How to Make a Flower Vase

A beautiful vase can be the perfect complement to a batch of blooming flowers. This design allows you to make an attractive vase out of used cans, recycling your trash into an attractive table centerpiece. Any size can will do, depending primarily on the size of your bouquet and the length of your stems, and the preparation of the can can be completed in only a few minutes time.

Empty tin can
Soap
Water
Chicken wire
Glue
Birch bark

Instructions

- 1
  Clean the inside of the can thoroughly with soapy water. Any residual sediment from the prior contents could potentially be harmful to your plants.
- 2
  Cut a swatch of chicken wire, ball it up and insert it into the can. The wire will help the flowers remain sturdy and upright.
- 3
  Cut a strip of birch bark, as tall as the can and as long as the can's diameter.
- 4
  Apply glue to the outside of the can, then wrap the birch bark around the exterior of the can.
- 5
  Fill the bottom of the can with water to keep your flowers fresh.
- 6
  Insert the flowers through the chicken wire and down into the water at the bottom of the can.

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