How to Decorate a Tulip Vase

Undecorated vases don't do justice to tulips. Spice it up with some crafty flair.

Tulips add a bright springtime touch to any room, especially when you want some extra color and verve. However, a dull vase can take away from the flowers' appeal, so creative vase decor is essential to ensuring you have a well-rounded table centerpiece or shelf decor. With a few craft items and a little patience, you can give your lovely tulips the container they deserve.

Things You'll Need

• Flower vase (plastic, glass or ceramic)
• Acrylic paint
• Thin paintbrush
• Clear glue
• Rhinestones
• Green cloth ribbon
• Scissors
• Glass marbles

Instructions

Steps

1. Paint a delicate design onto the face, bottom or top of the vase, keeping in mind that a minimalistic touch will best complement the shiny objects you will affix later. Consider green grass for the bottom, blue clouds for the top, or brightly colored wisps of curly-ques across the middle of the vase.

2. Apply glue along the top of the vase near the rim no thicker than the circumference of the rhinestones.

3. Affix rhinestones on top of the glue to bedazzle the spout from which the tulips will emerge.

4. Select one rhinestone to stand out from the rest, and glue it on the face of the vase to enhance the design you painted.

5. Cut the ribbon to the same length as the bottom circumference of the vase.

6. Glue the ribbon along the bottom to give the illusion of grass.

7. Allow paint and glue to dry overnight.

8. Pour no more than two inches of marbles into the bottom of the vase.

9. Place tulips inside the vase carefully one by one. Add enough water to submerge the marbles to keep your tulips fresh and healthy.

Tips & Warnings

• Stay within the color scheme of the tulips, only straying as far as the green stem and leaves.

• To avoid rhinestones chipping off, glue them a few millimeters below the top rim.

• Paint can smear while attaching other items, so be extra careful or allow it to dry before continuing with further steps.

• If your vase is opaque, marbles will not be seen.

• Too much water can drown your tulips.