โ˜… DIY Vases | Craft Tutorials For Making Your Own Vase โ˜…

Ranked #690 in Arts & Design, #8,353 overall

DIY Home Decor

Vases exist in nearly every home and are a fantastic and easy way to add life and personality to your space.

On this page you will find the best tutorials on the web for making your own vases, often from household objects such as bottles and jars, and there are plenty of how-tos for simply decorating containers too. Most of the vases are completely different to what can be shop-bought, so you can own something unique as well as something cheaper...yay!

I hope you find these ideas inspiring :-)

Photo by WhiMSy Love.

DIY Jam Jar Vases

type=text

Click here to see how these vases were made.

Photo by The Green Gal.

Creative Vases to Make

Lightbulb Vase
A great way to recycle old bulbs.
Birch Log
Bring nature into your home with this DIY.
Egg Shell Mosaic
Interesting and unusual decoration technique.
Cork Containers
Make vases from just tin cans and cork.
Tights Vase
Cover votive candle holders with socks or tights.
Milk Bottle Vases
Use primer to make glass look like porcelain.
Dice Cup Vase Trio
A trio of vases clamped to a tree trunk slice.
Flower Lab
Group an assortment of clear jars together. You could also use scientific glassware.
Faux Bois Vases
Use silicone to draw a wood grain effect on your minimalist vases.

Concrete Pots

type=text

Click here for instructions on making your own trendy concrete pots.

Photo and planter by Home Beautiful.

Hanging Test Tube Vases

Pretty Vase Projects

Teapot Arrangement
How to arrange a flower display in a teapot.
Cocktail Shakers & Coffee Tins
How to arrange flowers in these cool looking containers.
Self Watering Vase
Not pretty but it is a good recycling project with no fuss.
Recycled Plastic Bottle
All you need is a bottle and scissors for this free vase.
Plastered Jars
Interesting idea using old sweaters and plaster of Paris.
Silver Leaf Vase
Designed to look like Mercury glass.
Painted Bottles
I love the rainbow of colours used.
Faux Porcelain Vases
Transform glass bottles and tins into vases which look like they're ceramic.
Framed Vases
No tutorial, but it's an interesting idea for a DIY.

Mosaic Vase

type=text

Learn the art of mosaic making and you can make vases as cool as this one!

Photo and vase by Judit Bozsรกr.

Vase Tutorial Roundup

Test Tube Vase
Sleek and modern holders for single flowers.
Wine Bottle Vases
Stylish way to display flowers on the wall.
Hanging Vases
For indoor or outdoor use.
Lightbulb Hanging Vases
A few of these grouped together make a real statement.
Beautiful Decorative Vases
Gorgeous decorations to hang up at parties and weddings especially.
Hanging Test Tubes
Elegant and a perfect solution if you lack table space.
Faux Foam Vases
Use foam core to create different silhouettes.
Embellished & Painted Vase
Spray paint a glass jar and then decorate with fabric flowers.

Concrete & Lightbulb Vase

Photo and vase by Ray Alderman.

Decorating with Masking Tape

type=text

Click here for details on decorating bottles and jugs with tape.

Photo by How About Orange.

Decorative Vase How-Tos

Argyle Sock Vases
I love this super simple idea.
Yarn Wrapped Vases
I like the stripe accent on the example.
Mason Jars
With wire sections for hanging up.
Enamel Bottles
Transform bottles with enamel paint.
Twig Vase
Natural and rustic vase idea.
Epsom Salt Bottles
Textured wine bottles, perfect for christmas.
Branch Vase
Easy to make from natural materials.
Chalkboard Vases
A nice use for the popular paint.
Spray Painted Jars
Mask off a design first with stickers.

Etched Bottles

type=text

Click here to see how you can etch your own bottles.

Photo by Amanda Siska.

