Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Celebrations: a valentine sweater vase


I’m cutting up sweaters like crazy over here. Last week I shared a sweater coffee can storage idea and today I’m showing you a valentine sweater vase.




This was one of my favorite sweaters. I’ve had it for years. It’s made out of a silky cording and I believe crocheted. It’s a light dusty pink and perfect to throw on over a tank top. Sadly, it started unraveling. I’m still planning on undoing the sweater and saving the silky yarn.


I only used one sleeve to make this vase so I still have plenty of cording to unravel and use for something else. Maybe I’ll get ambitious and try to recreate the sweater. Realistically, I could probably handle knitting a scarf.


I’m sure you’ve seen sweater vases on various other sites and Pinterest. They’re super easy to make. You simple cut off a sleeve, slide it over a vase or jar and voila – you have a sweater vase. For this project, I glued the raw edge of the sleeve to the underside of the vase so it wouldn’t unravel. I also used small adhesive dots to keep the top edge from sliding down.


I’ll miss wearing this sweater but at least it’s been upcycled into something pretty.


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12 comments :

  1. ..love it!!!
    Have a nice day
    Gabi

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  2. Great and original idea :)
    Regards from Spain, Malena

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  3. This is ridiculously gorgeous! I saw it featured on the hometalk fb page too. It's a fantastic project.

    RIP pretty pink sweater ;)

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  4. What a great idea! Better yet, I love the look : ]

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  5. So pretty and feminine. It looks perfect on the vase.
    Ruth

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  6. This is so pretty. I've seen other sweater crafts, but I really like yours. I love the open weave of the sweater you used. So pretty.

    Visiting from Whipperberry.

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  7. What a great idea! And it really makes the flowers look prettier too! Thanks for another creative project!

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  8. What an awesome idea. I am doing my sping cleaning(I live in Fla) and putting items in a box for a garage sale and I have some lovely sweaters I am about to get rid of so now I am so excited that I can upcycle them. Thank you for the great idea!! Cindy

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  9. I'm absolutely LOVING this! So pretty. What a great way to use a once loved sweater! ;)

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