There are so many unique ways to display flower arrangements. I’ve found using some odds-and-ends that I didn’t want to let go of have been best used to display them.
It started several years ago when I got this little glass pitcher that belonged to my Gramma. I didn’t want to toss it out because it was pretty and I remembered it displayed in her china hutch.
It’s best used for the limelight hydrangeas and knockout roses from our front yard. And I’ve moved it around different places!
It’s the perfect little vase! I especially enjoy the roses looking so bright and colorful sitting on our antique pump organ!
When the limelight hydrangeas first bloom, I like to gather a large bunch and display them in my great grandmother’s yellow ware bowl. They make a beautiful centerpiece!
The only time I display them in this bowl is in the beginning of their blooming season before they start to dry out so I don’t have as many petals falling onto the table!
It’s a fun centerpiece, during that time. I usually keep fruit in this bowl throughout the rest of the year.
My husband’s Grandmother had some old vinegar jars in the basement of their farmhouse. Remember, the ones with the tiny handle at the top? I brought it home and cleaned it up as well as I could. It made the perfect container for these faux eucalyptus stems on our mantel. The glass on these jars are not as delicate as the glass vases you buy in the stores, now.
You may have seen people using the simplest items, such as coffee mugs, to display flowers. My great-great aunt’s creamer pitcher is so simple and perfect for this!
This is the only thing I have of hers from their farmhouse on the tobacco farm in North Carolina. I remember the rosebushes she had so I felt the roses were the best for the creamer pitcher.
The pitcher is cracked and has some damage and discoloration I wasn’t able to remove, so serving creamer in it wasn’t the best idea. I’m glad I found some use for it, though!
This basket belonged to my husband’s Grandmother. It’s pretty old and for the longest time, it sat on a shelf in our utility room. I finally thought of a great use for it!
I purchased a mix of silk flowers from the Dollar Tree and added a sheer ribbon with a bow and hung it on our front door. This especially looks nice in the spring!
And of course, there’s always the mason jar! I don’t know how old this one is, but these particular half-gallon jars with the regular mouth opening are best for flowers, in my opinion. I certainly don’t can anything in these huge jars.
I hope a few of these ideas were helpful. I used to think flowers belonged in a flower vase until I had a few things, like the glass pitcher, that I didn’t want to part with.