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Easy Re-Purposed Sweater Christmas Vase

I am  a mistletoe  junkie. Christmas and the holidays are my season! It’s ironic, because I HATE the cold, and I LOVE hot weather and the green of summer, but I also LOVE the changing of the seasons, the prettiness of snow, glitter and merriness. I couldn’t wait to post this project because it’s so easy and it’s the perfect one to kick off the season!It’s so easy to make an Easy Re-Purposed Sweater Christmas Vasewith a thrift store sweater! It’s a great re-purposed sweater craft, and it’s something to pretty up your decor a bit or to give as a gift.

easy sweater vase with handmade tags and holly springs

I started by cutting off the sleeves of a thrift store sweater. I used a smaller sweater for the narrower vases and a larger one farther down the sleeve for the larger vase. It helps if the sweater arms are a little on the tighter side so they hug the vase.

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I just cut them,and pulled them on, no finishing the edges or anything.Once the sleeves were pulled on,I tired some burlap ribbon around the top. I love repurposing sweaters into other decor.

 Easy Re-Purposed Sweater Christmas Vase with French style vintage tags and greenery and burlap

The tags were made by printing out images and text onto kraft paper cardstock from the Graphics Fairy and cutting them out to the shape I desired. I have larger paper punches that just punch out the tag shapes for me, I then glittered the edges for a bit of sparkle with a glue stick and fine glitter.

.hand stamped tags

I tied them on with wire and stuck a bit of greenery and berries in the top. The wider mouth vases could also be used with battery-operated candles or battery-operated fairy lights for a pretty glow. How pretty would these be lined up on a mantel at night with twinkle lights?

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And they are ready for some pine bough or pine cone stems for a final touch!

7 Comments

  1. What a awesome idea. Going to use my belated mom sweaters..love it! I get amazed at the creativity of some.
    Thanks for posting!
    Melissa

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