Cozy Sweater Wrapped Vases
3 Materials
$5
15 Minutes
Easy
Let’s have a contest. How much snow do you have outside your front door right now???… hmm… maybe you got a few inches or so. Well… I win. I’ve got 2 and 1/2 feet….at least!!! We literally have just been getting dumped on for a few weeks without much melting! It’s been fun to sit inside and watch the icicles grow and feel like we’re in a snow globe. There’s nothing better than getting all cozied up with a cup of hot chocolate, chillin’ in your jammies and… working on some winter crafts, right?! As I’m getting all the Christmas spirit packed up, I’ve been working on creating some fun winter decor pieces so the house doesn’t feel too bare with Christmas decorations gone. Today we’re getting REAL cozy with these simple sweater wrapped vases.
Supplies: - Old sweater you don’t mind ruining. You can grab an old one from your closet while you’re doing the New Years decluttering scramble or grab one from Goodwill for a few bucks. Go for a larger size so you have more fabric to work with… what other ideas so you have for the extra sweater fabric?! I’d love the hear them in the comments. - 3-in-1 glue… this stuff is amazing. It’s an awesome craft glue, think of it as a hot glue alternative. - Fabric scissors… I love Tim Holtz Tonic scissors! - Glass or plastic vase….again, I got mine from Goodwill for $1 each if you don’t have anything on hand.
For my particular vase, the sleeve worked best to wrap around the vase. It fit like a glove, which made this pretty simple! I started by putting the sleeve over the vase and lining up the end of the sleeve with the bottom of my vase.
Next I cut the sleeve at the top, leaving about 2 inches of extra sweater after the top of the vase.
Then I slid the sweater up the vase and applied my 3-in-1 glue all over the bottom half of the vase.
Gently slide the sweater back over the bottom half of the vase with the glue applied and rub about any wrinkles with your hand. The 3-in-1 glue is able to moved around a bit before it sets.
Continue applying the glue to the top half of the vase and roll it all the way up.
Lastly, put glue on the inside edge of the vase in the top 1-2 inches. Then, you’ll just roll the extra sweater material over the top and inside the vase so you have a clean edge on the top. Hop on over to our blog post (link below) to see how these fun and cozy sweater wrapped vases turned out!
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Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Very cute idea. Great to do this with all the vases I've collected. I might add some buttons too! Thank you!
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Adding buttons is a great idea Lydia!
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I have been saving some old clear plastic vases to recycle into other projects and this is a great idea... the sweater would stretch to fit odd shapes without making it look cheap; all kinds of decor ideas from different colors, designs, etc.; easily replaced without a lot of expense; and can keep using the same vases for different holiday arrangements... great idea.. can't wait to try some ideas like this...
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