Upcycle curtain rings into a small vase with big style

You can turn timber curtain rings into shapely vases in just minutes

Aquick and easy way to warm up your home is to add timber accents. But there’s no need to spend up big. With a little imagination you can turn basic items you already have – or can pick up for just a few dollars – into bespoke accessories. This cute project gives curtain rings new life as charming vases.

EASY STEPS TO YOUR CURTAIN RING VASE

Gather your supplies

• Timber curtain rings in white and natural

• Craft cork sheet

• Mini glass jars

You’ll also need Marker; scissors; sandpaper; PVA glue

For you to note

• This project stacks both whitewashed and natural timber rings, but you can use any configuration you like. Just remove the screw eye pins before using.

• You can use a furniture protector as the vase base instead of a cork circle.

Here’s how

STEP 1 Position a curtain ring on the cork sheet and trace around it with marker.

STEP 2 Cut out cork circle using scissors.

STEP 3 Use sandpaper to rub edges of whitewashed curtain rings to give them a distressed effect.

STEP 4 Apply PVA glue to one side of first curtain ring and position it on cork circle. Allow glue to set.

STEP 5 Continue gluing and attaching curtain rings in a stack, alternating white and natural rings as desired.

STEP 6 Allow glue to set completely, then insert a mini glass jar inside your curtain ring vase.

STEP 7 Add water and flowers to inner glass jar.

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THESE VASES CAN BE USED FOR MORE THAN FLOWERS – THINK PENCIL OR PAINTBRUSH HOLDERS!

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A ring of posies! Make a variety of cute curtain ring vases – they’re actually decorative holders for plain glass vessels – in different heights to create a floral display. They look especially good filled with Aussie natives. FOR MORE CRAFT with curtain rings, page 144