These three vase projects from Courtney are simple to make, totally school savvy, match any arrangement and are a fun project to engage with your kids.
Plus, the vases get an A+ for effort and creativity!
Show your school spirit at home and use these for your own floral arrangement — or share with the class. Whatever adds up!
Ruler Vase
Items needed for this project:
- Inexpensive lucite cylinder vase
- 12-inch wooden rulers (enough to cover the vase when positioned vertically from base of lid to lip)
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Steps:
- Heat glue gun.
- When glue is ready, place zigzag strip of glue along back of one ruler.
- Place ruler with markings facing on vase, with one edge of ruler aligning with bottom of vase.
- Repeat with more rulers until vase is completely covered; if spacing is uneven for final ruler placement, position so its side edges rest on rulers at either side.
Pencil Vase
Items needed for this project:
- Lucite or glass vase
- Standard pencils
- Three-inch wide grosgrain ribbon, trimmed 9 inches longer than width of vase
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Steps:
- Heat glue gun.
- When glue is ready, place strip of glue along back of one pencils.
- Affix pencil to center of ribbon; length and width-wise.
- Repeat gluing and affixing pencils until enough pencils are on ribbon to cover the outside of vase.
- Let dry and then tie ribbon on to vase with pencils on outside; secure with knot and trim edges.
Wow your teachers this school year!
Each month an expertly curated Bouquet Box will arrive at your door complete with the precise number of flowers plus simple instructions to create a professionally designed bouquet.