8.05.2010

Knotted jute vase

{from Ballard Designs}

Have you seen those vases/bottles from Ballard Design and Pottery Barn?  If not, see above.  Well, BD wants 60$ for the mid-size one.  They're a nice beachy touch, and although I'm not into that trend in a big way, I do think it's silly that they charge so much for something that you can make for free.  Here's what I used:
I had another of the vinegar jugs that I used in this post, but I've seen similar items at consignment shops.  The twine was a buck at Target, and I got it forever ago, so I'm not counting it as costing anything.  And I probably stole the scissors from my mom's house.
To start, I tied a ring around the top, where I wanted the netting to start.
Then I cut 8 lengths of twine, each of them about 4 times the height of my jug.  I tied them around the starting ring so they hung down in two equal strings.  Like so:
{First I tied 4 of them at NSE and W, then tied the other 4 in between to make sure my spacing was even}
Then I started tying strings together.  Adjacent strings, coming from 2 different knots above.
{This was after one round of knot tying}
{After eleven rounds- all done)
After that I pulled the threads tight across the bottom and tied them to a string across from them:
{I'm holding it in my feet}
Finished!  It's all just square knots.  Not bad, eh?  Better than my IKEA bag version:


I think I'll redo it.
Oh, and it's just square knots.


33 comments:

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Blessed Mama said...

That looks awesome! I love it when smarty pants bloggers figure out how to do something on the cheap! :) Thanks!!!

Chelsea@ThisFreshFossil said...

Fantastic, cute, and cheap! Nice job. I might have to follow your tutorial and try one for myself!

~Chelsea

Jaycie said...

Really cute!

Bethany @ The Paper Pony said...

Cute! I love it when you can do something fabulous for dirt cheap! It is such a high! Great job!

Emily @ Finding My Aloha said...

Love it! This is so great! I found you on Funky Junk Interiors

zeshuregi said...

Wow,what a nice tutorial...thank you for sharing

Suzanne@Meridian Road said...

I was just wondering the other day how I could do this! Very Cool!!

Ann @ makethebestofthings said...

Wonderful tutorial! I have a "thing" for big glass jars/jugs and this will look excellent on a couple of them! Love your vinegar jars and jugs, everything here comes in plastic. This jute net would go excellently with a beachy seashell vibe. Thanks!

Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking said...

I knew there had to be a way to make those... thanks for the great tutorial!

Ali@Honey and Maple Syrup said...

Thanks for the great tutorial! I was just recently thinking of doing something like this, but didn't know how, but now I do!

Linda@Coastal Charm said...

Such a pea pinkin cute thrifty idea...luv it!

Blessings,
Linda

Jill from Women Who Do It All said...

Very cute! My mom would love this, she has always loved nautical themed stuff.

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Regina Moore said...

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming said...

Hi Kasia! Love love love these! What a fantastic idea - and fabulous price! I am featuring this today {stop by and grab a featured button if you like} Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase - I greatly appreciate it! Hope you have a wonderful week. ~ Stephanie Lynn

Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming said...

Hi Kasia! Love love love these! What a fantastic idea - and fabulous price! I am featuring this today {stop by and grab a featured button if you like} Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase - I greatly appreciate it! Hope you have a wonderful week. ~ Stephanie Lynn

Amanda@The Hand Me Down House said...

AAAHHH! I saw something like this at HomeGoods and was wondering how to do the knotted thing -- GREAT JOB! It looks fantastic, Kasia! :)

- Brittany said...

Cute idea. Thanks for sharing and making it look so so easy!

Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com

Shaunna said...

So pretty! I love those bottles, but have a pretty hard time finding them around here. You did a great job and thanks so much for linking up to Style Feature Saturday! -shaunna :)

Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence said...

Loved this so much I featured it this week!

Trish said...

Just the other day I saw those PB vases and wondered if I could do something similar with some lamp bases I have. You've given me hope!
Great job!

Bernadette said...

I. love. this.

I have a huge glass water cooler vase that I am totally going to do this too.

How awesome!
Bernadette
www.b3homedesigns.blogspot.com

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Emily @ Finding My Aloha said...

Hi Kasia! I just wanted to let you know you inspired me to make my own faux fishing floats. I used your tutorial! Anyway, if you'd like to take a look its posted on my blog today. I linked back to you and your lovely tutorial! Thanks! :)

Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick said...

LOVE it! I've been trying to figure out how to do just this! They look fantastic! I'm going to put this on my Facebook page.

Indiana Joan said...

Oh deary! I just decided what everyone is getting for Christmas!

Dolly said...

I love this tutorial! Thank you so much for showing us how to tie off the vinegar bottles:)Awesome!!!

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Harpsiccord said...

Thank you so much! I have been going crazy trying to figure out how to make these darn knots!

Laurie said...

Just wanted to let u know I gave a link to your Demijohn post on my blog today. I made a Demijohn myself a while back and am just now posting about it. Though I was inspired by the Ballard version, I wanted to share links to other blogs who created their own demijohns as well. Hope you'll come by and check mine out. Yours look great!


http://sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com/2011/07/dollar-store-demijohn-easy-diy.html



Best, Laurie