What can you draw on a handmade vase? A big masterpiece with your own hands: making a floor vase to decorate your home

Everyone knows that a bouquet of flowers in a beautiful vase is a wonderful decoration for a table or home space in general. But, unfortunately, it is not always possible to buy a vase that suits your interior. At the same time, it’s not at all difficult to find a very simple, inexpensive glass container or even a bottle and decorate it the way you want.

The process is creative and exciting, because modern decorative and Decoration Materials allow you to turn any ordinary vessel into a masterpiece. Special paints, contours on glass, and napkins for decoupage come to the aid of craftswomen. Needlewomen do not limit themselves special materials, but use the most unexpected things for decoration, such as: plaster bandages, cereals, pasta, jute twine, dry fruits and skeletonized leaves.

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So the craftswoman Ann got the idea to decorate the vase in some unusual way, this is what she writes on her blog: “I had been chasing this idea in my head for a long time, some time passed and I finally decided to do it. I kept thinking about how I could get volumetric image on a vase, jar, box or even canvas. I didn’t like the options associated with cutting out shapes from foam plastic and gluing them to the base, and I also didn’t like the option of buying voluminous stickers. All this, in my opinion, required a lot of effort or investment Money, I knew there was an easier way. And this is what I came up with..."

So, to decorate a vase you will need:

suitable glass vessel,
glue gun,
drawing for transfer to a vase,
tissue paper or thin cloth,
alcohol-containing liquid
acrylic paint,
acrylic lacquer.

Step 1. To implement her idea, the author found this container at a sale, which cost her fifty cents. Take your glass vase and treat it with alcohol.

Step 2. Find a design or design that suits your vase. The craftswoman used the pattern on her favorite cap as a template.

Step 3. Transfer the pattern onto the paper and fold the paper to make sure it is symmetrical and find the center of the pattern as shown in the photo. Attach the drawing to the desired location.

Step 4: Fill the pattern with hot glue. If in the process of work you accidentally went beyond the boundaries of the pattern, it’s okay; the hot glue can be easily cleaned up with a knife when it has cooled.

Step 5. Take tissue paper, remember it, and tear it into squares no larger than 6*6 cm. You can also use thin fabric for these purposes.

Step 6. Place scraps of fabric or scraps of paper on the vase and glue them with PVA glue. Do this very carefully, try not to tear the paper. Cover the entire vase, smoothing out excess folds with your fingers. Dry the resulting relief.

Step 7. To smooth the relief and give it integrity, coat the vessel with PVA glue one more time.

Step 7. After this layer of glue has dried, use a foam sponge to tint the vase with light acrylic paint. At this stage, the craftswoman asks if you see the laughing face of a guy with a small mustache on the vase? Lush eyebrows, curled mustache? A goatee on your chin? She wants you to see this laughing Frenchman, she will be very pleased if you have the same rich imagination as she does.

Step 8. After the layer of light paint has dried, take a soft brush and paint in a contrasting color. The needlewoman used black, you may want to use Umber or some other color that best suits your interior. Make sure your brush is almost dry before applying paint. It's better to put too little paint on your brush than too much. But even if it happens that you applied too much dark paint, do not be discouraged, let the paint dry and paint over the dark spot with the light paint that was used earlier.

Step 9. After the paint has dried, cover the entire surface acrylic varnish. Ann really likes the result, she thinks that it turned out very rustic. As the craftswoman’s father, an engineer by profession, says: “If you can’t make it look perfect, emphasize its imperfection.”

Decorating glass vases with your own hands

The next master class, already in video format from Natasha Fokhtina. In it she will talk about how to make such cute vases from glass bottles.

To decorate them, the craftswoman used the decoupage technique.

This vase from a jar was made using glue gun, metallic paint and decorative glass pebbles.

But this beauty was achieved using acrylic paints, semolina and contour, and on glass.

Watch the video tutorial, select suitable containers and create with inspiration!

Translation by Oksana Korshunova especially for the site:

Modern interior style is rich in ideas. Even with a small investment you can quickly add original accents And decorative solutions. This issue is about one of these very budget, but very original ideas. Transparent glass vases, their advantages and 33 ideas for inspiration.

