Posts from 'Gardening & Floral'

Button-Down Vase



Here’s more you can make with leftover shirt pieces from the previous project. The front center placket on a menswear shirt (where the shirt sides join to be buttoned) was cut off the shirt and buttoned together to hold small glass votives in place for a simple centerpiece.

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Upside Down Vase



Upside down terra cotta pots hold spider mums in place…

Upside down terracota pots hold the stem of a spider mum in place.
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Paperback Vase



Paperback novels from the 1970′s (picked up for $0.25 each at my library) are finally getting another glance after all these years. I want centerpieces that strike up conversation. In the case of this arrangement, some of the books are so ridiculous I am betting that the jokes will fly at dinner…

I want centerpieces that strike up conversation. In the case of this arrangement, the books are so ridiculous I am betting that jokes will come pretty easily. I like the idea of having extra books that can be handled, read and mocked pretty easily.
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Spray Painting Dried Hydrangeas



Get the color you want in a flash by spray painting dried flowers…

I was deadheading my hydrangeas today (I procrastinated) and  the dried flowers were so pretty I had to experiment with spray painting them.
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Crafting With Gaffers Tape



Here’s a simple vase you can make in minutes and the kids can help. Gaffers tape is a vinyl coated cloth tape – I bought mine at Blick for around $8.00 a roll…

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