Vase Decoration Ideas

Hollowed Tree Branch
Bore out a hole to make a simple but effective vase.
Tiny Framed Vases
This display of little hanging vases really looks fantastic.
Unusual Recycled Bottle Vase
Very interesting technique using recycled materials.
Paint Brush Vase
Cool vase idea for a creative type.
Recycled Valentine Vases
Recycle old clear bottles into heart art.
DIY White Bottles
Classy vases made very easily from clear glass bottles.
Mercury Glass
Add silver leaf and an antique effect to make lovely shimmery vases.
Burlap Vase Wrap
Make an embellishment by stenciling burlap.
Clay Petal Vase
How to sculpt a clay flower to add to a plain vase.

Decoupage Vases

Layers of paper have been decoupaged onto vases, then varnished.

Photo and vases by Carol Ceramics.

Paper Mache Wall Vases

DIY Vases to Create

Field of Flowers
Gorgeous floral arrangment on the vase itself.
Salt & Pepper Shaker Jars
Turn shaker jars into mini vases by grouping them with wire.
Shadow Box Wall Vases
Cool box vases for making a wall display.
Vivified Vases
Cover your containers in slices of tree branch.
Sweater Vases
Recycle an old sweater into vase covers.
Stacked Vases
Create an eye-catching centrepiece by stacking bud vases together.
Reading Book Vase
Make an old or damaged book into an attractive decoration.
Plastic Bag Vases
Use a heat gun to mould plastic bags around a container - but beware the fumes!

Wellington Boots

type=text

Photo by WhiMSy Love.

More Vases For Your Home

Jute Twine DIY
Wrap a vase in natural colored twine.
17 Vase Arrangements
Inspiring ideas from Martha Stewart.
Recycled Bottle Vases
Fun hanging vases made very easily from plastic bottles.
Styrofoam Mosaic Tiles
Cut foam tiles using a hotwire and then attach them to tin cans.
Printed Photo Labels
Just print out a photo on an adhesive label and stick it on a vase - simple!
Font Vase
Simply attach a random selection of letter stickers to a clear vase.
Striped Glass
Use window colour paint to add colourful stripes to glass.
Creative Vase Gallery
Photos of unusual vase designs to inspire you.

3-Tier Flower Tower

type=text

This lovely centrepiece has been made by drilling through 3 teacups and saucers and then stacking them on a metal rod.

Photo and tower by High Tea for Alice.

Featured Lenses

Loading

DIY Vase Videos

How to Make a Magazine Vase
by applesandmustard | video info

333 ratings | 24,386 views
curated content from YouTube

Vases & Related Craft Books

Loading

Poll

Loading poll. Please Wait...

Please Leave a Comment!

  • funmate Apr 3, 2012 @ 1:50 am | delete
    Very nice DIY ideas for home decoration and handmade gifts.
  • acreativethinker Apr 1, 2012 @ 7:37 pm | delete
    These are just lovely, really great ideas. Thanks for sharing. :)
  • SquidooRocks55 Mar 28, 2012 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    Studentz - You've got all this great information! Great lens!
  • LazyEasyFun Mar 9, 2012 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    Your work is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Feb 12, 2012 @ 1:35 pm | delete
    Love the Wellington boots as flower pot or vase. The light bulb and test tube vases appeal to me also. Thanks for stimulating my creative impulses. Always appreciated.
  • veryirie Sep 27, 2011 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    Oodles of great ideas for DIY vases here! I made one of those small concrete pots for succulents this summer, but hopefully my second attempt will turn out better. ha
  • daria369 Aug 27, 2011 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    Cute collection of ideas - something I do almost every day with the flowers that grow in my front yard. My favorite vases are unusually shaped bottles.

My Blog

Loading

My Lenses

Loading

Google Blog Search

How to make inexpensive, fresh flower arrangements
From an elegant vase full of roses to a jar of fresh wildflowers, the possibilities are endless. Buying arrangements can be a stress on the wallet, especially with more elaborate designs. Do-it-yourself fresh-cut flowers will save you money and give ...
Crafty by design
Of these, 74000 listed it as their sole occupation, while 65000 combined their craft work with a secondary job. Each of Scheen's pieces is lovingly and meticulously worked on. Every morsel of clay is moulded by hand into delicate disks, vases, ...

by

Studentz

Hi there, and thanks for visiting! A bit about me: I have been running a jewellery shop called The Wellington Boot since graduating from university with... more »

Feeling creative? Create a Lens!