Hi guys!

I took a trip to my in-laws last week.  I am always so inspired to change my entire house create new stuff after leaving their home.

My MIL had the cutest metal vase with a glass container that resembled a test tube.  It got my wheels spinning, and I’m here to share the results!

Here is how my Test Tube Bud Vase turned out!

diy vase

This took me literally 30 minutes or so to make!  And the best part… All you need is a drill!

The biggest question I had when I first started planning this was where I would find the test tubes.  I found my test tubes on Amazon here.  I bought 10 for under $10 and I had free shipping.  I LOVE Amazon.  It is always so easy and the shipping is always very fast!  I actually received mine the day after I ordered… Woohoo!

For my wood I used an 8-foot 2×6″ board from Lowe’s.  I cut mine 44″ long.  You can also have the guys at Lowe’s or HD cut it for you for free!  The board was under $4 and you can make 2 of them out of 1 board.

I first marked my board 2″ from the side.  Then, I put a mark every 5″ from that point.  So, I had 9 marks on my board where I will put the holes.

I decided I wanted to shanty my board up a bit, so I hit it with a hammer a bunch.

To drill your holes, you will need a spade bit.  I found mine at Lowe’s.  I used this 13/16″ spade bit.

Just put it in your drill and you are ready to go!  I put a hole on every mark, and I made sure to go down about the same depth on each one.

Easy peasy!

Now the fun part…

Hellllllllo Kona!

I am LOVING Rust-Oleum Kona Ultimate Wood Stain!  So pretty!

rust-oleum wood stain

That’s it!

My final step was picking up  a few fresh flowers from the grocery store and filling the tubes with a little bit of water!

Now… How easy is that?!

Let’s do the math here…

$10 for test tubes

$4 for my wood

$14 for supplies… Yup! That is my kind of project!  Want to see what I made with the extra test tube?? I will be sharing that soon! 😉

For now… Here are a few more pictures!

how to make a bud vase

how to make a vase

diy vase

diy centerpiece

bud vases

test tube vase

flower vases

Hope you love it!

Not a fresh flower kind person… No sweat! Just skip the water and use some artificial ones!

I would LOVE some PINS and shares below!  Thank you so much for stopping by!! Have a great week!

~Whitney

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  2. as always too cute, think I would have to go with a beefier board this looks like it would fall over

      1. Here she is all done!! SO easy 🙂 have enough board to make another one for our friends’ new home (housewarming gift!)! Thanks for the great idea and tutorial!

  3. Whenever you use your stain, do you use a paint brush or like a foam brush? I just used it on the top of a desk, and mine came out way darker.. Also, do you ever seal with a polyurethane coat? Trying to decide if the desk will need it. Any advise is helpful 🙂 thank you!!

    1. I use a foam brush. Don’t let it sit too long… Just paint on and wipe off a couple minutes after. All woods stain a bit different, so if this is too dark for you I would try the dark walnut color. I do us a poly on most of my furniture pieces. It is Rust-Oleum Ultimate Polyurethane with Soft Touch. I have a picture of it in this post…
      https://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/02/diy-coasters-and-free-printables.html

      Hope this helps!!
      Let me know if you have any other questions!

    1. Hey Jenny… I use 2×4’s and 2×6’s all the time and have never had a problem with them falling. If you are worried about it you could go with something like a 2×2 or 4×4 though! Hope this helps! 🙂

  4. I always check out every project here and just cant stop marvelling at all the goodies!! checking out Shanty 2 Chick with my morning cup of coffee has become my routine now!!

  5. Very cool! And easy to customize due to preference. I would love to do this with a 2×2 for a lower profile. Thanks for sharing!