How to Turn a Wine Bottle into a DIY Candle Hurricane Lantern

John John (304)
30 minutes

I turned a wine bottle into a beautiful hurricane lantern. Now, I'll teach you how!

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Remove the label from the wine bottle

The first thing you'll want to do is remove the label from the bottle and clean it very well. Check out this guide on removing the label and adhesive from a wine bottle.

We've written an excellent guide on cutting glass bottles. Use this guide to cut your bottles and then come back here to finish.

Use the sandpaper to soften the edges of where the bottle separated. Sand both the inside and outside edge.

John John (304)
5 minutes

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