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How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween

February 28, 2019 By: Katie3 Comments

Make your own set of creepy potion bottles. A simple DIY craft tutorial idea for Halloween decor and parties. Free Potion Labels Printable included.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

 

A pinch of Warlock Root, 5 Centipede Hairs, and a scoop of Dragon Bone. Boil in a caldron of Deadly Night Shade for a fortnight. When mixed correctly you will have a potion that, when either drank or inhaled, will cure hiccups. Seriously, it works – you should try it!

What’s Halloween without some fun and scary props and decor? These Potion Bottles are fun to make and are going to look awesome with my Halloween decor on my mantle.

Supplies Used: Links are to similar items that can be found online for your convenience.

  • Glass bottles of different sizes and shapes
  • Potion Bottle Labels – free printable
  • Brown Reinker
  • Black Reinker
  • Spritzer Bottle
  • Mod Podge
  • Food Coloring
  • Foam Brushes

I picked up my bottles and a local craft store for just a couple of dollars each. You can also check out this link for some similar bottles that I found on Amazon. I love the cork top. I think that totally adds to the potion bottle look.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

You can find the free potion labels printable here. I truly wish I could give the designer of this printable credit, but I couldn’t find who came up with it originally. Let that be a lesson to us creators. We need to make sure to watermark what we create!

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween

I printed out the sheet but it was very white, and I wanted to age it and make it look much older. So I took a Brown Reinker and a Spritzer Bottle and put about 10 drops of the reinker in the container and then filled it about halfway with water.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

Spray the ink over the paper. This totally helps “age” the labels plus makes them look vintage and not just printed off of a printer.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

I cut the labels out that I wanted to use and crumpled them up a bit and even tore some of the edges to make them look even more aged. I then spritzed them again, and then set them aside to dry.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

I wanted to add some color to the bottles to make them look like they had something in them at some time – a long time ago. To do that I mixed some food coloring in a scoop of Mod Podge. Make sure to do this in a separate container so you don’t color the whole jar. I choose yellow, green and black. For the black, I actually used a Black reinker instead of food coloring and that worked great too.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

Then I painted one coat of the colored Mod Podge onto each jar with a foam brush and set them aside to dry.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

They look awesome even without their labels!

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

To add the labels put a thick coat of Mod Podge on the back of the label.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

And then apply to the jar. If you would like you can also put a layer of Modge Podge over the top of the label too.

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

The final result – ooohhhh creepy!

How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween | Easy DIY Craft Tutorial Idea | Creepy Decor | Labels | Glass | free printable

So do you decorate for Halloween? Do you prefer scary Halloween decor or cute and fun? Share and leave a comment below!

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Comments

  1. [email protected] says

    September 21, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    wow these are really cool! I will have to try and make some!

    Reply
  2. All that's Jas says

    September 24, 2015 at 11:16 am

    So creative! Great idea. Thanks for joining the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!

    Reply
  3. Kimberly says

    September 26, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    Oh my! Super cute! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Saturday! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply

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