Overnight success!

Life is funny,  some things seem to take forever  while others happen so fast -- like my little vase.   One evening I had a bit of cement left over from another project and decided I didn't want to waste it.   I found a pretty plastic container left over from some liquid soap in the bathroom and decided that that shape was perfect for a vase. I quickly poured the left over mix into the container.   It  filled to the top -- too much. Next I needed to make the 'well' to hold the water for the flowers.  I had some leftover water pics from the last floral arrangement so decided to use them.  They slid into the mix easily. They were perfect,  the test tube like pic had a rubber lip that stopped it from falling completely in the soap container.  Voila!

Similar plastic container and floral pic used

I let them set overnight and in the morning pulled the pic out of the centre. I  needed to twist it a bit to get it out, but it came out whole.   (TIP:  use plastics with cement, ceramic and glass are too difficult and often break.  Plastic comes out easier.)

Then I carefully ripped the plastic off  the hardened cement.  This was a bit tricky, I used a carpet knife to score the plastic and peel it away-- not without a few dings in the vase but those you can sand away if you want.
Immediately I wanted to put flowers in it.  So I  filled the cavity with water, some spilled on the vase causing an interesting colour change.  Not sure I wanted that look, even if it was sort of mod looking.  I  grabbed the water pic,  put it back in the cavity and marked the height.  I used that same carpet knife to cut it down so it fit perfectly into the vase.

 This enabled me to lift it out and  fill it apart from the vase and insert it when filled... better option.  COMPLETE! I positioned it next to the piece of art my daughter brought back home from her travels... instant success!

Hope you like it!


Tool Diva