Wine Bottle Cups

Glass Bottle Cups

These are relatively easy to make and useful too.


Materials - Glass bottles, glass cutting kit, a heat source and glass finishing/sanding materials.

Step 1 - selecting a glass bottle that you want to use. Clean the labels off of it so you can get a clean score around the entire bottle. Decide how tall you want your cup to be.

Step 2 - Score a line the entire way around the bottle at the desired level. Keep in mind that the better the score, the easier it will be to separate the top and bottom. 

Step 3 - This step was tricky for me. I used a candle to heat the score, then used cold water to thermally shock the glass. Another way was suggested to me by my friend, who said that if you take a string and dip it in kerosene, tie the string tight around the score line and light it. After the glass makes a pop sound, all you have to do is tap it and it should fall off cleanly. However, I cannot validate this and would advise extreme caution when attempting this.

Step 4 - Sand down the edges using fine sand paper or glass finishing materials. This will insure that you don’t cut yourself when drinking from your new glasses. 

Note: You can keep the top half for another one of my projects!