How to Decorate a Vase for Mom

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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.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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
Napkins

Tissue Paper

Step 1

Wrap a soda bottle (glass or plastic), glass jar or any other tall container with paper and ribbon to create a beautiful vase.
Step 2

Center the container on top of a sheet of tissue paper or wrapping paper.
Step 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.
Step 4

Hold the paper in place by tying a ribbon around it.
Step 5

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

Step 1

Use two sheets of tissue paper in contrasting colors to wrap your container.
Step 2

Place one sheet on your work surface with one edge facing you.
Step 3

Place the other sheet on top of the first with one point facing you.
Step 4

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

Fabric

Step 1

Use fabric squares instead of paper to wrap your container.
Step 2

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

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on 12/19/2005 Take a cup and fill it up with a little glue and a little water, just to make the glue a little runny. Then place a piece of tissue paper on a soda bottle and brush the glue on to the tissue. It helps to over lap some tissue as you go around the bottle. It will be a little sticky and messy, but when it's done it looks so pretty.