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April 24, 2013

Mother’s Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget


Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

This post is part of the Sharing is Caring Mother’s Day Blog Hop hosted by Life With Lovebugs, Powerful Mothering and Feeding Big!

Mother’s Day is a special day when you get to tell your Mom (or anyone that is a mother figure in your life) how much you love her and appreciate everything she has done for you.  This Mother’s Day, you can give her something extra special and do it on a budget!  Here are 3 ways to give Mom those beautiful flowers but not break the bank doing it!

Mother’s Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

1. About a week ago, I went to a thrift store that I have really grown to love.  People rent their own little booth spaces so there is so many different things to look at.  I found this vase & really liked the look of it but wanted to dress it up! I paid $4 for the vase.

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget When I brought it home, I looked through my stash of spray paint & decided on a glossy red.  Using a box as a little paint “studio”, I painted the vase and waited for it to dry.

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

After it was dry, I pulled out my trusty glue gun & glued twine around a little indented area that was already in the vase.  I found these adorable plastic flowers in my stash and glued them on as well.

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

When everything was dry, I filled the vase with 7 yellow/orange roses (the whole dozen cost $9.99 at the local grocery store & they are GORGEOUS!) plus a couple other little flowers from my own garden.  So total cost (not including the spray paint or twine, which I had in my stash) $10.50!

2. My next vase is made from a spaghetti sauce jar.  Yup, I definitely have a thing for jars.  I’ve made things in the past with them and already have 2 more waiting for me to make pretty.  I need to start giving them away with flowers or I may become the spaghetti sauce jar/vase hoarding lady!

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

Anyways, I first let the jar soak overnight to make it easier to take the label off.  Once I cleaned it all up, I used my box again & sprayed it a matte white. After it was dry, I started using my glue gun again and glued black & white ribbon around the jar.  Once the glue was all dry from that, I glued a black and white flower that I bought from Michael’s ($2.99 for a pack of 6 so I have lots more to play with on another project!)

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

I love how this vase turned out!  I added the 5 remaining yellow/orange roses, plus a couple other roses from my garden.  Since the jar was free and I already had the spray paint, I only paid for the ribbon, decorative flower & the roses.  This vase, with flowers, cost $5.45!

3. My last vase is really cool and I love it!  I picked this one up at the same thrift store, in the same booth as vase #1.  I wasn’t sure what it even was until I read the tag.  I loved the color, the top part of the vase, everything.  The vase itself was $3.

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

The biggest tip I have is to check & see if your local grocery store has a clearance section for flowers.  I didn’t know that they did but one night I went into a store I don’t usually shop at & saw that they had beautiful red roses marked down to $5 for a whole dozen, just because it was the sell by date.  Those roses looked beautiful for another 5-6 days so I was very happy I got them at such a great price!

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

For this vase, I knew I needed some flowers that I could cut short so when I saw this bouquet and it was $2.49, it didn’t matter that the stems & a lot of the leaves were just sad looking because I was cutting all that off anyways!  After cutting all the yucky looking stems and leaves, I started criss-crossing the flowers in my little vase until I got the look I was going for.  I love how this vase turned out and you would never know that the vase and flowers only cost a total of $5.49!

Mother's Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget

Hard to believe that I only spent $21.44 for all 3 vases, all the flowers and all the supplies needed (minus a little spray paint & twine that I already had).  Three wonderful presents that I am sure any Mom would love.  Beautiful flowers and a vase they can use over & over again and think of you every time they see it.  Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there!

 



Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bouquets, Crafts/DIY, DIY, Flowers, Mom, Moms, Mothers Day, Vases

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  1. Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade says

    April 24, 2013 at 6:57 am

    Cute. I like these. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Nicole says

    April 24, 2013 at 7:43 am

    I love your little paint box, it’s amazing how a vase can become so beautiful with the right paint and accents. I adore the last vase and the flower arrangement!

    Reply
  3. Rhonda - A Born Unique Mom says

    April 24, 2013 at 8:07 am

    I really do love these! My sister gives the best #DIY Mother’s Day gifts to me every year, this time I just may try one of these for her, she’ll love it. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Sarah Bailey says

    April 24, 2013 at 9:11 am

    Those are lovely! I really need to get my crafty hat on again sometime 🙂 x

    Reply
  5. Michele says

    April 24, 2013 at 9:24 am

    I love crafts with jars!

    Reply
  6. jheylo says

    April 24, 2013 at 11:02 am

    those are neat and very creative

    Reply
  7. Morgan says

    April 24, 2013 at 1:22 pm

    I LOVE those! You know I’m a crafty person, so I will definitely be trying these. 😉

    Reply
  8. Corey says

    April 24, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    I love the vase ideas! Especially the last one. the wire mesh would hold the flowers so they stay arranged how you want them. Did that vase come with it? Its a great ideas!
    Thanks for sharing, stopping over from the Sharing is Caring hop.

    Reply
    • Tara says

      April 24, 2013 at 8:42 pm

      It sure did, Corey! I had never seen anything like it 🙂

      Reply
  9. Ashley @ Dr. Pepper Diva says

    April 25, 2013 at 11:33 am

    So cute! Thanks for sharing. I never would’ve even thought of doing something like this.

    Reply
  10. Pam says

    April 25, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    They are all beautiful but have a different feel to them. They will make great gifts that any mother would love to receive. Great job!

    Reply
  11. Lisa Nelson says

    April 26, 2013 at 2:53 am

    Okay, these are uber cleaver. Very nice!

    I am loving the vase made from the pasta sauce jar.

    You are amazing!

