Recycled Ombre Decoupage Vase

Recycled Ombre Vase - paint brushes in the vase

Plastic bottles are perfect for transforming into attractive vases and other container crafts. Cut the bottle neck off and invert inside to create a center for the contents to stand more upright. Acrylic paints and torn paper napkins are used to achieve the pretty ombre colors on this decoupaged vase.

Craft: Recycled Ombre Vase

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August 4, 2019

Recycled Ombre Vase - paint brushes in the vase I like making vases and cupholders from plastic bottles. Cutting and placing the neck of the bottle upside down into the base of the bottle makes it so you can fill the vase without it tipping over. Simply place your pens or flowers in the middle and they will center by weight. The textured look is made by ripping up paper napkins and gluing them on. I love ombre looks so I used two paint colours to achieve this blue gradient.

Total Time: 1 hour plus dry time

Yield: 1 vase

Supplies:

1 plastic bottle
scissors or serrated knife
hot glue gun with glue
white glue
water
plastic container
paintbrush
paper napkins
acrylic paints

Steps:

Cut off the top third and bottom third of your plastic bottle.

Recycled Ombre Vase - cut off the top and bottom third of the bottle

Place the top part upside down into the bottom part and hot glue shut from the inner lip.

Recycled Ombre Vase - glue the top turned upside down into the bottom around the lip

To make homemade Mod Podge, put some white glue in a plastic container (I used the bottom of another plastic bottle) and add a tiny bit of water. Mix well.

Recycled Ombre Vase - make homemade Modge Podge

Unfold a paper napkin or two so it's 1-ply. Rip into pieces.

Recycled Ombre Vase - rip single layer napkin into pieces

This is where we start decoupaging. Paint dabs of the glue mixture onto the bottle and attach single layers of the napkin pieces.

Recycled Ombre Vase - dab on glue and attach pieces of napkin

Cover the entire thing, then brush a coat of the glue on top.

Recycled Ombre Vase - cover completely with tissue and brush a layer of glue on top

Allow to dry fully. It will start looking mostly translucent when it's done.

Recycled Ombre Vase - allow to dry completely

Paint your darker colour on the bottom half using a tap-dabbing motion with your brush so you can fill in all the textured crevices.

Recycled Ombre Vase - tap dab on the darkest paint color on the bottom half of the vase

Add your lighter colour on the top half.

Recycled Ombre Vase - add your lighter color at the top

To achieve the ombre effect, brush the middle section so the two colours blend together. Allow to dry, then place your pens, brushes, or flowers in the middle of the vase.

Recycled Ombre Vase - brush the middle section to blend

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