Transparent glass is perhaps the leader among inexpensive, ultra-fashionable materials. Until recently, multi-colored stained glass in the Tiffany style was at the peak of popularity, but today transparency and conciseness are in fashion. This is, of course, the influence of minimalism. However, transparent glass vases fit seamlessly into almost any interior style.

Their advantages:

allow light to pass through and therefore do not clutter up the space visually,

look beautiful both alone and in company with each other,

can be filled with flowers, decorative material or become an independent art object,

and, what’s especially nice, they are very inexpensive and are sold in almost any city.

In short, transparent glass vases are an excellent field for experimentation. See ideas from trademark Pottery Barn and learn the design secrets of using this decor item.

And look how this technique is used by the master of modern interiors

for every taste

Transparent glass vases are very diverse in shape and size. But the most fashionable of them:

absolutely even cylinders - high and low,

wide rectangles and narrow ones - for one flower,

narrow-necked cones and balls,

on legs: resembling glasses or aquariums.

what to fill with

Looks great as one in clear glass vases graceful flower or even large beautiful leaf plants, as well as a combination of various decorative elements (layers of different materials are especially effective):

flowers, stems and leaves,
small indoor plants,
fruits and spices,
sea pebbles and shells,
wooden shavings and multi-colored sand,
acrylic crystals and stones,
any natural materials according to the season.

design secrets

Transparent glass vases are a very flexible material for decoration. It is only important to emphasize its advantages: lightness and transparency. This is what we will work with:

Background(most often the surface of a table or chest of drawers, less often the plane of a wall) is an important element. If you want to draw attention to such a vase in a rather bright interior, the background needs to be made quite dark or bright. If the interior is designed in calm colors and lacks strong contrasts, then the glass vase will be visible.

Balance and composition. What we are talking about here is that the size of the glass decor should be proportional to the horizontal on which it is placed.

on big table one rather large vase or a composition of several small ones looks beautiful;

if it's rectangular dinner table— a row of identical vases with different fillings looks impressive;

a coffee table or bedside table will be perfectly decorated with a free arrangement of vases different heights and shapes;

if such vases are placed on console table, chest of drawers or shelf - think about the design of the wall that serves as the background;

transparent glass vases are an element of a laconic style, so do not load the space closest to them with objects with fine and bright detailing, as well as richly decorated with classical decor;

Such vases perfectly support the eco-style, about which we had a mini-series, links at the end of this publication.

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Create beautiful decor possible without large investments and hand-made skills. There are many ways to decorate: from gluing rhinestones, bows and ribbons to painting the glass surface. Let's look at the main ways you can decorate a flower vase with your own hands.

Product forms

Traditionally shaped vases are no longer relevant. The shape and dimensions of the product can be changed homemade decor. Round, cone-shaped, flat - all these types of vases can decorate the interior and become the missing highlight. The shape of the product depends on the imagination of the craftsman and the chosen material. Most often, round or square shapes are used for blanks.

Round vases are clear and concise. They are most often modeled with plastic bottles, papier-mâché, primed and decorated. To make the vase look like a complete decorative element, painted dry branches are inserted into it. Square products are complemented with fashionable details and used in an interior decorated in a minimalist style. The vase is coated with primer or paint and then decorated.

You can, of course, buy a ready-made vase in a store. But even the most expensive thing cannot compare with a unique piece of decor made by yourself.

Vase decor

Stickers

The easiest way to decorate a plain vase with your own hands is to stick a stencil, sticker, or a paper cutout with any filling inside. They will look especially impressive on transparent vases. Additionally, you can paint the surface with metallic acrylic paints.

Advice! You can also stick a strip of rhinestones in the form of a ribbon onto a glass vase. This decor can be found in sewing stores.

Filling the vase

Material for decoration can be made with your own hands from cereals. You can use pearl barley, rice, buckwheat, and millet as a filler. Each of them gives its own texture. The result will be even more interesting if you mix different grains on paper, cover with paint and let dry.

You can decorate such a flower vase not only with outside, but also from the inside, for example, using the same cereal. To do this, you need to place a glass or other container in a vase, and fill the space between the walls with colored cereals.

Coloring

For this decoration you need to take a vase and original bottle. Next, you should trim the surface of the container, paint a pattern on it and blot the surface with a sponge to give it a relief texture. When the paint has dried, you need to outline the placement of the future drawing with a pencil. Next, use a pen or toothpick to apply dots of the same size to the drawing.

