DIY A Rustic Winter Decor Vase Using Wood Pieces

The winter season deserves decor specially catered to its cold-weather bliss. We're talking about beautiful, cozy pieces that make you want to grab a blanket and watch the snow fall. This appreciation for Mother Nature and winter is what we're channeling to bring the outdoors in with a DIY rustic vase. Using wood slices for the base and a balloon as the mold, you can create a lovely ball-shaped vase that's truly stunning despite its humble design. 

This DIY vase is perfect to add to any room for a cabin winter look. Outdoors, you can rest it on the windowsill to add rustic charm to your porch. In the living room, fill it with pinecones or apples, and style it as a unique centerpiece. Add a slim glass inside the vase, fill it with water, and you can display real flowers on the dinner table. Or turn the vase into Christmas decor with pine stems and holly berries and place it on your fireplace mantel. It's a simple project that only requires a balloon, hot glue, a bowl, and wood rounds, like ilauke's Wood Slices. The rustic piece is so charming that you might want to keep it on display long after winter is over.

First, inflate the balloon to the desired size of your vase. Keep in mind that the larger the vase, the more wood rounds you'll need. Then, place the balloon inside a bowl or mug to steady it. Next, hot glue the wood rounds together around the balloon, leaving an opening at the top to form the sphere vase. Make sure you're not gluing the wood slices to the balloon. Once all the wood pieces are glued together, pop the balloon and remove the rubber pieces. That's it!

Now, the question is: to decorate or not to decorate? As is, there are lots of ways to style the vase in your home for a chic, rustic style. The round silhouette creates a sculptural look and the open space between each wood slice offers dimension. However, you can't go wrong by adding decorations. You can fill the gaps with bows, wrap the interior with fairy lights, spray-paint the entire piece, write personalized messages on the wood slices, or add a fabric trim to the edge. Decorating the wood can transform it from a simple rustic vase to an extravagant modern one.