Simple pleasures
Our friends brought over pink peonies the other day, and every day they're getting bigger and prettier...
And after keeping my eyes peeled for a new vase for ages, I suddenly realized that a wine bottle (with the label peeled off) does the trick beautifully! I love the green color; it's almost like a stem.
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in my kitchen i have ten wine bottles in the recycling bin. now i am inspired to fill them all w/flowers.
Great idea with the wine bottle. Peonies are my favorite. I had big pink ones in my wedding. They just make me so happy. :)
Marcie
peonies are my favourite flowers.
I love reusing wine bottles vases.. mainly because it requires drinking the wine, first!
i put flowers in wine bottles even with the label still on if its a super cute label!
Love peonies, they are my favorite flowers! And what a great idea to use the bottle as a vase. Worth trying :)
I know! I recently decided to try the wine bottle as a vase. I tend to keep old wine bottles from significant nights...and It's a nice way to brighten up the little collection I've got going on. it's fun and different.
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The peonies in my front yard are about a week away from blooming, provided spring ever fully arrives here in Salt Lake. The week they bloom is my favorite week in the garden all year.
Hadn't thought of doing this with wine bottles, but have used apple juice (pretty leaves!), jam jars (neat designs!) and maple syrup bottles (old fashioned goodness!) before.
LOVE peonies :)
The wine bottles are a great idea. We don't have wine bottles in Pakistan, but I use old Coca Cola bottles instead. I put 7 of them up on a shelf with flowers in them, and a put a small lamp behind them. They glow with a warm light.
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I love peonies. But I always feels awkward when I say the word Peony.
Peonies always remind me of the Barefoot Contessa. She's all about them.
i use glass pop bottles as vases!
Peonies would look so pretty in a wine bottle -- I've never thought of that! Great idea.
Fallon
flowers... so pretty.
Peonies are one of my favorite flowers! How nice of them!
oh how i adore peonies, i'm still waiting for them to pop up at the floral shop this season!
...and the wine bottles are an excellent idea, a friend of mine actually saw that at a wedding- big green wine bottles and lose lovely orangey tulips. so darling!
beautiful flowers -- peonies are one of my faves & are so beautiful when in full bloom!
Peonies are my favorite!
i love using old bottles to hold flowers. we don't have any real vases in our home. i love walking on the beach and picking up bottles because there are some of the coolest glass bottles that drift to shore from all over the world! and they end up growing interesting stuff on them from being in the ocean, which adds a little extra zest!
and your flowers are beautiful! i bet they look smashing in your green bottle!
I heart peonies! I saw them at the florist the other day and couldn't justify the $20 but after seeing your picks, I think I need them. Like, now.
pretty flowers! love the wine bottle idea!
Peonies are my favorite. Have you ever tried using an empty wine bottle as a candle holder? You can put a taper candle in it and it only gets more and more beautiful with additional wax drippings.x
After the flowers in a mason jar craze, I decided to try flowers in a wine bottle and the ensemble looked fabulous. Other fun places to put flowers: in clear, tall root beer mugs and in flour and sugar jars.
I can't really tell from that photo, is that what your peonies are in? I'd love to see a picture of them in the bottle!
I'm going to drink a bottle of wine tonight, so I can have a new vase.
Good idea with the old wine bottles (because goodness knows we all have a few of those lying around!). I especially love the comment recommending the maple syrup bottle. That's genius!
XO
Lenore
peonies are my absolute favorite! enjoy them. xoxox!
I love peonies! And great tip to use wine bottle as vase!
Oh, how I adore peonies!
Oh Ms. Jo You gave me a wonderful idea with the wine bottle. I have a bottle of origina that I think flowers would like great in! If I post it on my blog I'll post back to your post!! =)
Peonies are my faves! Stop by The Zhush for a fun giveaway this week!
I love peonies! And I love recycling!
Ohhh how cool. I use bottles as a flower vases too....Those flowers look so beautiful! Ohh I adore fresh flowers in the apartment!
Kisses and have a lovely Monday :)
i love repurposing old bottles to use as flower vases... kiwi and i used patron tequila bottles as the vases for our wedding flowers! those peonies are gorgeous.
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When you have a stressful job, the last thing you want is complexity at home. Simple things bring great happiness.
Pink is so beautiful and those flowers go perfectly with that bottle! :)
I love peonies! My BF just got me a few the other day after my concert :-) The wine bottle seems like a good idea.
Can't have enough simple pleasures!
The bottle makes then even more pleasurable, happy monday Jo.
I love using vases that aren't really vases (my favourite skincare brand uses amber glass bottles, and when i'm finished I fill them with flowers and olive oil).
Have a lovely week!
Miss B xx
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Your bro is too cute. That's ingenious!
Funny - just the other day I decided that instead of taking wine bottles to recycling, I'd peel all the labels off and save them. Some labels come off easier than others.
At my last dinner party I used a very light blue wine bottle to serve water out of!
