anyone know where I can get coloured glass bottles...?

Hi All,

first off apologies for lots of absentism - have been crazy busy last few months and slowly putting things together. However now my uni course has finished and with less than 6 months to go I am cracking on!

ok so here's where I need help!

 I want to get lots of old coloured glass bottles for my centre pieces. I have been buying a few off ebay but they only have really antique ones and they come at a price. I've got friends and family on the look out in charity shops and am getting lots of clear glass bottles......but not any coloured.

anyone know where I can get something like this?

Muchos Gracias folks!

k

Have you tried coxandcox.com or notonthehighstreet?

Are they transparent coloured glass you are wanting?

I saw an easy DIY on spray painting wine bottles to make centrepieces and they looked rather fun!

Sometimes garden centres have those bottles/jars that are differnt colours that you put tea lights in...any good?  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yellow-Bottle-Garden-Tealight-Lantern/dp/B006RUQ808 like this kinda thing...

they do unscrew at the bottom tho so may not help!

http://www.colouredbottles.co.uk/store/

Depending on what shape you want...

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80215577/

Have you tried antique fairs?, there are often stalls with many coloured glass bottles for only a couple of pound or so each. Might be worth a look if there are any locally.

Sarah x

I got some a couple of months ago, from a shop called The Works, they were £2-3 each, really nice I just dont know if they still have them, xx

I found a tutorial online for painting your own glass bottles when I was trying to find blue ones. I haven't given it a go yet. But the article mentioned that it was best suited to vases, as the water would hide any potential paint strokes.

I had a look at suppliers of the paints they use and there were loads of different colours. I saw another suggestion of just using coloured food dye to dye the water inside of vases.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-your-own-blue-cann-89358 

Ikea used to have that sort of thing really cheap but not been for a while!

ooh thanks guys this is fabulous! I have managed to collect a few clear glass bottle already but would prefer the coloured ones so the ideas for painting them are great!

am having a look now to see what else I could buy :-)

will let you know how I get on xxx

Sainsbury's had some think pink, green and maybe blue.  Can't remember how much, but worth a look if you have one nearby! x