeks.

…then the orange for the nose with the stitching. 

Finally, attach the bow and the ribbon that wraps around the bottom and you are finished! 

Thanks so much for reading and again you can check me out on the HC Hofstra’s Snapchat (@hchofstra) to see some step by step instructions for this cute wine bottle! 

• diy
• fun
• scarecrow
• thanksgiving