Fragrant, cheerful, spring-like: seasonal floral decorations put you in a good mood, set accents and bring variety to the interior. In a stylish vase, tulips, daffodils, carnations, daisies, etc. are presented particularly effectively and automatically attract attention. And if the old vase seems too boring, you can decorate it with paint, paper, yarn or beautiful decorative ribbons. We'll show you 10 DIY ideas on how you can make a new vase and creatively embellish it.
Make a vase out of a bottle and decorate it with yarn
We'll show you how to turn an old wine bottle into a pretty vase. For your next craft project you will need the following materials:
wine bottle
Wool yarn, several colors
Hot glue
Scissors
Instructions: Cut 9 pieces of wool yarn of different lengths. Start from the bottom of the bottle and wrap the first piece of yarn around the bottle. Then fix its ends with the glue gun. You need to do the same with the second piece of wool yarn and repeat the process until the bottle is completely wrapped.
Decorate a drinking glass with drinking straws
Welcome the coming spring with oneharmonious decorationwelcome. This colorful vase made of a drinking glass and drinking straws spreads cheer and can be perfectly displayed on the Easter table.
Materials required:
Drinking glass
Drinking straws (multiple, matching colors and patterns)
Decorative ladybug figure
Satin ribbon
Hot glue
Scissors
Instructions: Attach the drinking straws to the drinking glass with the glue gun. Make sure that you place the drinking straws close together. At the end you can wrap a piece of satin ribbon around them. Tie the two ends of the decorative ribbon together and then tie a bow. If you wish, you can further embellish the vase with ladybug figures.
Make a flower vase out of a plastic bottle and plastic spoons
The next vase presents itself in a colorful spring outfit. We'll explain how you can decorate a plain plastic bottle with plastic spoons in bright colors. Carnations and daffodils are particularly effective in this colorful vase.
Materials required:
Plastic bottle, for example a 1.5 liter water bottle
Plastic spoons (various colors)
Hot glue
Cutter
Never
Instructions: Cut the water bottle in two. Take a spoon and pinch off its handle with tongs. Then glue the spoon scoop to the plastic bottle. Repeat the process until you have covered the entire bottle with scoops of spoons.
Paint and decorate with sea animal figures
A vase in bright yellow brings spring to the table. Our tip: in combination with red tulips the color develops its full radiance. The decoration with sea animal figures gives the arrangement an additional summer flair and illustrates the transition between seasons in a particularly apt way.
Materials required:
Drinking glass
Sea animal figures
Acrylic paint
flat brush
Hot glue
Instructions: Attach the sea animal figures to the drinking glass with hot glue, then paint both the figures and the vase with acrylic paint. For better results, you can first paint the individual animal figures precisely with a brush and only then attach them.
Origami: Quick instructions
The origami vase pictured above presents itself as a modern work of art in subtle pastel tones. The combination of pastel pink, sky blue and lavender looks particularly subtle. Subtle pink accents add a splash of color to the design.
Materials required:
Colored paper (several colors)
Plastic bottle (for example 1.5 liter water bottle)
Compass (or something round)
Pencil
Scissors
adhesive
Hot glue
Lineal
Cutter
Instructions: Draw 16 equal-sized circles with a diameter of 6 cm on the blue sheet of colored paper and cut them out. Use the ruler to bend the ends of the circle upwards. Repeat the process until you have 16 pink, 16 rose-red and 16 lavender circles with a diameter of 6 cm. Then glue the individual circles together and attach them to the bottle.
Paint with acrylic paint
Is your glass vase too boring for you? She gets it with a pink acrylic paintthe necessary color kick. Here comes a craft idea with which you can transform your vase into an eye-catcher.
Materials required:
Drinking glass
Acrylic paint
Paint brush
Satin ribbon
Scissors
Follow the instructions above step by step and paint your vase in a subtle pastel color.
Make a vase and decorate it with tissue paper
The next vase fascinates with a sculptural look and cheerful colors and also cuts a good figure on the table as a soloist.
Materials required:
Drinking glass
Tissue paper (various colors)
Scissors
Mod Podge
Paint brush
Instructions: First, apply a layer of Mod Podge to the drinking glass. Cut the silk leaves into pieces of different sizes and press them onto the glass. Then seal the surface with a second coat of Mod Podge.
Paint and decorate with jute ribbon
We have already shown you how you can paint a vase with acrylic paint. Now we will explain to you how you can additionally decorate them with a jute ribbon.
Materials required:
Drinking glass
Jute ribbon (at least 6 cm wide)
Satin ribbon (3 cm wide)
Scissors
Hot glue
Acrylic paint
Paint brush
Follow the step-by-step instructions above and combine a jute ribbon with a satin ribbon. Optionally, you can decorate the vase with lace instead of satin ribbon.
Decorate the water bottle with washi tape
The next spring-like vase gives the Easter table a very personal style. It is made from a plastic bottle and decorated with washi tape. This is how the floral classics can be staged in a modern way for the spring season.
Materials required:
plastic bottle
Washi tape (various colors)
Cutter
Scissors
This is how you give the illusion of a ceramic look
We'll show you how you can give off the ceramic look with a little color. The instructions are very simple and you can also make the vase with the children.
Materials required:
white acrylic paint (matt)
blue acrylic paint (matt)
big brush
small brush