Decor from clothes

You can decorate a vase or glass with your own hands regular socks or golfs. It is necessary to cut off the part of the sock above the heel. Next, place the glass on cardboard or fabric, trace its bottom with a pencil and cut out along the intended contour. A similar shape needs to be cut out from the remains of the sock. Sew the cut part and the sock together. Place the fabric on the bottom of the container and place the cardboard on top.

Important! For this method of decoration, it is better to choose a small container.

Paper decor

You can place a paper applique made using quilling technology on a glass or vase. You can also prepare a simpler paper decoration with your own hands. To do this you will need parchment, glue and a container for decoration. You need to cut strips of paper and twist them into ropes. Next, stick even strips onto the vase. When the container is dry, you need to glue the paper strands and decorate it with rhinestones or sprinkle it with colorless varnish.

You can find other uses for newspaper tubes. Glue the cardboard to the bottom, and then twist the base with strands, forming the body of the vase. The shape of the product depends on the inclination of the tubes. The finished product should be coated with varnish or diluted PVA to secure the strands, and then paint the vase in any color.

Decorating with sticks

Next time you go for a walk, collect several branches of the same thickness. Then clean the material. Make all the branches the same length, paint each with acrylic paint and let dry. When the material is ready, you can begin to decorate the glass vase with your own hands. Having placed the branches around the perimeter of the circle, you need to fasten the product with ribbons, threads with buttons or other materials.

Other decor options

For decoration, you can also use napkins, tree bark, dry branches, and fragments of an old lattice. All these elements will be appreciated by lovers of eco-decor.

Papier mache. A mixture of marked paper and PVA glue is used to cover the base of the vase, which gives it unusual shape and creates a durable product. After the mixture has dried, you can continue to decorate the relief with improvised materials, you can sand the surface or just leave it doing nothing. Anyway Using papier-mâché you can create a unique piece of art.

Leg-split- This is a thin thread twisted from fibers. This item can be used to decorate many things, including a DIY flower vase. It is enough to glue the twine to the bottom of the container with glue and then wind it upward along the product.

Gypsum. This material requires the skills of a master. Plaster in the form of putty is applied to the vase. While the material dries, it is given a relief base with a knife or palette knife.

Twine. Palm fiber is used to wrap any containers (glass, plastic, porcelain). It is better to fasten the twine with construction glue.

Decoration of glasses

Decorating with ribbons

Materials:

satin ribbons;
lace;
beads;
artificial flowers;
feathers;
glass paint;
glue.

The easiest way to decorate a glass with your own hands is to use ribbons of white and pink flowers. To do this, you need to fold the strips in one row, wrap them around the glass, trim the edges and strengthen the decor with glue. At the same place you should glue a ribbon bow.

Advice! You can also wrap the ribbon around the stem of a glass.

IN in this case It is better to use thin tapes, and cut off the already pasted strips. The ends of the fabric must be treated with fire so that they do not fall apart.

Decorating with lace

The lace contains a simple pattern. This material looks great on glass. In addition to the main decor, the glass can be decorated with rhinestones and flat beads.

Advice! I often use this decor for wedding glasses.

Decoration in bulk

This option is more suitable for people who work well with a brush. You can decorate the glass with swirls, dotted patterns, hearts, bows, etc. Beginning artists are better off using stencils for scattering. Or offer lace and repeat its design on the glass.

Advice! Can be used for decoration plain paint or gouache.

Decoupage and decorating a vase for a gift (2 videos)

Floor vases have been excellent home decorations for many centuries. During the time of ancient civilizations there already existed large vases. They were used not only for flowers, but also for storing bulk substances. Now there is no problem in choosing beautiful floor vases. But it’s better if this piece of furniture is made with caring hands owners of the house. In addition, this will help save the family budget.

History of floor vases

IN Ancient Greece vases were used to store various liquids and bulk substances. A tall floor vase was a mandatory item in the Middle Ages in the homes of aristocrats. She symbolized wealth and well-being. Not much has changed since then. Now this item can be seen in hotels and country houses, and in beauty salons. They always look stylish and create a sophisticated atmosphere in the room.

