12 DIY Ice Buckets Of Ice And Not Only

Ice buckets are a must for every party but they are especially a must now when it’s getting hotter and hotter. If you don’t have a proper ice bucket, it’s high time to make one – a usual ice bucket or even a frozen one for those who feel like sprucing up the party decor and making it more special. Here are some tutorials for both types, get inspired!

Ice Buckets

If you like confetti, this chic and colorful bucket is right what you need. It’s made of an acrylic bucket and confetti, of course. The tutorial is very simple and if you want, you may make a whole bar with such confetti items – glasses, shakers, decanters and much more, look for the instructions in the source.

Abstract art is very popular, and the cool thing is that you can make it yourself anytime. Make this colorful ice bucket with pink brushstrokes, it’s sure to catch an eye and spruce up the space a little bit. Such a piece will be especially cool for a girls’ party, a bridal shower or a bachelorette. Enjoy!

This cute and comfy piece is made of a usual paint bucket! Take a paint bucket of your choice, it should be large enough to accommodate a bottle, keep it in mind while choosing. Clear it from all the paint – as well as possible, it’s very important. The next step is stenciling – here the author made some kind of gold chevron. Read the whole tutorial to make this bucket.

This cute rustic ice bucket is made of two large wooden bowls, I bet you have a couple at hand in the kitchen. All you need to do is to attach these two bowls to each other, paint them as you like and add handles to make using the bucket more comfortable. Here the author chose to add stripes to the bowls but you may paint and stencil as you want.

If your guests are already coming and you don’t have an ice bucket, make it of a watermelon that you may have at hand. The idea is pretty simple: cut out everything that is inside, wash it and fill with ice cubes. So easy and so summer-like, I need one for my summer party, and you?

Frozen Buckets

What I like even more is frozen ice buckets, which immediately spruce up your party decor, if you are planning a party, you really need one. The first tutorial here is a gorgeous ice bucket with leaves – choose artificial or real palm leaves to insert into a bucket and make it stylish summer-like. Tropical leaves are extremely popular for summer decor, ideal for parties, so use them for your bucket to make it look amazing.

This is a cool citrus frozen ice bucket, it’s ideal for summer parties – what can scream summer more than citrus? Take these colorful fruits – limes, grapefruits or oranges, slice them and mix them all to make the frozen ice bucket really vibrant. Refresh your drinks even more with such a bucket!

Such a gorgeous ice bucket will become a gorgeous centerpiece on a summer table. I totally love that it’s blush and features tasty berries, flowers fruits, it looks so wow! This frozen bucket will be ideal for some event like a wedding, a bridal or baby shower or something like that – make it really special.

Here’s a very colorful and bold idea to make a bucket – make it with berries, citrus slices and greenery. These ice buckets are rather small, they are aimed at accommodating one bottle in each and are shaped as larger bottles. They are ideal for winter holidays as they feature all the winter holidays fruits and berries but actually you can make them anytime.

This tutorial will tell you how to make a gorgeous frozen ice bucket for spring or summer as it’s a floral one. Rock large and colorful blooms like gerberas – they can be real or faux ones if you don’t have real ones at hand. Looks so cool, bright and refreshing plus ideal for girls’ parties.

Make this super colorful and fun frozen ice bucket using faux leaves. You may give the bucket a fall look using autumnal shades like burgundy and gold or a summer feel using neon shades. The tutorial is very simple and cool, so make your bucket and spruce up the bar with colors. Enjoy!

This is a very refined and cool frozen ice bucket – it’s made using strawberries, eucalyptus and flowers. Thanks to eucalyptus, the bucket looks very textural and cool, and I strongly recommend you to make a raw edge with eucalyptus to make it stand out. Add some food coloring to the water to make your bucket pink, so it will be perfect for a girls’ party. Have fun!