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You just never know who may drop by unexpectedly for the holidays so I've been making some quick and easy last minute gifts to keep on hand for any occasion.  You can also adapt the project for any beverage bottle, be it coffee lattes, bottles fruit juices or full size wine bottles.  Simply use burlap bag sizes to match your bottles.  These dressed up mini bottles are also great for tucking into Christmas stockings, adding to gift baskets and for decorating your luncheon or dinner table.  The empty bottle dress-ups can also be upcycled into mini vases for the shelf or mantle.  Best of all, you only need scissors, a glue gun and odds and ends for embellishments.  So go ahead and make up a batch to have ready for whoever might drop and you can celebrate the season in style! The sample project shown features 5.4" x 3.7"  mini burlap bags purchased at a local craft and hobby store.  If you cannot locate them locally, you can get them for about $.35 each at Amazon .   

Ready to have more fun upcycling your frappucino bottles?  I recently had a crafting day with my daughter-in-law and here are 2 more quick and easy ideas we came up with.  I prepared the bottles in advance and you can click here to see how in case you missed my previous project post.  The only difference is that I basecoated with white craft paint and left it at that.  I absolutely LOVE crafting with bark paper but it can be difficult to find.  Here are a few sources you can try if you can't find them locally or from a floral supplier.  For the sample project, I used this textured  bark wrap   and it's amazing for Fairy Garden and Nature crafts as well.  You can also substitute with Birch Bark Paper Garland or faux Mossy Bark Wrap.    Green Moss rolls are much easier to find and I use a lot of it for a variety of floral home and garden projects.  So go ahead and Wrap That Frappe! You can trace, transfer and handpaint the seasonally themed frappucino bottle lettering or simp