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Scrap Wood Modern Bud Vase

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March 27, 2018

Mitered Wooden Bud Vase

blue and green mitered scrap wood bud case

The more building projects I do, the higher my pile of scrap wood gets. Rather than chuck this extra lumber into the trash, I decided to make this easy, modern spring bud vase!

modern diy bud vase

I picked up these inexpensive tiny glass bud vases on Amazon. They’re small enough that I could use the 1.25 spade bit on my drill.

Step 1. Find your scrap wood

I used whatever I had on hand, but most of it was 1×3 common board. I mitered the ends and varied the lengths.

Step 2. Drill holes

The tiny little glasses I bought were just smaller than a 1 1/4 drill bit. I placed one of the longer boards onto a second piece of scrap wood and clamped them both onto the table.  I measured where I wanted to drill and used my paddle bit to make hole (s) in my mitered scrap wood.

drilling into scrap wood for bud vase

To sand any rough edges from drilling, I wrapped sand paper around a piece of dowel.

sanding the edges from drilled hole

Step 3. Build the Vase

*IF* you’ve made your cuts precisely, the four sides of this mitered vase should come together easily. You maaaaay have to remeasure and recut on occasion. Maybe. I used wood glue and my brad nailer to piece together the vase.

assemble scrap wood into bud vase

Step 4. Wood Filler and Sand

I went around and quickly filled the nail holes and any gaps with wood filler. It dries pretty fast, and then sand it all smooth.

Step 5. Paint

I’m loving raw wood these days, but I couldn’t resist adding a little color. I painted the edges of my planters with various shades of blue and green. Love. To seal the vases and give the wood a little sheen, I gave it them a couple coats of polycrylic.

paint the edges of the bud vase paint the edges of the bud vase

I made three bud vases and each is slightly different. One is taller than the glass jars so I used silicon caulk to adhere the bud vases.

adhering the glasses with silicon

Aside from how much I love the colors of these vases, I am SO excited to have my garden back so I can pop in some fresh zinnias or dahlias!

diy scrap wood bud vases diy scrap wood bud vases

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I used scrap wood to make these super simple bud vases and i love the colorful modern touch they bring to the mantel

XO Charlotte

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  1. Lauriegeorge says

    March 28, 2018 at 8:48 am

    Love! Your carpenter skills never cease to amaze.

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      March 29, 2018 at 8:58 pm

      Thanks, Laurie! Practice makes… better! 🙂

      Reply

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