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May 2003

Welcome To Kara's Korner…

April showers bring May flowers. Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. Time to enjoy all our beautiful flowers we grow in our yard.

This is a great time of year to display your freshly cut flowers from your yard into your home. I decided to decorate two of my old plain vases with some pressed flowers to give them a new look. See photos below.

In my first vase I have some sweet smelling very fragrant fresh cut lilacs along with some purple columbines. My favorite!

The second vase I used an arrangement of silk flowers with some white tooling. The tooling gives my clear vase a soft romantic look. It also hides the stems so they do not take away from my delicate pressed flower designs. I like to use a combination of silk and fresh cut flowers throughout my home during the spring and summer months.

To decorate a vase with your pressed flowers you will need:
A smooth plain vase, pressed flowers, clear contact paper and a pair of scissors.

When you start your project make sure your vase is clean and dry. First, lay out all your pressed flowers in front of you to decide what kind of design you will want to create on your vase. Start with your first flower and cut a piece of clear contact paper about ½ inch larger then your flower. Peel back the paper and gently place your pressed flower with the front of the flower facing down on the sticky contact paper. Once your flower is safely on the contact paper you can trim the excess contact paper with your scissors. Leave a good healthy edge around your flower. Lastly, place your flower onto your vase and smooth out any wrinkles or bumps in the contact paper with your fingers. Do this with each one of your pressed flowers until your design is on your vase. So easy and fun to do!

The contact paper will help seal your flowers onto your vase, however do not run your vase through the dishwasher. If you need to wash your vase, hand wash with care. If you ever get tired of your flower design or wish to have a plain vase again you can simply just peel off the contact paper.

Have fun and enjoy! What a conversation piece your new vase will become.

God bless,
Kara