Salad Dressing Vaseby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 04 Jan 2008 07:38 AM
Now that the holidays are over, I am really looking forward to the Spring season. Even though my Christmas decorations are still up, I have visions of warm sunlight streaming into the windows and vases and vases of flowers from the garden and woods. I can almost smell the flowers right now. My favorites are the wild flowers, those volunteer beauties that can be gathered in informal bunches that make their own organic arrangements. I plan on having them all over the house, from the front entry to the downstairs half bathroom. The problem that I will run in to is where to get all of the vases. Sure, the thrift store is a good source, but most of the time the sizes that are available are all wrong. I need something that is just a bit larger than a bud vase, but not so large that it overpowers the flowers and the space for them. Fortunately, nice vases can be made from glass salad dressing containers. It is a great way to be green, too. I'll just throughly clean the bottle and remove the label. A pretty ribbon tied around the neck of the bottle where the screw threads (where the cap screws on) will disguise the fact that it was anything other than a vase to begin with. You can even fancy up the vase by painting it with a delicate decoration or even applying some etching material to the glass. Another way to decorate it is to tear small bits of colored tissue paper and glue the paper in a mosaic. It will look very nice in a window with the light shining through. Some salad dressing bottles have their own molded patterns that resemble cut crystal. Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: Frugal Craft: Make A Grass Kid Romantic Frugal Candle Holders Frugal Craft: Make A Baby Food Jar Garden Make Your Own Ribbon Organizer Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags crafts, flowers, flower arranging, thrifty, vase Discuss this article
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Do you use salad dressing in your house? Save the container, because you can make it into a great little vase.
