Recycled Water Bottle Vases Created With Spray Paint And Ribbon
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To create these beautiful recycled water bottle vases, you need only a can of spray paint, ribbon, and plastic water bottles.
Don’t throw away plastic water bottles. You could drop them in the recycle bin, but that’s no fun. Instead, make vases. The vases are perfect for Spring table centerpieces, baby shower displays, wedding table decorations, or everyday decor.
I usually drink bottled water, and my hubby drinks water from the tap. Instead of bagging these up for recycling I decided to spray paint them. Spray paint is on my top 10 list of must-have DIY supplies.
I removed the labels but not the part where the labels are glued to the bottle. See the little white pieces. This is just a quick, fun project, and I didn’t see any need to spend half the day removing glue from plastic bottles.
Tip….fill the bottles halfway up with water so they don’t tip over while spray painting them. They’re pretty lightweight when empty.
I spray-painted over everything, and the paper didn’t show. But the black stamped-on date shows through the paint. It’s a good thing the date is small.
I don’t know how many coats of paint it would take to hide the date…..but I’m telling you….it would take a lot. The Valspar spray paint cost $1 at Habitat Restore, and it was a full can, too.
I added artificial flower branches to the water bottle vases. The Spring flowers in my yard are looking a little puny right now.
After trying different artificial flower stems, I decided on the branches with small multiple flowers.
After looking at the vases nicely lined up in a row, I decided I didn’t like how they looked, so I grabbed a roll of grosgrain ribbon.
I circled the bottles with the ribbon, then did a little angled thing with them and finished it with a bow. You guys know I like to do the unexpected. Always group decor in odd numbers…..like 3.
Some people might think the vases are trashy, but hey, this is cheap decor. Why spend a bunch of money on something you may decorate with for only a few weeks?
The thing is…the little flower vase display doesn’t look cheap! Ya’ll tell me…is this project trashy or classy? Be honest, but be nice.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week, Kathy
