If you are like me, you always like fresh flowers in the house as often as possible. I usually pick up a few bunches of hydrangeas and some other misc. flowers (depending on my mood), once a week.
However, when I have guests over I like to go one step farther and make the flowers even more special. This simple flower vase is a great way to add some beauty, doesn't break the bank, and you can do it yourself!
Steps are all pictured above in sequence of action and listed below. Hey, when life gives you lemons...make a lemon vase!
You will need:
6 stems of hydrangeas or other preferred flowers.
1 bag of lemons, about 8 lemons.
2 vases. One larger glass vase about 5-6 inches in diameter at top. One small cup or vase of any kind that has a diameter on top and bottom smaller than the larger vase. The smaller vase must sit inside the larger vase with room around on all sides to place the lemon slices. Hint: The closer in height your vases are, the easier it will be to sandwich the lemons between the vases. If the small vase is a lot shorter you will have to adjust thickness of lemon slices and it may be trickier to stack the lemons on top one another. I chose the tricky way ;)
Step 1. Place small vase inside and center in larger vase.
Step 2. Begin slicing lemons to be the exact thickness that will fit in between your vases. Do not cut all of your lemons to the same thickness if the distance between your vases widen as you get to top of vases. Place slices in between the glass of large vase and outside of small vase inside the larger vase. Continue placing slices until the lemons reach at least the top edge of smaller vase.
Step 3. Once the lemons are placed all the way up to the top of the smaller vase add water to the small vase and place flowers inside the small vase. If you have no more room to place lemons inside and all edges are surrounded by the slices you are complete! If you still have a few inches of height that you need to cover and surround with lemons, like I did, this is okay too. It will be easier to complete placing the remainder of lemons once the flowers are inside.
Step 4. Cut remainder of lemons if you have not already done so. Be sure to cut thicker as these will need to be chunkier to stand straight against edge of vase and stems of flowers since there is no longer a vase inside to lean them and sandwich the lemons against. Keep stacking lemons around until reaching the top of vase. And you are done... so lemony and pretty! xo RCN