Fabric Covered Specimen Vase

ShirleyE
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Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - closeup of finished vase with yellow daisy like flower This is an easy and pretty way to make a unique vase using scraps of colourful fabric and a glass bottle. This one was a soft drink bottle, but a beer bottle, sauce bottle, or similar style will do just fine.

It is perfect for displaying one or two blooms (or your Valentine's rose if you are lucky enough to receive one!)

Supplies:

white glue
small dish to mix the glue
scraps of fabric
paintbrush
cleaned glass bottle
scissors
ribbon or lace

Steps:

Pour a little white glue into the dish.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - pouring white glue into a bowl

Mix in approximately the same quantity of water.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - mix in an equal amount of water

Cut the fabric scraps into small pieces of varying shapes and sizes.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - fabric scraps

Immerse a few fabric pieces in the glue mixture.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - scraps immersed in glue and water mixture

Apply the glue soaked fabric to the bottle and use the brush to smooth it out.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - apply fabric to the bottle and smooth with the brush

Continue to haphazardly apply more pieces making sure they completely overlap.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - continue to apply the fabric haphazardly and overlapping

Alternatively you can apply glue to the bottle first...

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - alternative method, apply glue to bottle

... then apply dry fabric.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - apply dry fabric to glue on bottle

Then paint more glue onto the fabric with the paintbrush. You choose which method you find easiest.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - then paint more glue onto the fabric and bottle

When the bottle is completely covered, apply another coat of glue to smooth out any lumps and to make sure there are no dry spots.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - when bottle is completely covered, apply more glue smoothing out the fabric

It will probably take about a day to dry. The glue will gravitate to the bottom so leave it on a protective surface while it is drying.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - dry on a protected surface

When it has dried, check for any parts where the bottle label shows through and apply a further piece of glue soaked fabric to cover it up.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - when completely dry check for places where label or lettering shows through apply more fabric

Tie something pretty around the neck and add one or two flowers or a sprig.

Fabric Covered Specimen or Bud Vase - greenery and a yellow flower in bottle with a blue ribbon tied to neck

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Anonymous

February 17, 20200 found this helpful

What kind of glue? Will Elmers work or only the PVA seen in picture?
Thanks

ShirleyE
Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 239 Posts

February 21, 20200 found this helpful

White PVA glues are usually all the same, just different brands and different strengths. I am in the UK so am not familiar with Elmers. Ive heard of Mod Podge and think this is just the same too. Wood glue is a thicker version of PVA

Use any and apply common sense as to how much water to add. You don't want it too runny or it will be harder to work with. Experiment and have fun!

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