I love the peonies:) Also love the wine bottle vase. I spray paint mine and they make quite the dinner table setting- http://thecitycradle.com/valentines-day-vases-modern-homemade-d-i-y
I love peonies too! And, I almost bought the book in the photo at the book store yesterday, is it good? Best, -C
I've been using different containers for years...a French (!) friend just left here but asked upon arriving...what is that darling vase holding those little roses? A Goya whole peppercorn jar sans pepper & label. It ain't that difficult, ladies. My mother has done this forever...bricolage.
Countdown for Jo...peonies expanding - good metaphor.:)
I love pretty bottles! unfortunately, I have no room to save them all, but I am still holding on to the cute, curvy bottle that held the sparkling lemonade that I drank with my lunch last friday. I think it would make the perfect bud vase... now I just need to get me some pretty peonies! :)
Very beautiful flowers. My roommate used a Martinelli's bottle to hold her fake flowers (us college students can't keep real ones :P).
Awww, peonies are such gorgeous flowers! Reminds me of my wedding :)
Love the wine bottle idea! Why didn't I think of that? Lord knows there's plenty around my house. TMI, TMI:)
There's a dairy here that sells yogurt at our whole foods and I save every one of those bottles- they look like old glass milk jugs and I put my milk from the plastic container in them- much prettier to look at in the fridge....I also use them for water with floating berries or sliced ginger or cucumbers, ice tea, lemonade, etc......Oh, old bottles are the loveliest....and the more the merrier...I also save the glass salad dressing bottles for flowers and use them in 3's.Reuse & reinvent makes for the best recycling!
What a coincidence - I bought a bunch of peonies for my desk at work yesterday and I have been watching them bloom in absolute admiration. They are the most stunning flower! I must say, it is going to be one of the only reasons I look forward to going to work today;-)
apple juice bottles are such a cute idea! and yes, the book is great :)
I like using several wine bottles with different shapes and sizes...some green, some brown,etc. and in the Fall I use candles and peacock feathers with dimmed lighting. It looks very cool...
I love peonies!
love pia's site. thanks for the tip. still waiting for my pokey peonies to bloom....
Its fun to break the bottles (or not) and make colorful wind chimes to hang up in the trees! beautiful pictures by the way.
"Almost like a stem"...
What a pretty thought. Love that. Xx
love peonies! we check trader joes all the time for them. and i love to use old jars as vases for little mini bouquets to place all around the house. also trader joes has the best packaging - so I've even used an old can of their coffee and one of their macadamia nut pancake mix ;)
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It's amazing the difference some fresh flowers can make in the home!
Last week I was feeling mighty proud of my creativity for putting hydrangea in a wine bottle!
But, I used a bottle with a really art-y label with colors that I love...!
great idea! we have a collection of empty wine bottles for me to choose from! peonies are my favorite! i really need to find some before they're out of season!
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thats such a brilliant idea i must must try it :)
cute and vintage.x
I love Peonies. My favourite flower. I hope you're feeling good – not long now! xx
PS. My word verification is vater - get it? Water? Oh dear...
Do you know that I loved peonies because of your blog??? They are not so popular in Poland, but I will make them popular at my home :)
I can't bear to recycle pretty bottles and jars, I use them for all sorts of things.I store my best olive oil in a lovely dark blue wine bottle and like you I use a bottle for water at dinner parties only mine is a Bombay Sapphire gin bottle- it's palest blue glass and a lovely faceted shape.
I really love the green glass of bottles, especially really old bottles, but I love a simple wine bottle too. PS those peonies are luscious!
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I also love collecting wine bottles especially with nice shapes.I use it as decoration and as a vinegar bottle with my special mixture.
Filipinos usually use wine bottles to put their own mixtures of vinegar,onions and a spicy chili.
Those peonies are gorgeous. I also keep flowers in different bottles, especially old-fashioned ones that I've thrifted over the years. That way I don't get mad if one accidentally gets broken.
peonies really are so totally pretty aren't they!
love the bottle vase ;-) perfection!
xoxo
Love the idea to use a bottle as a vase. I love my pink peonies in a blue glass Ball Perfect mason jar!
Peonies make my heart happy!!
Hey there! I just found your blog and I love it :) Regarding make-shift vases, I like to use an old-fashioned milk jar. The wine bottle isn't a bad option either!
Yeah, wine bottles for vases/candle holders work wonderfully :)
xo,
Cassie
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We use old wine bottles to hold water in the fridge. It looks elequent on the dinner table too. I am sure people think we are wineos when we take the bottle directly out of the fridge and drink half of it! :)
I love re-using glass bottles as vases. It's cheaper, unique and you're re-using an item.
Peonies are beautiful - I neglected them for many years but now they're one of my favourite flowers. And wine bottles make great vases - and candlesticks!
I love using old wine bottles for vases, but I always leave the labels on for an added memory--and sometimes, I don't even put flowers in them.
Wine bottles and soda bottles work wonderfully for a few stems -- another trick is coffee cannisters and candle jars. When you're done, simply clean out the wax and voila! Perfect for a short, stubby arrangement! :)
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