This post is part of the Sharing is Caring Mother’s Day Blog Hop hosted by Life With Lovebugs, Powerful Mothering and Feeding Big!
Mother’s Day is a special day when you get to tell your Mom (or anyone that is a mother figure in your life) how much you love her and appreciate everything she has done for you. This Mother’s Day, you can give her something extra special and do it on a budget! Here are 3 ways to give Mom those beautiful flowers but not break the bank doing it!
Mother’s Day Crafts: Flowers on a Budget
1. About a week ago, I went to a thrift store that I have really grown to love. People rent their own little booth spaces so there is so many different things to look at. I found this vase & really liked the look of it but wanted to dress it up! I paid $4 for the vase.
When I brought it home, I looked through my stash of spray paint & decided on a glossy red. Using a box as a little paint “studio”, I painted the vase and waited for it to dry.
After it was dry, I pulled out my trusty glue gun & glued twine around a little indented area that was already in the vase. I found these adorable plastic flowers in my stash and glued them on as well.
When everything was dry, I filled the vase with 7 yellow/orange roses (the whole dozen cost $9.99 at the local grocery store & they are GORGEOUS!) plus a couple other little flowers from my own garden. So total cost (not including the spray paint or twine, which I had in my stash) $10.50!
2. My next vase is made from a spaghetti sauce jar. Yup, I definitely have a thing for jars. I’ve made things in the past with them and already have 2 more waiting for me to make pretty. I need to start giving them away with flowers or I may become the spaghetti sauce jar/vase hoarding lady!
Anyways, I first let the jar soak overnight to make it easier to take the label off. Once I cleaned it all up, I used my box again & sprayed it a matte white. After it was dry, I started using my glue gun again and glued black & white ribbon around the jar. Once the glue was all dry from that, I glued a black and white flower that I bought from Michael’s ($2.99 for a pack of 6 so I have lots more to play with on another project!)
I love how this vase turned out! I added the 5 remaining yellow/orange roses, plus a couple other roses from my garden. Since the jar was free and I already had the spray paint, I only paid for the ribbon, decorative flower & the roses. This vase, with flowers, cost $5.45!
3. My last vase is really cool and I love it! I picked this one up at the same thrift store, in the same booth as vase #1. I wasn’t sure what it even was until I read the tag. I loved the color, the top part of the vase, everything. The vase itself was $3.
The biggest tip I have is to check & see if your local grocery store has a clearance section for flowers. I didn’t know that they did but one night I went into a store I don’t usually shop at & saw that they had beautiful red roses marked down to $5 for a whole dozen, just because it was the sell by date. Those roses looked beautiful for another 5-6 days so I was very happy I got them at such a great price!
For this vase, I knew I needed some flowers that I could cut short so when I saw this bouquet and it was $2.49, it didn’t matter that the stems & a lot of the leaves were just sad looking because I was cutting all that off anyways! After cutting all the yucky looking stems and leaves, I started criss-crossing the flowers in my little vase until I got the look I was going for. I love how this vase turned out and you would never know that the vase and flowers only cost a total of $5.49!
Hard to believe that I only spent $21.44 for all 3 vases, all the flowers and all the supplies needed (minus a little spray paint & twine that I already had). Three wonderful presents that I am sure any Mom would love. Beautiful flowers and a vase they can use over & over again and think of you every time they see it. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there!
Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade says
Cute. I like these. Thanks for sharing.
Nicole says
I love your little paint box, it’s amazing how a vase can become so beautiful with the right paint and accents. I adore the last vase and the flower arrangement!
Rhonda - A Born Unique Mom says
I really do love these! My sister gives the best #DIY Mother’s Day gifts to me every year, this time I just may try one of these for her, she’ll love it. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Sarah Bailey says
Those are lovely! I really need to get my crafty hat on again sometime 🙂 x
Michele says
I love crafts with jars!
jheylo says
those are neat and very creative
Morgan says
I LOVE those! You know I’m a crafty person, so I will definitely be trying these. 😉
Corey says
I love the vase ideas! Especially the last one. the wire mesh would hold the flowers so they stay arranged how you want them. Did that vase come with it? Its a great ideas!