Ideally, a tall floor vase should be between 40 cm and 1.5 meters in size. But there are also very tall specimens - up to the ceiling.

What can you make a floor vase from?

There are a lot of materials for creativity. Everything that reminds tall vase, can be used to ultimately turn into a work of art. These are various plastic bottles and carboys, large glass vessels, cardboard packaging in the form of tubes, plastic and metal pipes.

Auxiliary materials include ropes, paper, salt dough, stones and even pasta. A tall floor vase can be obtained if you use the papier-mâché method. You can make a very nice wicker from newspaper tubes.

Plastic floor vases

Plastic bottles are turned into floor bottles. Plastic tall structures the results are light in weight. Therefore, they are made heavier for stability. To create, you will need several two-liter plastic bottles.

First you need to cut off the top and bottom parts of the bottles and insert them into each other. There is no need to cut off the bottom of the future vase. Then you need to stick it on the structure in several layers. toilet paper or paper kitchen towels. In this case, use Last layer should have a pattern created using paper soaked in glue. All this is fixed spray paint. A vase in bronze, gold and copper colors will look very impressive. To ensure that a tall floor vase stands on the floor and does not fall, you can pour decorative stones inside.

Glass vases

To create such a vase, you can buy a ready-made transparent vase or take a large glass bottle. You can decorate it using a thick rope. To secure it to the glass surface, it is convenient to use a glue gun.

To apply a decorative pattern, you can use a transparent sealant. To begin with, the surface of the glass must be thoroughly cleaned with acetone. Now you can apply the pattern. It can be anything, for example, repeating the texture of tree bark. The workpiece must be left to dry for 24 hours. Then you can start painting the vase. You can use two or three colors. Depending on the pattern and the author's ideas. It is better to take acrylic for even spraying. Floor vases, tall, decorated with your own hands to imitate wood, look great with

To create a pattern on a cylindrical glass vase, you can use rubber bands. They need to be pulled onto the vase in a chaotic manner, and then sprayed with paint. The result is a stylish striped pattern.

Floor, tall, glass vases can be simply decorated various items(coins, buttons, ribbons, cereals). You can buy stained glass paints in craft stores and create your own work of art from a simple glass bottle.

Vase made of glass jars

Original floor vases for flowers, tall and not very tall, can be obtained if you take two three liter jars(preferably with a wide neck). They need to be glued together at the bottoms. Any glue for glass will be suitable for this purpose. To make the vase more stable, the bottom jar must be filled with resin. Cover the neck of the bottom jar with a disk or any round object (for stability). After the glued cans have dried, they need to be puttied and painted. Or you can use the papier-mâché method and then apply a decorative pattern. To create a vase in nautical style They use ropes, shells and small pebbles. The napkin decoupage technique gives room for imagination in decorating a floor vase.

Vase made from cardboard packaging cylinder

A cylinder made of thick cardboard on which linoleum is wound. You can ask for it in construction stores. Next, you can give the product any shape using papier-mâché or gypsum mixture. For stability, glue a circle of plywood to the bottom. Decorate - in any known way: with fabric, rope, eggshell, nut shells. These vases look beautiful, three in one composition. To do this, they can be glued to one wooden base. The height of the vases should be different.

Pipe vase

Craftswomen learned to make floor and tall vases with their own hands from plumbing or water pipes. It can be purchased at a hardware or specialty store. Afterwards it can be covered with newspaper sheets or thin paper. After drying, apply a universal primer. Interesting solution To decorate such a vase, it will be covered with natural tree bark. In order to disinfect collected material and get rid of the bugs, you need to carry out a number of actions. The bark must be boiled and left in this water for about a day. After this, it needs to be dried well for 2 days. You can glue the bark with any glue that is suitable for wood and plastic. The bottom of the pipe is filled with gypsum mortar or resin. The surface of the bark is covered on top. Several layers are needed.

The result is tall, decorative floor vases that will look perfect in any room design. Especially when it comes to fashionable environmental style.

