I love cutting fresh flowers from my yard for friends but never have enough vases. I also just don't grow enough in my yard to justify a full bouquet, so I needed a simple pretty vase for just a single stem or two.
We had a bunch of Izze bottles in our recycling so I washed a few out and peeled off the labels.
I didn't worry about getting off all the sticky label goo since I planned to cover most of the bottle with fabric.
I tore three one inch strips of fabric from some scrap pieces I had.
Then I glued about two inches at a time and gathered the fabric as I glued. I did not sew the gather, I just loosely gathered it while the glue dried.
I glued three rows to hide the sticky label glue. If your ambitious and fully clean the bottle you can do just one or two.
That's it folks.
Here's a few fabric flowers on larger bottles. These are great for longer stemed flowers like roses or lilies.
More ruffles. These bottles are not old or vintage. Most glass bottles are pretty on their own once the label is gone.
This ones is one of my favorite. It's just the sleeve of a sweater with a few rosettes.
Vintage lace on a blue bottle.
That's it. Super simple. A great gift for a friend or neighbor.
Ha... you use the words "Super Simple" EXTREMELY loosely. I would NEVER be able to do this. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are great! Another simple embellishment for flowers is to cover jars with paper. I used bell jars, but they can be pickle jars, or whatever you have in the garage or recycling. For my wedding last month, I wanted flowers and candles on every table, but didn't have vases for the flowers and didn't want the candles to be reached by small hands. So I used a roll of wrapping paper cut to different widths and made each jar unique. Some I also added a strip of burlap or scrap fabric to tie a crude bow. On some I used a paper punch that I bought at a paper store to make a pretty scalloped edge that resembled lace. They turned out awesome!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! My favorite is the blue bottle.
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