If you are looking for new and fresh ways to display your flower arrangements there are many different options when you keep a look out for odds and ends around your home. If you are thinking of creating your own vases on throwing wheels, AMACO has plenty of information to get you started. AMACO also has plenty of information on working with non-toxic glazes which is important for your personal health as well. AMACO is also a great resource for how to create your own pottery tile for that added personal touch.
Vases From Different Places
When it comes to displaying your beautiful bouquets of flowers, you probably use a traditional vase. Your vase may be made of plastic or glass. It could be clear glass or maybe even a pretty blue glass. But there are many items that you may have around your home that could also be used as vases. Or if you are feeling really ambitious, you could even make your own homemade vase on some pottery throwing wheels.To find items around your home that you could use as a vase, you should look in all of your rooms. If you look in your kitchen you might find a really neat glass pitcher that you could use. You might have a glass pitcher that has big sunflowers painted on it that you could put some bright yellow flowers in. You could also find some beautiful bowls that you could use as well. You could cut off the long flower stems and use the bowl to float some roses or peonies. If you have a clear glass bowl you could place it on an intricately painted pottery tile to add some extra color and decoration. If all you want to put into a vase is a single stem flower you could simply use a fancy water glass. The kitchen is a really great place to find vases wherever you look.Another great place to find random vases is actually in your garage. Think of just how much stuff the average American has jammed into the space in which you could fit a car. Upon rummaging through all of these forgotten goodies, you might find an old watering can. Although you probably won't want to bring the can indoors, you can place the can somewhere outdoors where you can see it from a window in your house.While searching through all the stuff you have long since forgotten in your garage, you might actually find an old vase you could use. The vase is most likely made with non-toxic glazes so you can clean that dingy vase right off and bring it on inside. If you have old tires lying around that you haven't gotten to taking to the dump, you could use those as well. Although they wouldn't be much of a vase per se, you could place the old tire in your garden, fill it with dirt and plant some flowers. It might sound weird, but it will turn out great!