Jute Wine Bottle Vase

This morning I made a super cute vase for our bathroom. I got the idea from this blog, except I couldn't find the right raffia, like the kind she used, anywhere. We went into the city, 2 1/2 hours away, on Saturday for a baby shower. Couldn't even find any at Micheals, or any jute/twine. I was pretty sad about it.

But, as it turns out my mom had a spool of jute at home, that she will probably never use again. (She used it at my baby shower for arrangements). And this is what I made!

I started at the bottom, adding some crafting super glue, and then kept wrapping from there. I would glue every few rows, but it is so tight, I don't think there was a chance of it coming undone. I thought the neck would be tricky, but it wasn't as bad as I though. I just glued it down, then put glue all over the whole neck of the bottle. And Voila! Done!

Then I added some "flowers" that I bought at Micheal's this weekend. Our bathroom is dark purple and a light, sage like green. So they match perfectly!!

We find out when we move into our own place soon, just waiting for the call. But in the mean time, I have a kitchen table, 2 end tables, and a coffee table to paint and glaze! And Reid's little table and chairs to finish painting. I am stumped about them now, not sure if I will like finished product at the moment. I guess we will have to wait and see!

- xo Dev