Thanks for sharing, stopping over from the Sharing is Caring hop.
Tara says
It sure did, Corey! I had never seen anything like it 🙂
Ashley @ Dr. Pepper Diva says
So cute! Thanks for sharing. I never would’ve even thought of doing something like this.
Pam says
They are all beautiful but have a different feel to them. They will make great gifts that any mother would love to receive. Great job!
Lisa Nelson says
Okay, these are uber cleaver. Very nice!
I am loving the vase made from the pasta sauce jar.
You are amazing!
Tara says
You are sweet, Lisa! Thank you so much 🙂
Nicolette Roux @ Powerful Mothering says
Beautiful! I think I need to make me some 😉
Petro Neagu says
Aw, they look so very cute! You are very talented, I wish I’d have at least half of that but I’m a complete klutz in quite everything I do 🙂
Monika {Life With Lovebugs} says
Love these vases! Especially the first one, adorable! And I had no idea there were flowers on clearance at the market! Thank you for sharing! Monika
Tara says
Thank you so much, Monika!
Maria @ A Savings WOW says
Cool way for Mother’s Day gifts!
Tara says
Thanks so much, Maria!
Nicole Becker says
Wow!! You did an awesome job with the vases. I love finding deals at the thrift store. I am gonna make one for myself. Thanks for the idea.
Tara says
Thank you so much, Nicole!
Maria Iemma says
You have great crafting skills. I would never think of redoing the vases. I visit the thrift stores often but I have yet to find a treasure.
Tara says
Aww, Maria! Thank you so much!
laurie damrose says
I love all of these ideas and am going to try a few.
Darlene Jones-Nelson says
You could use floral foam also for the vases that are not clear. Great Idea’s and a great way to save money on flowers.
Kayla Davis says
love the vase ideas
Sherry says
I love the vases. Great ideas for Mother’s Day! Thanks.
Jenni E. says
Great finds! I love thrift stores for things like this!!
samantha s says
This looks grand. I would love to try it for other occassions as well. I’m glad you shared, thanks!
Patricia Zyska-Pickett says
I love the black and white vase! So lovely, and such great ideas! Thank you so much for the post. Amazing creations!
Christa Sloan says
Vase #3 is so cute and I would love to DIY add stuff to make it more colorful!
natalie parvis says
I’m loving that black and white one! So cute!
Peggy Greco says
These are creative and heartwarming to make and give as gift. I miss my mom, she passed away in 1997.
Krystal V. says
so pretty! maybe for the next year 🙂
krystel says
wow i love it so creative
sheila ressel says
What great DIY projects. Although I’m not much of a crater I think even I can handle something like this.
Tara says
I’m not much of a crafter either, I promise 🙂
md kennedy says
Awesome! I was looking for Dad’s Day gifts and came across this post – Dad’s get flowers, too!
marissa lee says
i love this ideal…these came out really pretty..thank you for sharing.
Mandee says
I LOVE It!!! I would never in a million years thought of using a spaghetti jar for a craft, and I think that’s my favorite one too! 🙂
Sherryl Wilson says
These are cute and easy to make. Some of my favorite gifts have been the little homemade things from my children.
Layne says
These are beautiful and I think even with my non-existent craft skills, I could do it! 🙂 Thanks!
Tara says
Haha! I’m not that crafty either, Layne! Everything I do is very easy 🙂
krystel says
that a perfect idea that vase is beautiful
natalie parvis says
I have already commented on this once. I just want to reiterate that I love these ideas!!! I could do this myself.
Andreea Toderoiu says
This is very interesting.It is perfect for any kind of gifts.
gena says
this is a great idea for year round gifts. going to have the kids help me make on for my parents anniversary
Tara says
It sure is, Gena! That would be an awesome anniversary gift!
Lee says
You spray painted a vase, therefore I think you are amazing. Because I couldn’t do that. Yes, you are like an idol for me. I will visit you again!
Lee
Tara says
I promise it’s really easy, Lee! You could totally do it 🙂 Thanks SO much!
Rebecca Parsons says
These are so cute and can be used for so many occasions. I like to stick the clear glass rocks on the bottom of these and it adds a little more to it.