We have seen before how a discreet touch of rope in your decor can create a relaxed, warm mood in a space.
Whether you want to create a space with a nautical “look and feel”, or you are simply drawn to the natural beauty of rope, you can make use of rope accessories, quite a few of which you can make yourself (remember the string lamp and the decorative balls).
One such rope decoration you can make yourself is a vase.
What you will need:
– A glass jar, a plastic container, or even old glass jars or tin cans from food,
– Natural rope (the length you need depends on the size of the jar, but it is best if the rope is not too thick, so that it is easier to handle),
– Ceramic tile adhesive,
– Basic tools such as a spatula for mixing the adhesive, scissors and a sponge.
Step-by-step instructions:
– Clean and dry the jar so that the adhesive bonds well. At the same time, prepare your work surface by covering it with a protective sheet so that you don’t get adhesive on it. Use the spatula to spread a generous layer of adhesive on the base and sides of your jar.
– To stop the adhesive from drying out, you now need to work quickly! Start by making the base: coil the rope in a spiral, like a snail shell, until the rope disc is wide enough to cover the base of the jar. Once it is ready, glue it to the base, without cutting the rope.
– Continue winding the rope from the base around the walls of the jar. Try to press the rope down and secure each new row so that there are no gaps between rows.
– Once you have covered the whole surface you spread adhesive on and are ready to finish, cut the rope at a diagonal, at an angle that keeps it from sticking out beyond the last row. Add a little extra adhesive to “secure” the end. You’re ready… almost!
Leave the adhesive to dry for at least 24 hours before using the vase. After a day, you can decorate it and enjoy its charming nautical beauty!
Tip!
We suggest not covering the entire surface of the jar, but leaving a section of glass exposed, to achieve the lovely result below:
In this case, spread the adhesive only as far as you want the rope to reach. The layer of adhesive should be thick enough that you can’t see the glass surface of the jar through it.
Source: ruffledblog.com
Editor: Natasa Lianopoulou
