Book Page Vases

"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, but we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time." -Laura Ingalls Wilder

These vases are simple to make and a fun center piece.  Plus, you get to drink some wine to make them.  I never complain about that.

Materials:

Wine Bottle

White or Black Spray Paint

Book Pages

Scissors

Pencil

Images to Trace

Mod Podge

Paint Brush

Directions:

1. Spray paint the bottle your desired colored.  Let dry.  I suggest putting the bottle upside down on a dowel and sticking the dowel in a potted plant or a container of rocks to hold it upright.  This helps with the whole spray painting process.

2. Find an image to trace and trace that image onto the book page. 

3. Cut out the image.

4. Put a thin layer of Mod Podge onto the vase where you are going to place the image.  Place the image onto the Mod Podge area and cover with an other layer of Mod Podge.  Be careful not to take the Mod Podge too far out, because this will leave behind a residue.  Let dry.

5. Touch up with paint as needed. 

These vases found their way to my mother and aunt, so I can say they do make a great gift. To make your own flowers check out my August Book Flower post.