DIY: Halloween Bottle Decoration

I absolutely ADORE Halloween. Sadly, here in Portugal, we don’t celebrate it quite like they do in the U.S. Sure, we see a few decorations in stores and there are some themed events, but the streets aren’t filled with kids going trick or treating… which is a shame, honestly.

Still, that doesn’t stop me from celebrating! Every year, I fill my home with spooky decorations I’ve collected over time and throw a little Halloween party. And yes, you guessed it — some of my favorite pieces are DIYs I made myself.

Today, I’m going to show you how to make this awesome spooky bottle I decorated when I was little — and guess what? I still have it to this day! It’s super simple to make, but the result looks amazing and shop-worthy.

Materials You’ll Need:

• A fun-shaped bottle (a whiskey bottle works great!)

• Toilet paper

• White glue

• Paint

• Optional: plastic spiders, hot glue, labels, or other decorations 

Optional spooky tip:

On my bottle, you’ll notice what looks like an engraved skeleton (despite having lost a leg). I made that by printing a skeleton in the size I wanted, placing a sheet of tracing paper over it, and drawing over the lines with hot glue (make sure your glue gun is hot!). Once dry, I glued the design onto the bottle — and voilà, spooky embossed look!

You can also use this technique to add creepy potion names directly on the glass!

How To Make It:

1. Create the aged texture with toilet paper

The goal here is to make your bottle look like it came straight out of a witch’s potion room! Apply white glue all over the bottle and start pressing down crumpled pieces of toilet paper. Let it wrinkle and bunch up a bit to give it a textured, old look.

2. Paint your potion bottle

I used black and brown paint to give mine an aged look, applying the brown details with a sponge to give it a more antique feel. But feel free to play with color — deep purples, eerie greens, and rusty reds can all look amazing!

And that’s it! A super simple DIY that looks incredible and totally store-bought. I like to decorate my bottle with a Halloween flower I found once — it’s black and orange with a skull in the center (you can see it in the photo!).

If you give this spooky DIY a try, let me know in the comments or tag me on social media. I’d love to see how yours turns out!

Stay tuned for more Halloween DIYs — and may your Halloween be the spookiest ever! 

See you next time! Ladybug out!