Dressing Vases

Dressing Vases

November 10th, 2009 @ 1:34 pm by Mrs. Parfait
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When I started wedding planning, I had all these dreams of making my own tablecloths, napkins, bridesmaids’ dresses, fabric draping, and centerpieces. A lack of sewing skills caused the fabric-related DIYs to fall away, but I was still determined to add a homemade touch to the centerpieces.

So I went and bought 50 vases, all of which have been sitting in my basement, waiting to be personalized and Parfait-ized. And here’s what I plan to do with them!

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As you know, there is a special place in my heart for the work of the Treasured Petal. And one of Kristin’s trademarks is the vellum-wrapped candle! (Okay, it’s actually a vellum-wrapped vase, but there are candles inside!) The first time I saw it, I knew it would be my very first DIY wedding project.

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Looks pretty doable, right? I adore flowers, so I would want a mix of florals and candles on each table. Above is a beautiful example and a fun mix of papers.

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This last version is my favorite—simple, elegant, and personal. The text looks fabulous, and just imagine having all of your favorite passages and poems in the room with you on your wedding day! I’ve bookmarked pages from my favorite books to wrap around the vases, but I’m still on the search for many more.

So there it is—my soon-to-be first DIY! Of course, I still feel like the wedding is so far away that I don’t need to start anytime soon. (I imagine I’ll regret those words in a few months…)

What motivated you to start working on your wedding projects? Did you start way in advance, or put it off until the last few months?

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18 Responses to “Dressing Vases”

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,732 posts, Bumble bee

I just get things done in spurts. Definitely start as soon as you can.

11/10/09 @ 1:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Pretzel (message) 1,893 posts, Buzzing bee

Ohh… start soon cause as you go the “ideas” will pop up and then you’ll be in a DIY crunch! Lol at least that’s how I justify all of the DIY projects I’ve started this far in advance!

11/10/09 @ 1:48 pm (reply)

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di5308 (message) 382 posts, Helper bee

LOVE IT! The velum wrapped vase/candleholder is actually an idea that I heard of elsewhere and am considering in my ongoing search for very cheap, non floral, DIY centerpieces! I love the idea of wrapping it with text from our favorite passages!

11/10/09 @ 1:52 pm (reply)

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Miss Rainbow (message) 1,534 posts, Bumble bee

Oh, I LOVE the ones with the text! Such a romantic and personal touch!

11/10/09 @ 2:09 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

i’d like to start early and parse them out over several months. that way i can work on them at a nice pace and not feel so rushed and overwhelmed

11/10/09 @ 2:25 pm (reply)

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missjbear (message) 38 posts, Newbee

I’m doing this! I bought those 7-day candles in plain white at the dollar store and am wrapping a piece of pink vellum around each. I used the Martha craft punch in the doily pattern to give it a pretty edge around the top. I think there’ll be enough left over once I trim each page to wrap around votives as well! So easy…

11/10/09 @ 2:43 pm (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

These are so awesome — I briefly considered doing them, but our venue provides votives free of charge, so we’re going that route instead. Good luck on the DIY!

11/10/09 @ 2:43 pm (reply)

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lara bee (message) 526 posts, Busy bee

I did vellum candles too! But, instead of wrapping vases with vellum paper I got rid of the vases and just used vellum paper and LED candles. Worked perfectly!

11/10/09 @ 2:44 pm (reply)

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Sandia (message) 76 posts, Worker bee

I like the last one…beautiful and personal

to lara bee…your idea is good too.

11/10/09 @ 2:47 pm (reply)

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RecessionistaBride (message) 5,018 posts, Bee Keeper

I go through DIY spurts. I’ve started waaay in advance too. One week I’ll get a handful of stuff done & then I won’t touch it for a few weeks. I’m currently on DIY hiatus b/c I’m swamped with other stuff.

11/10/09 @ 2:58 pm (reply)

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amac25 (message) 289 posts, Helper bee

I’m wrapping drinking glasses with paper to use as bud vases. My wedding is in March and I just took the first step of ordering some paper samples last night.

11/10/09 @ 3:15 pm (reply)

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Miss Parfait (message) 1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

I love hearing about the different variations of this project!

11/10/09 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

I love the one with the text on it!

11/10/09 @ 8:59 pm (reply)

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Melanie

Darcy Miller, from Martha Stewart Weddings, did a piece on this. She used doilies of all things to get this look. Great inspiration!

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11/10/09 @ 11:24 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

I LOVE these! The one with the poem is fantastic… I think I’ll try that with sheet music for Christmas Carols (I’m in Christmas decorating mode)

11/11/09 @ 1:09 am (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Great idea for a project! I don’t think it’s too early to get started.

11/11/09 @ 11:37 am (reply)

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6/10/11 @ 2:04 pm (reply)

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yunnis

How did you get the vellum paper on to the vase? I want to do this for my wedding centerpieces. Thanks!

6/30/11 @ 7:03 pm (reply)