Monday, May 30, 2011

Making A Vase For On The Wall

Making a vase for on the wall… 

step one
Buy  or find a piece of wood to use that is in proportion to the jar, which  you also need to find or buy. If you are like me you will have the  chance to recycle one. Make sure the jar (or use a vase) has a lip on  the top. Paint the wood however you would like it.
step two
Position the jar on the wood and drill two holes on either side at the the base of the opening. 
step three
Wrap  steel wire around the lip of the jar a few times and twist it once   until it’s secure.  Position the jar so that it’s lined up on the wood   and poke the ends through the small holes that you drilled.  Wrap them   together in the back and clip any extra wire.
step four
Drill  two additional holes at the top of the wood and wrap a second  piece of  steel wire through leaving a large loop at the top.  Twist the  ends  around the base and clip off the extra wire.
Add water and flowers then hang it up.  Dried or imitation flowers could also be used.
It really was that simple! Fun to make :)


step one
Buy or find a piece of wood to use that is in proportion to the jar, which you also need to find or buy. If you are like me you will have the chance to recycle one. Make sure the jar (or use a vase) has a lip on the top. Paint the wood however you would like it.

step two
Position the jar on the wood and drill two holes on either side at the the base of the opening. 

step three
Wrap steel wire around the lip of the jar a few times and twist it once until it’s secure.  Position the jar so that it’s lined up on the wood and poke the ends through the small holes that you drilled.  Wrap them together in the back and clip any extra wire.

step four
Drill two additional holes at the top of the wood and wrap a second piece of steel wire through leaving a large loop at the top.  Twist the ends around the base and clip off the extra wire.
Add water and flowers then hang it up.  Dried or imitation flowers could also be used.

I found this little project at Creative Minds Wiithout Borders

3 comments:

  1. This idea has endless potential. I would see giving the wood a shape or adding more or different style jars. It also reminds me a bromeliads on wood that they used to sell at Schroeder's flowers. they look like this. http://www.fragasnursery.com/gallery/bromeliad_on_wood.jpg

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  2. Wow I've never seen those before! I like them!

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  3. bromeliads grow in the crevices of trees in the jungle. they don't really have a root system. To water you have to soak the wood. they are pretty cool but seem hard to grow and keep alive.

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