Chill Out: Holiday DIY Ice Bucket
With holiday party season in full swing, take control of dropping temps with a deep freeze all your own: the DIY ice bucket. Perfect for keeping wine bottles and bubbly refreshingly cold, this wonderful, wintry chiller is elegant and easy to make with our step-by-step guide. Decorative and practical? Now that’s cool.
What You’ll Need:
- Tall, cylindrical container (we like 2-liter soda bottles, emptied and clean)
- Empty wine bottle
- Full wine bottle
- Scissors
- Water
- Fruit (like cranberries, orange or lemon slices, berries)
- Greenery (rosemary, small pine branches, holly leaves)
Instructions:
- Cut the top off of your 2-liter bottle, leaving it short enough to show off your wine bottle, but tall enough for the ice to keep it cold.
- Insert your empty wine bottle into the 2 liter bottle, and start filling the 2-liter bottle with water. Don’t fill it all the way up—you need to leave room for your decorative touches!
- Arrange your various fruits and greenery in the water surrounding the wine bottle.
- Place in the freezer overnight. Remove when guests arrive.
- Cut away the plastic bottle and carefully remove the empty wine bottle.
- To serve, insert your full newly-opened wine bottle and place in a bucket or on a large tray, as the ice will melt throughout the night.
