LOVE Jar Vases
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I loved making my FALL and JOY bottles so much that I knew I had to make some for Valentine’s Day. I even came up with an idea for fillers that I’m pretty excited about. I couldn’t wait to see how everything came together, and I’ve been looking forward to sharing with you.
I thought I was going to have to ask someone to drink some frappes so I could have the bottles (we JUST threw a ton of them in the recycling, but I hadn’t thought to save any), but I lucked into another option. We’re in the middle of a big house organizing project, and in clearing out some cabinets I found exactly FOUR matching jars—pizza sauce jars apparently leftover from when we were doing weekly make-your-own pizza nights. A little Goo Gone and we were good to go!
It’s a little cold to spray paint, and my colors are limited anyway, so I used acrylic paint and a brush. I sat there staring at the red, pink, and white paint for a while before ultimately deciding on white. I think it works best with the washi tape I chose.
Ahh, washi tape. I definitely did not need to buy any more of that. I had fun looking through my [ridiculous] collection to pick out some favorites to use.
To see how I made my original FALL bottles, check out my post here. I’ll go through how I made these ones as well as how I made the fillers.
Supplies
For jars:
Bottles/jars
Paint
Washi tape
Cardstock
Scissors
Paint brush
Optional:
Cutting machine
For vase fillers:
Scissors
Skewers
Paint
Paint brush
I started out by painting the jars. It took me a few coats to get them completely covered. Actually, after the first two coats I realized I only really needed to focus on the top and bottom of the jars, because the middle would be covered with washi tape. It didn’t take long to paint each coat, but I did have to wait a while in between for them to dry.
Once the jars were dry, I started putting on the washi tape. These jars are bigger than the other bottles I’ve done, so it was slightly trickier to get the tape straight, but I got it.
Because I was only cutting out four letters, I took a chance and used the glitter cardstock that has given me fits in the past with my Cameo. It took a few times to get it cut out, but it eventually worked, and I think it was worth it!
I used Tacky glue to glue on the letters, and I had to hold them down for a little while until they stuck.
That’s really all there is to that part! Making the vase fillers was the last step. My youngest asked me what I call these, and… I don’t know. Pompoms on a stick? They actually remind me of the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax.
I made a total of 20 pompoms for this in two different sizes. I made 10 of each, using the smallest two sizes I have. I have plenty of the basic yarn left over from my other projects, but I decided to use something a little different this time. I just love the Charisma yarn. It’s very soft, and it’s also chunkier, so making pompoms goes really quickly. The pompoms are also just a little fuller looking.
The sticks are just skewers I found in a kitchen drawer. I cut 8 of them down a little (about two inches maybe) and left the rest alone. I painted them all pink, leaving the pointed end unpainted so I had something to hold onto. That’s the end that I stuck into the pompoms, so you can’t see it anyway.
To attach the skewers to the pompoms, I used a little hot glue. I opened the pompom as close to the center as possible and added a dot of glue. I put the pointed end of the skewer into the glue and held it together for the short time it took the glue to harden.
As soon as I arranged the skewers in the jar it was all done! I love how they turned out.
What other ideas do you have? Something with hearts would be cute. Or mixing up the colors a little. You could actually use them as vases for flowers—real or otherwise. Whatever you choose to do, have fun with it!
