{Inside the Floral Studio #5: Stripes Forever}

Could that really be a striped vase? Of course not. Sometimes when you can't find the right colored vase to match your decor, you've got to create it on your own.

Today's "Inside the Floral Studio" lesson, I'll teach you my trick to creating sweet and simple containers out of ribbons.

For this vase, you will need a very straight and simple votive glass that's no more than 3 inches. The key to this is a very straight glass. This won't work if the glass is slightly tapered.

You will need

1 3 inch votive glass
3 inch wide Ribbon
1 inch wide Ribbon
Double sided tape
Ribbon scissors

Making sure your glass is clean. Cut a 3 inch wide ribbon to fit exactly around the votive with a 1/4 inch give. Using double sided tape, adhere the 3 inch wide ribbon. Then cut a 1 inch wide ribbon. Adhere to glass using double sided tape. Voila, you've just created your own vase.

Insider's tip, the trick to making this is to vase so pretty is to use non wired ribbon. Also I find that an inexpensive acetate is just fine. Cut the ends very straight. A high quality ribbon scissor is the best. Also, when I make an arrangement in these tiny votive cups, I put a little piece of Oasis that way no water spills over and "ruins" the ribbon.

Good luck!