How to Decorate a Vase for Mom

Make a special vase for Mother's Day using almost any container and tissue paper or fabric. Just make sure that the container is tall enough to hold the fresh or paper flowers of your choice.

Things You'll Need

• Brushes
• Ribbons
• Artificial Flowers And Greenery
• Decorative Rubber Stamps
• Dried Flowers
• Fabrics
• Fresh Flowers
• Glues
• Nontoxic Acrylic Paints
• Nontoxic Paint Pens
• Plastic Or Glass Vases
• Silk Flowers
• Wooden Containers
• Macaroni
• Napkins
• Plastic Or Glass Jars

Instructions

Tissue Paper

1. Wrap a soda bottle (glass or plastic), glass jar or any other tall container with paper and ribbon to create a beautiful vase.

2. Center the container on top of a sheet of tissue paper or wrapping paper.

3. Bring the paper up around the container and gather the paper just below its opening. If your container is a bottle or jar, gather the paper around the neck.

4. Hold the paper in place by tying a ribbon around it.

5. Arrange the paper so that it flares slightly at the top.

6. Make sure to use enough paper that the edges of the paper reach just above the mouth of the container. A 25-inch-square piece of paper will give you enough coverage for a 1-liter plastic soda bottle.

Contrasting Paper

1. Use two sheets of tissue paper in contrasting colors to wrap your container.

2. Place one sheet on your work surface with one edge facing you.

3. Place the other sheet on top of the first with one point facing you.

4. Wrap the bottle as instructed above. One color will "peek out" from behind the other.

Fabric

1. Use fabric squares instead of paper to wrap your container.

2. Decorate the fabric with stamps or paint if you wish, and then wrap the container as instructed above.

Tips & Warnings

• Decorate white or colored tissue paper with stamps, acrylic paints, markers or crayons before wrapping your container.

• Use cloth napkins for the fabric-wrapped vase.