Nautical Mini Vases DIY

With moving to a new house last month, I definitely have had a case of the DIY/ decorating/ nesting bug so I'm going to start sharing a few projects and recipes on here!  With a yard full of fresh blooming flowers, I realized I had nothing to put them in.  Rob had brought home a case of cute little Sessions bottled beers, so I decided to clean & save a few of the empties to hold little fresh cut flowers.  I added the white nautical rope as to give them a more finished & summery vibe!

Project Cost:
About $2 for the rope, I already had all of the other materials.

Supplies needed:
Glue gun
Glue Sticks
Recycled bottles of your choice
Rope (from craft store)

 Step 1. Put a dab of glue at the end of the rope and start rolling it into a tight circle.  Put dots of glue intermittently to hold it together while rolling.

 Step 2. Once the rope circle is approximately the size of the bottom of the bottle, attach the circle to the bottom with glue.

 Step 3.  Start wrapping the bottle with rope, making sure to intermittently put dots of glue every inch or so to hold it in place.

 Step 4.  Cut off end at the height you would like, securing the frayed end in place with extra glue.

Note: I did half of my bottles wrapped to the base of the label, and for the other two I removed the label and wrapped the rope higher.  Whatever you think looks best!

And there you have it: cute little vases to put buds in!  These would look super cute on outdoor tables for a 4th of July BBQ.  Have you been doing any summery projects lately?  If you've posted a DIY, link to it and I would love to take a peak!
xo Hannah

Bedroom/ Studio Snapshots

     Last week I posted about possibly sharing a little tour of my bedroom, and since a few of you seemed to be interested, here it goes! I live in a house with two roommates and we share all the common areas such as the living room and kitchen, so my room is really the only thing I got to decorate as my own space.  This also means that my bedroom acts as my vintage studio as well.  I have an area I use for shooting listing pictures (on my "wooden" photo mat), racks of vintage lining the back wall, and a sewing desk for all of the alterations I do for the shop. Needless to say, it's sometimes hard to stay organized with all of that going on in one room!
      Anyway, it's always a work in progress, as I get antsy every few months and change things around, but this is what it looks like in its current state! Hope you like it!

 

That's it! Sorry for the picture overload, I wanted a good mixture of little detail shots as well as photos that would give you a feel of the whole room.  So thats where I run my shop from, sleep, and watch way to many trashy tv shows from!  If you want to know where anything is from, etc., just leave me a comment and I'll respond! Hope you liked the little tour!

xo Hannah