    Reply
    • Tara says

      April 26, 2013 at 10:22 am

      You are sweet, Lisa! Thank you so much 🙂

      Reply
  12. Nicolette Roux @ Powerful Mothering says

    April 26, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Beautiful! I think I need to make me some 😉

    Reply
  13. Petro Neagu says

    April 27, 2013 at 5:14 am

    Aw, they look so very cute! You are very talented, I wish I’d have at least half of that but I’m a complete klutz in quite everything I do 🙂

    Reply
  14. Monika {Life With Lovebugs} says

    April 28, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Love these vases! Especially the first one, adorable! And I had no idea there were flowers on clearance at the market! Thank you for sharing! Monika

    Reply
    • Tara says

      April 29, 2013 at 11:09 am

      Thank you so much, Monika!

      Reply
  15. Maria @ A Savings WOW says

    April 28, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Cool way for Mother’s Day gifts!

    Reply
    • Tara says

      April 29, 2013 at 11:09 am

      Thanks so much, Maria!

      Reply
  16. Nicole Becker says

    April 29, 2013 at 9:00 am

    Wow!! You did an awesome job with the vases. I love finding deals at the thrift store. I am gonna make one for myself. Thanks for the idea.

    Reply
    • Tara says

      April 29, 2013 at 11:08 am

      Thank you so much, Nicole!

      Reply
  17. Maria Iemma says

    April 30, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    You have great crafting skills. I would never think of redoing the vases. I visit the thrift stores often but I have yet to find a treasure.

    Reply
    • Tara says

      April 30, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      Aww, Maria! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  18. laurie damrose says

    April 30, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    I love all of these ideas and am going to try a few.

    Reply
  19. Darlene Jones-Nelson says

    May 1, 2013 at 6:53 am

    You could use floral foam also for the vases that are not clear. Great Idea’s and a great way to save money on flowers.

    Reply
  20. Kayla Davis says

    May 7, 2013 at 6:19 am

    love the vase ideas

    Reply
  21. Sherry says

    May 7, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    I love the vases. Great ideas for Mother’s Day! Thanks.

    Reply
  22. Jenni E. says

    May 8, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Great finds! I love thrift stores for things like this!!

    Reply
  23. samantha s says

    May 9, 2013 at 9:53 am

    This looks grand. I would love to try it for other occassions as well. I’m glad you shared, thanks!

    Reply
  24. Patricia Zyska-Pickett says

    May 12, 2013 at 5:38 am

    I love the black and white vase! So lovely, and such great ideas! Thank you so much for the post. Amazing creations!

    Reply
  25. Christa Sloan says

    May 22, 2013 at 1:08 am

    Vase #3 is so cute and I would love to DIY add stuff to make it more colorful!

    Reply
  26. natalie parvis says

    May 26, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    I’m loving that black and white one! So cute!

    Reply
  27. Peggy Greco says

    May 26, 2013 at 11:20 pm

    These are creative and heartwarming to make and give as gift. I miss my mom, she passed away in 1997.

    Reply
  28. Krystal V. says

    May 29, 2013 at 10:24 am

    so pretty! maybe for the next year 🙂

    Reply
  29. krystel says

    June 2, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    wow i love it so creative

    Reply
  30. sheila ressel says

    June 6, 2013 at 10:14 am

    What great DIY projects. Although I’m not much of a crater I think even I can handle something like this.

    Reply
    • Tara says

      June 6, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      I’m not much of a crafter either, I promise 🙂

      Reply
  31. md kennedy says

    June 7, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    Awesome! I was looking for Dad’s Day gifts and came across this post – Dad’s get flowers, too!

    Reply
  32. marissa lee says

    June 7, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    i love this ideal…these came out really pretty..thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  33. Mandee says

    June 10, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    I LOVE It!!! I would never in a million years thought of using a spaghetti jar for a craft, and I think that’s my favorite one too! 🙂

    Reply
  34. Sherryl Wilson says

    June 17, 2013 at 5:19 am

    These are cute and easy to make. Some of my favorite gifts have been the little homemade things from my children.

    Reply
  35. Layne says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:58 am

    These are beautiful and I think even with my non-existent craft skills, I could do it! 🙂 Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tara says

      June 20, 2013 at 8:38 am

      Haha! I’m not that crafty either, Layne! Everything I do is very easy 🙂

      Reply
  36. krystel says

    June 21, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    that a perfect idea that vase is beautiful

    Reply
  37. natalie parvis says

    July 7, 2013 at 11:07 am

    I have already commented on this once. I just want to reiterate that I love these ideas!!! I could do this myself.

    Reply
  38. Andreea Toderoiu says

    July 15, 2013 at 4:14 am

    This is very interesting.It is perfect for any kind of gifts.

    Reply
  39. gena says

    July 16, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    this is a great idea for year round gifts. going to have the kids help me make on for my parents anniversary

    Reply
    • Tara says

      July 16, 2013 at 8:46 pm

      It sure is, Gena! That would be an awesome anniversary gift!

      Reply
  40. Lee says

    August 25, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    You spray painted a vase, therefore I think you are amazing. Because I couldn’t do that. Yes, you are like an idol for me. I will visit you again!

    Lee

    Reply
    • Tara says

      August 25, 2013 at 10:01 pm

      I promise it’s really easy, Lee! You could totally do it 🙂 Thanks SO much!

      Reply
  41. Rebecca Parsons says

    September 9, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    These are so cute and can be used for so many occasions. I like to stick the clear glass rocks on the bottom of these and it adds a little more to it.

    Reply

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