Looking for an easy outdoor DIY that’s budget-friendly, functional, and actually looks cute on the patio? These beer bottle tiki torches are one of the easiest upcycled projects you can make for summer nights, backyard cookouts, camping trips, or relaxing outside after a long day.
Instead of tossing empty bottles in the recycling bin, turn them into stylish tiki torches that add cozy lighting and help keep bugs away during warm evenings. This project is beginner-friendly, affordable, and takes less than 15 minutes to put together.
Whether you’re decorating your backyard, apartment patio, fire pit area, or campsite, these DIY tiki torches are a fun way to give old bottles a second life.
Supplies You’ll Need
- Empty beer bottles (Corona bottles work great)
- Tiki torch replacement wicks
- Tiki torch fuel
- Decorative rocks or pebbles
- Funnel
How to Make Beer Bottle Tiki Torches
Step 1: Clean the Bottles
Wash and dry your empty bottles thoroughly. Remove labels if you want a cleaner, more polished look.
Step 2: Add Decorative Rocks
If you want extra style, place decorative rocks or pebbles in the bottom of the bottle. This also helps stabilize the torch.
Step 3: Fill with Tiki Fuel
Using a funnel, carefully pour tiki torch fuel into each bottle. Leave a little room at the top.
Step 4: Insert the Wick
Place the wick into the bottle opening so the bottom of the wick sits inside the fuel. Let it soak for a few minutes before lighting.
Step 5: Light and Enjoy
Once the wick is fully saturated, light the torch and enjoy your cozy backyard setup.
Safety Tips
- Never leave tiki torches unattended
- Keep away from children and pets
- Only use outdoors in open areas
- Place bottles on stable surfaces
- Extinguish flames completely after use
These are really cool for the warmer weather and these are fun to make. I have never made a Tiki torches! What a fun thing to make. Thanks for the idea!
What a awesome idea
This would be perfect for the summer time, I all about upcycling
This would be perfect for backyard party!
What a great idea, I would have never thought of that.
What a great idea for summertime parties!
These are awesome definitely gonna use these at our next get together!
simple and amazing for gatherings! love it!
Aren’t you resourceful. This is so neat and this is the time of year that we would get a lot of use out of these.
What a cute idea! We have curbside recycling but they do not pick up glass, so we collect it to drop off on our own. At least this is something cute we can do with some of our excess bottles.
I think it would look neat with Chianti bottles too! Fun idea! =)
What a great way to use empty glass bottles. These would be great for summer night outdoor fun!
Beer bottle tiki torches! Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
I don’t drink beer, but this is a great idea! It would probably work with glass pop bottles as well!
I like the upcycle concept and do as much of it as I can 🙂 Thanks for this!
This is neat. I will have to try it soon!
This is a good idea, I need to try it with some wine bottles!!
What a great idea for reusing old bottles
That is a great idea! I love the look of these!
I should make some of these out of Jägermeister bottles lol
these are actually super cool!! could get some really nice bottles even