i love decorating our home with beautiful fresh flowers, especially during the spring and summer months but don’t always have the money or storage for pretty vases to display them in. i find myself looking for reusable solutions that look just as good yet more unique than the alternative. the key for me is to keep the flowers and arrangements simple, this way the overall look compliments itself. i also love using filler flowers as it helps keep the overall cost down while still achieving that effortless look i’m going for.
^^ mason jars: we tend to use mason jars for just about everything around our home and decided why not flowers too? i love the idea that you can purchase a dozen of these at the store for under $10 and have an end look that is enchanting with just a few elegant flowers placed inside.
^^ frappuccino bottles: i always hate throwing glass bottles away and reusing them as a vase for flowers works brilliantly. just peel away the sticky label, smother the sticky residue left on the bottle with peanut-butter, allow to sit for an hour or so, then rinse the residue off with a sponge and warm water. be sure to clean the inside well and you’re set.
^^ soup cans: i can’t take all the credit for this idea as i found it on pinterest, but it’s still a fantastic one nonetheless. i think a few flowers in one of these soup cans looks really sweet and i love the idea of reusing them. you can see how to prepare the can as well as the original idea here.
^^ soda bottles: a few years ago after drinking this mexican sprite, i kept the bottle wanting to reuse it for something … anything. it eventually became the perfect vase for plopping a few flowers in and i really love the way it turned out.
do you know the name of the flowers in the mason jar?? they're so pretty!
It looks like ranunculus. They're gorgeous aren't they?!
Yes I believe Aaron is correct… They are some of my favorites!!
thanks for the replies, ladies! adding them to my list of favorite flowers 🙂
beautiful! this looks so quaint and sweet
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Beautiful flowers! I too save glass drink bottles to hold my market flowers 🙂
Such beautiful flowers. I love that you used an old frappaccino bottle, perfect!
Karen A.
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This is gorgeous! I've been snatching up ranunculus whenever I get this chance lately. Your display is so simple and charming! I'll definitely have to try it!
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beautiful beautiful, beautiful photos!!!! FLowers always makes me smile 😀
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I put bouquets of flowers everywhere in my house too.
Love the soup cans! I've been hanging on to my warhol cans but maybe I've finally found a use for them 🙂
This looks a lot like my house right now. I just got blue mason jars, so pretty with colorful flowers!
Thanks for sharing!
Madison
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one of my faovrite ways to decorate as well!
also, something i realized, when you cut off the leaves below the water line it keeps the water fresher longer. 🙂
I love it! I save nearly all my interesting glass soda bottles and feel the only way to justify it is by picking wildflowers everyday to stick in them!
Also, that soup can is amazing! I never knew you could find it in those colors!
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love the soup can idea…that is so cute!
Beautiful flowers, they really cheer me up! Especially since it is so darn cold in Paris! I desperately need some spring weather and atmosphere!! 😉
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i didn't know that trick about the peanut butter taking care of the sticky left from labels, i'll have to try that out on some wine bottles i've been saving
very cute ideas!
Valentina
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This is such a good idea! I love love love flowers but always have the trouble with finding a perfect vase to store them in. Beautiful photos too.
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Just stumbled upon you blog. Your photos are gorgeous and you're a SLC girl like me :). Looking forward to continue reading!
Ohhhhh these flowers are so gorgeous! I love your blog so much lady 🙂
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i love using soda bottles. i have one from fresh market that was a pink lemonade from france and it makes the perfect cute little vase.