DIY: Decor Vase! ♥

Since Winter Break has started up here for me, I've decided to restart my home decor kick that I've let simmer on the back burner for the past few weeks.

First and foremost, I would like to credit Anne at anneorshine on YouTube for inspiring me to do necklace/jewelery stand that I recreated and Lisa Pullano at BeautySplurge for the design ideas.

The Vase ♥

Here is one of the two decor items I've been completely obsessed with little vases lately and found that every single one I tried to buy was anywhere from 8-12 dollars in the design I wanted. 

So, in bargain fashion, I thought, "Hey! Why the hell not make my own with my own style?" I snooped around Walmart and local dollar stores and lucked out on the cheapest items that no one thought I could put together and create something as classy (if I do say so myself) as this.

And that was the birth of this little baby. Yes, I know, two pictures up here with the same little vase is a bit excessive but...sue me, I'm in love.

Materials:

What you're going to need to recreate your own little brush holder, or vase, or pencil/pens/writing utensils holder is only a few things.

#1: A Glass Vase

The glass vase I ended up buying was a simple round one that I call my crystal ball that I purchased from Walmart for (are you ready?) a whopping $0.97 cents. 

Now, I wanted a glass one because I felt like it would hold better and just look nicer and more (let's face it) expensive and valuable, but I'm sure plastic or aluminum would work as well.

#2: Spray Paint in any Color of Your Choice

While my sister calls me plain, I call it classy when it comes to my color schemes. I chose two signature, classic colors for this one (even though I only painted with the black for this first project) black and white. 

The spray paints I bought at handy-dandy Walmart retailed at exactly $1.00 each so I wasn't breaking the bank. They each carried enough paint to spray paint a cabinet, a vanity jewelry holder, and my vases and much more.

#3: Glue Gun, Glue Sticks, and Little Accessories

Super glue is a good alternative but I just love the power of holding a glue gun, to be honest.

The glue gun & glue sticks I have listed here are the AdTech Hi-Temp Project Pro Glue Gun and the Multi-Temp 100 Glue Stick pack that each retailed for $6.47 at Wal-Mart, my second home ya'll!

Step #1: Spray that Vase

Now, this first step is to make sure you lay down enough newspaper wherever your doing it at. If indoors, make sure to do it near an open window.I would reccomend doing it outside simply because:

a) The fumes are disgusting and toxic and take forever to air out of your room

b) It's a lot less messy. :]

Once you've spray painted your little guy, leave it to air dry for about 10-15 minutes between coats and then spray paint a few more layers for optimum shine and coverage.

I didn't do this, but I highly recommend letting it dry for a few hours to be smooth to the touch and wearing gloves to protect your hands from getting coated in color. Don't end up spending two days trying to rub it out like I did!

For this next part I forgot to photograph it, but what I ended up doing was scrounging around my house for old accessories and clips to give it a classier flare and some style. I found some old pearls lying around from an old hair tie and rhinestones, gathered them up, and hot glued them onto the "waist" of the vase, and the bottom "waist" of it as well and stuck on a white rose. Now I use it as a stand for my makeup brushes and nail file, but you guys can use it for whatever you'd like.

And that's how to make your DIY Vase! After I finished, I ended up making a vanity display to match (picture below).

To learn how to make this vanity, please visit the two gurus I listed above. They will show you a step by step video on how to make it and you can give it your own spin from there.

Thanks so much for reading! ♥

Stay Poetic

xoxo Dalia