Floor vase made of newspaper tubes

Perfect for country style. If wicker or rattan is difficult to get, then newspaper tubes are perfect for weaving. First you need to familiarize yourself with the technique for creating these rods. So, you will need a stack of newspapers, PVA glue and a lid from a pot or frying pan. To make flagella, just twist a sheet of newspaper from one corner to the other. If you are new to weaving, then it is better to make the bottom from cardboard. But you can also weave it. Next, we bend the twigs up and begin to weave the leg of the vase. Then you need to make the vase expand. To do this, a lid of a larger diameter than the vase leg itself is used. We insert it into the middle of the weave and continue to weave another 12-15 rows. To narrow the vase towards the neck, you need to use an elastic band. The rim of the vase can expand again. At the end, we braid the remaining rods so that we get a braid along the edge of the vase. We cut off the unnecessary remains of the tubes. That's it, the vase is almost ready. All that remains is to cover it with paint or stain, and then apply varnish.

Such inexpensive and unbreakable vases are suitable for those who have small children and animals at home.

Square vase from a box

To create a square vase regular one will do cardboard box of suitable shape. If you don’t have one, you can adjust the shape of the box you have on hand using a stapler or glue.

Many people can’t even believe that they can make such tall floor vases with their own hands from simple cardboard. The master class below will help needlewomen create a miracle.

To work you will need:

decoupage napkins;
decoupage glue or PVA, diluted with water;
cardboard box;
paper;
scissors;
and paints;
aerosol and water-based paints;
PVA glue.

In order for all the layers to lie firmly on the box, you need to lubricate it with a primer. After drying, you can start gluing pieces of torn paper using PVA. A few layers are enough. After drying, you need to apply a layer of water-based paint. We dry it again, and only after that can we apply a layer of base paint, the same color as the future vase. To give the surface a relief, crumple up a napkin and glue it to the surface. Now we cover this relief with paint (of a different shade). Using stencils you can apply patterns to the vase.

DIY wooden floor vases

A do-it-yourself floor, decorative, tall vase can be made from wooden blocks. It will have a square shape. Height and width depend on the preferences of the master.

You will need:

four elongated, rectangular planks;
one wooden square (this is the bottom of the vase);
PVA glue;
screws;
mastic for sealing seams;
acrylic paint;
decorative elements.

Fold all parts of the future vase and fasten them with glue and self-tapping screws. Seal seams and cracks with mastic. Leave to dry for a day. Afterwards, you need to remove the remaining mastic using a machine and sand the surface. You can decorate the vase in any way. A drawing or ornament applied using stencils and paints looks best on such a vase.

How to choose the right floor vase for the room?

To choose the right floor vase, you need to consider the following factors:

For a small room, vases that are flat in shape and not very large are suitable. For large premises tall and wide-area vases of the most various forms. If the interior contains carpets and curtains with ornaments, then it is better to choose vases with a smooth and shiny surface. Vases with large textures, notches and patterns will look good in a calm and discreet room environment.

Vases can be placed by the window, between chairs, in a niche, against a wall or in a corner. To prevent a bright vase from getting lost, it does not need to be placed close to the furniture.

Before decorating a room with ethnic items, it is worth studying all the ornaments and designs. Do the hieroglyphs mean something not quite decent?

If you need a floor vase only for flowers, then it is better to give preference to a white or transparent vase. Bright colors and decorations will distract attention from the beauty of the bouquet.

A fashionable technique is to place together vases of the same style, but different in color or texture.

The main condition is that the floor vase must be pleasing to the eye and liked by the owners of the house themselves.

How to make a beautiful and original vase?

Attractive and unusual home decor has always been distinguished by one important feature - it requires considerable financial investment. Everyone knows that creating beautiful furniture, vases, chandeliers, lamps and other important little things There are always many specialists working in decor, they invest not only their physical efforts, but also their imagination, different ideas, which, by the way, are not so easy to come up with.

However, few people think about the fact that the original and unusual ideas You can implement it yourself, and for this you do not need to have a specific education, a penchant for art or great financial resources. It is enough just to notice the main thing in small things and details, to be able to make something extraordinary out of simple and ordinary things.

Moreover, for this you will not need much: desire and enthusiasm, a little free time, and also a few necessary materials, which you either already have at home or are sold in any nearby store.

Vase is always necessary thing who might just be cute and original decoration your home, and is always ready to accept bouquets of fragrant and colorful flowers into her arms.

