Crushed cans
When you think of crushed cans, you’re probably more likely to think of littered streets and overflowing dustbins than freshly cut flowers.
But these whimsical, porcelain versions look really rather attractive when filled with flowers. Create your own by cleaning, crushing and spray painting real fizzy drinks cans and adding your favourite blooms.
Servings bowl display
A large serving bowl or fruit bowl can be transformed into a vase and hold a dramatic display of blooms with this simple but clever trick:
Simply, tape a latticework of masking tape stretching across the top of the bowl and insert your flowers into the grid to create your structure.
Keep the ends of the tape that overlap onto your vase, as short as you can to create a support system that keeps your flowers exactly where you want them.
This technique can be used with almost any vase or bowl.
Plastic spoon art
Who would have thought the humble plastic spoon could be transformed into a beautiful work of art?
The spoon-heads when glued to a base look uncannily like petals or the leaves of an artichoke.
Select your base shape (an old vase or metal can will do) and spray with a primer coat before arranging and gluing your spoon-heads around the outside.
We love this ombre version on allaboutyou.com.
