Upcycling idea: turning a flower bag into a vase using bamboo sticks attached vertically to it, then finished with taupe chalk paint.

Upcycle your flower bag into a vase

Fleurop bouquets are delivered in elegant black gift packaging: our flower bag. The flowers are not only well supplied with water, they also look great in it. The flower bag is waterproof and sturdy - and therefore far too good to throw away! We have therefore come up with an upcycling idea to give it a completely new look and reuse it as a modern vase.

Materials required:

Fleurop flower bag
Pencil
scissors
wood glue
Side cutter or pliers
Bamboo sticks (approx. 0.9 cm wide and 0.2 cm thick)

Hot glue
Handsaw
Shashlik skewers
Chalk paint in taupe
paintbrush

Instructions for the upcycling idea

Step 1: Draw the outline

Place the cardboard vase on the flattened outer cardboard and then draw the outline with a pencil.

Step 2: Cut out the sides

The marked surface is then cut out of the outer cardboard with scissors. A total of 2 of these surfaces are required.

Step 3: Create four flat side surfaces

Then glue the cut-out areas to the two sides of the cardboard vase where the folds are located using a little glue. This gives the cardboard vase 4 flat sides.

Step 4: Cut the bamboo sticks to size

The next step is to cut the bamboo sticks to the required length using a side cutter or pliers (approx. 22 cm, about 40 pieces).

Step 5: Glue the sticks to the flower bag

Now the gluing can begin: Firstly, glue the cut bamboo sticks to the centre straight section of each side of the paper vase. Hot glue is best for this.

Step 6: Cutting bamboo sticks for sloping surfaces

For the sloping areas of the paper vase, the bamboo sticks are then cut to size using a handsaw.

Step 7: Glue the flower bag to the slopes

In the next step, the bevelled bamboo sticks are also glued to the paper vase with hot glue.

Step 8: Cover the edges

To make the vertical edges more elegant, simply cover them with shashlik skewers. To do this, cut the skewers to the required length using pliers or side cutters and attach them with a little hot glue.

Step 9: Cover the horizontal edges

The upper horizontal edges of the vase can then be covered with the bamboo sticks if required.

Step 10: Paint the vase with chalk paint

Once the glue is completely dry, colour the vase with chalk paint and a brush. Extra tip: Chalk paint is also very easy to make yourself. Simply mix some acrylic paint with baking powder.

That's it!

Now the elegant vase just needs to be filled with beautiful flowers. Why not pop into your local florist and let them inspire you?

Author: Luisa from schereleimpapier.de

Luisa is all about DIY, upcycling and interior design. On her social media channels and her YouTube channel, she regularly shares instructions that are easy to do and are intended to make your own home a little more beautiful. Natural wood, plants and the colour green in general play a particularly important role and can be found in many of her ideas.

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