I saw these super festive Christmas Vases on Debbie Doo's Blog. I thought it would be perfect for taking as a hostess gift during the holidays! I ended up making one for myself, my mom, and my mother-in-law. They make a super simple, yet elegant Christmas Arrangement.
Here are the supplies needed to create the vase:
Sparkle Mod Podge - (it's the pink bottle) $6.99 at Hobby Lobby, but I used my 40% coupon, so it was only $4.19
Vase - purchased at the Dollar Tree for $1 (GoodWill & Salvation Army/ Other thrift stores are great places to find vases inexpensively)
Foam Brushes
Kelly Green Rit Dye (Not Pictured) - purchased at Meijer for $3.27
Red Acrylic Paint
Round Sponge Brushes - I had some left over from 4-H projects, but I know I got them at Hobby Lobby
Step 1: Cover the vase with a layer of Sparkle Mod Podge using the foam brush. I went over the vase several times to make sure it was all covered with sparkles.
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| It is hard to tell when the Mod Podge is wet that there are sparkles in there. But trust me, they are in there! |
Step 2: Allow the vase to drive. After an hour and a half, the majority of it was dry. But I allowed it to continue to dry. I didn't want to rush it and do it too early. Patience is a virtue!
After three and a half hours, the Mod Podge appeared to be dry, and I could see the sparkles on the vase. But I still waited a little while longer to move onto the next step!
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| The vase will now have some texture. This gives the Rit dye something to adhere to. |
I chose to use the Kelly Green color dye. The tutorial suggest using Apple Green, but I wasn't a huge fan of that color. It's all in your opinion, tho!
Step 3: Lightly (and carefully paint the Rit dye on the vase). And don't get it on you!
I originally used a regular paint brush, but when I did another one, I found that the foam brush made it much easier!
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| It will start to look really dark, but continue painting an even layer on the vase. |
After I let the vases dry, I cam back and was very sad:( There were lines all over from where the dye had run. So I thought I would take a damp cloth and gently rub the vase with room temperature water. If this happens to you, I would suggest you do the same thing.
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| After removing the excess dye, it gave it a much lighter, yet still green tint to the vases. |
Step 4: Paint red dots on the vase. I used some Crafter's Acrylic Gloss in Christmas Red that I had left over from some previous projects. I would highly recommend using an acrylic paint, this type of paint covers so wonderfully!
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| Polka Dotting away! |
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| I just went around and polka dotted randomly, just enough to give it some cute sass. |
After all three vases had been painted.
Step 5: Embellish the Vase: I embellished these vases with some cute red and green chevron rubbon that I got at Hobby Lobby for $1.49 (Christmas stuff was half off Reg. $2.99)
And I tied a Cinnamon Stick into the ribbon to give it a little spice!
Step 6: Add Flowers
I went to the store to see what flowers I could find in red and white that would look cute in the vase. I settled on some red carnations, red Asiatic lilies and white daisies. Just the right amount of color to complete this project!
I also made a different version. I created some paper poinsettias to create a gift card bouquet for my grandparents. I filled the vase with some tinsel filler and attached the paper poinsettias to skewers.
Enjoy this holiday season, and embrace the imperfections in your slice of life!
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