Pink Champagne Dollar Tree Solar Light Decoration

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Make this simple Pink Champagne Dollar Tree solar light decoration for your patio table without any painting or gluing.

With Mother’s Day coming up, I was messing around with a bunch of craft supplies to come up with an idea for our own family gathering.

This one came together by accident and I think it’s so pretty that I keep moving it to my living room at night so I can enjoy it’s charming pinkness.

It takes only a few minutes to make each one and they’re very inexpensive, too. It helps that the “champagne” is really pink sugar!

Here’s what it looks like in partial light when it’s finished. This is what your guests would see before it gets fully dark at night.

Here’s what it looks like when it’s completely dark out.

Even at night you’ll still see plenty of pink light because of the ribbon, flower, and sugar.

Supplies

You can get most – if not all – of the necessary supplies at Dollar Tree. Whatever you might not find at Dollar Tree you can find at Walmart. In my area, those two places tend to be conveniently very near each other.

You might even have some of these items in your home already.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1. Dollar Tree textured solar light with silver cap (you can use a black one instead but I think the silver better mimics the look of foil on a champagne bottle)
2. Dollar Tree clear plastic craft bottle just under 4″ tall (they have several styles – you want the one with the narrower neck as the solar light neck fits snugly in the neck of the bottle)
3. 5/8 inch wide pink ribbon of your choice – about 8 inches
4. Pink ribbon rose applique with adhesive backing (I believe mine were Offray brand from Walmart but I can’t find them on their website at the moment – these sticky roses are the closest I’ve found – if you have a hot glue gun you could use any non-sticky ones you find at a nearby craft store)
5. 1 cup of sugar (TIP: if you do not want to use sugar because of bugs or expense you can replace it with water – I like the sugar because it won’t be as messy if someone knocks it over but we don’t get many ants where I live)
6. 8 drops of red food coloring

I paid $1.25 for the light and the bottle. I had everything else on hand so this only cost me $2.50 (excluding tax).

Instructions

1. Mix 1 cup of sugar with 8 drops of red food coloring to make “pink sand” – you can mix this by hand but it may take several minutes for the food coloring to be fully absorbed by the sugar or you can throw it in your mixer or blender
2. Remove ALL of the stake from the solar light
3. Pull the battery tab
4. Remove any stickers, if necessary – mine was on the stake so I didn’t have to worry about it
5. Remove the cap from the clear craft bottle as you won’t need it
6. Pour the pink sugar into the bottle until it’s about 1/4-1/2 inch below the bottom of the neck of the bottle
7. Stick the solar light into the neck of the bottle
8. Tie a length of pink ribbon around the neck of the bottle to create a bow
9. Stick a fabric rose sticker in the center of the bow

The photo below shows you where all the action takes place. This is the solar light stuffed into the neck of the craft bottle. See how ALL of the stake has been removed?

The base of the light – the textured, clear plastic fits perfectly inside the neck of the bottle. You won’t have to push it and it won’t wobble when you’re done.

The ribbon goes around the neck so it hides that open base of the light.

There are all kinds of variations you could do, too, based on what you want to use this for or what craft items you have on hand. You could change the color, mix glitter or confetti in with the sugar, or mix tiny, plastic items in with the sugar.

If you were doing this for a bridal shower, for example, you might put little plastic engagement rings inside the sugar or use white ribbon instead of pink.

Make sure you put these in the sun at least a day ahead of time to charge. Before your party, move them to your table or patio.

You can even use these inside if you cut a small square of something like wrapping or craft paper to cover the solar panel on the top. This tricks the light into thinking it’s night. As long as it’s charged it will turn on.

Have fun!