DIY Glass Bottle Angel

In today’s post: Learn how to make beautiful glass bottle angels – they only take four supplies, all from Dollar Tree! This is an easy Christmas craft for adults you can complete in under thirty minutes.

Supplies

You only need four things, all found at Dollar Tree, to make these angels:

• Decorative Hammered Glass Bottle w/Stopper: I found these bottles in the craft area at my Dollar Tree. They come in clear (which I used) and also in light blue, pink and purple.
• Angel Wings Ornament: Found in the Christmas section, each ornament is a set on clear plastic angel wings. They come with white fur on them, which I removed.
• Jewel Border Stickers: Found in the craft section, these are round jewel stickers that come in a line. I used them to decorate down the front of the angel and to make the halo. The stickers come in various colors; I used clear.
• Gemstone Stickers: Also found in the craft section, these are another design of jewel/gemstone stickers that I used around the bottom of the bottle. Again they come in various colors; I used clear.

You will also need both hot glue and E6000 (permanent) glue, which can be found at any big box or craft store.

How to Make a Glass Angel

You will be able to make one of these angels in under half an hour. They look really beautiful with light coming through them, so if you can display them in a window they are just lovely; the wings pick up a rainbow effect in the light. These angels look pretty with other Christmas decorations, or could be made as a memorial craft to help remember loved ones who have passed on. Here’s how you make them:

Add the Wings

Before adding the wings, you will need to remove the white fur from the wing ornament. It’s fairly easy to just pull the fur off. Some pieces of glue may remain on the wings. I used the end of a nail file to pull the bits of glue away from the wings. You could use anything with a small pointed end or may even be able to just pull the glue up with your fingernails.

Next you want to hold the wings to the back of the bottle to see where the pieces are going to touch. I placed the wings below the lip at the top of the bottle. Note where the wings touch the back of the bottle.

You are going to adhere the wings using both E6000 and hot glue. E6000 will create a permanent, lasting bond, but it does not hold immediately. Hot glue does hold immediately, but won’t create a very strong bond between glass and plastic. So using both glues allows you to create this project quickly but also get a lasting bond.

Start by placing E6000 glue on the wings in a couple different places where they will touch the back of the bottle. You can see where I used E6000 in the photo below.

Then put a generous amount of hot glue down the back of the “neck” area on the bottle:

As soon as you apply the hot glue, immediately put the bottle and wings together. Hold them together with your hands for a few moments, making sure the wings touch the back of the bottle in the places you added glue. Hold until the hot glue seems secure.

Then you can flip the angel over and add a little more hot glue in the holes in the wings to help secure them to the back of the bottle. Once that glue is dry, you can stand the angel up. The E6000 glue will take a few hours (up to 24 hours) to completely cure, so keep the angel somewhere it won’t get bumped or handled for the first day.

Add the Halo

All that’s left now is to add a halo! From the narrow strip of jewel stickers, cut two pieces that are 10 jewels each.

1. Place them both face down, sticky side up, and move the top strip over to the right one jewel.
2. Put the strips together, sticky sides touching. There should be one jewel on the right end and one jewel on the left end that do not have jewels on the back.
3. Curve the strip around into a ring, match up the sticky sides of the jewels on each end and pressing them together.
4. This creates a ring of jewels that will be the angel’s halo.

Place a small amount of E6000 on one edge of halo, then place it on top of the angel’s head. Remember, the E6000 will take some times to fully cure, so once you’ve placed the halo try not to touch it again until the next day. The angel is now complete.