And since we try to always place flowers in plain sight, the vase must be worthy, so that it fits into the surrounding decor and supports the overall color of the bouquet, because it will largely depend on this appearance in a home environment.

Vases can be very different - from the smallest, which can hold one or just a few flowers, and huge, for example, floor-standing, which can hold more than a dozen roses or any other flower beauties.

In order to take on the task of creating a new vase, you will need to decide what size it should be, as well as what manufacturing technique you will choose. Maybe it will be weaving, engraving on glass surface, decoupage or craquelure, there are many options, we will give examples of only a few of the most interesting ones. Who knows, maybe you will become so passionate about creating and decorating vases that it will develop into your permanent and serious hobby.

Minimalist and stylish

Small vases for one or a pair of flowers

Glass and ball

One of the original and very simple ways- this is a vase for one flower, which consists of an ordinary oblong glass and an inflatable ball. It’s better to choose some kind of ball bright color, for example, red or cherry, cut off the upper part from it, making a cut exactly on the widest part of the ball.

You can even make a vase out of a lamp

Such a vase, by the way, can be made even by the most little schoolboy, solemnly presenting it to her mother on March 8 along with a flower. The ball itself must be pulled on top of the glass, and the “pump” through which the ball is usually inflated must be pushed inside the glass; the flower will now be inserted into it.

By the way, the glass itself can also be decorated somehow, for example, with a beautiful sticker or a pattern painted with acrylic paints.

Bottles and cans

In fact, do interesting vase You can make your own from a variety of elements, for example, from plastic or glass bottles, jars or small boxes.

We present to your attention an option with plastic bottles. You will need one whole bottle 1.5 liters, preferably transparent, and about five 0.5 liter plastic bottles. All small bottles will need to have the neck cut off, then inner contour make four holes in the neck of a large bottle.

It is better that these holes are closer to the top, then there will be more space for water. The holes are traced along the contour of the neck of small bottles and then cut out with scissors.

All cut small bottles are inserted with their necks into the hole, creating a unique vase with five necks, each flower has its own hole. Such a vase, for example, can be placed in a country house or in summer house, unusual and very simple!

Of course, you can do it even simpler - cut off the neck from plastic bottle, and all that remains of it can be decorated with various other techniques.

However, in this case, it is better to use a small glass jar, for example, 1 liter in volume. Also suitable for these purposes glass bottles milk bottles that have an elongated neck. The easiest way is to cover the outside of the jar with corrugated colored paper.

Style is in everything

Just cut it into small pieces, choose a wide variety of colors. In order for it to stick well, it is better to use a special glue for decoupage or regular PVA glue, only diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio. After the glue dries, it will become transparent, and for greater effect the vase can be covered clear varnish.

By the way, instead of corrugated paper, cut pieces of bright glossy magazines may be suitable; select them from approximately one color scheme, and glue the jar tightly so that there are no gaps.

returning to corrugated paper- it can, for example, be cut into strips of different widths and glued to the jar in stripes as well, it is better that one overlaps the other when gluing. Colored electrical tape may be suitable for the same purposes.

Another interesting way- decorate glass jar knitted or fabric cover. This option, of course, is suitable for those who have experienced knitting and sewing techniques. Such covers can, for example, be changed depending on the time of year or the main color of the bouquet.

Making a floor vase with your own hands

For this you will need a cardboard box, various acrylic paints, acrylic primer, paper, water-based paint, decoupage glue and varnish. Cardboard box should be tall and narrow, gold powder or the same spray paint may also be useful.

Hand painted is gorgeous

The cardboard box is coated with a primer, which is necessary for good application of the next layers. Then we glue pieces of cut newspaper onto the surface of the box, we get papier-mâché. Now we cover the prepared box with white water-based paint so that the newspapers disappear from view.

After the first layers have dried, we begin to apply the main color, which will be quite noticeable already on finished product. As a decoration for a vase, you can use decoupage napkins, which are glued to the vase so that various relief protrusions are obtained, all of which is also covered with paint. The reliefs can be coated with golden powder, but so that the main color of the vase is visible.

For additional decoration you can use the most various elements, for example, golden ribbons that can be folded into flowers or bows, or you can simply wrap them around a vase in a casual manner. Beads and iridescent stones are also suitable; you can create a pattern or some kind of design.