Hurricane Vases! {Frugal DIY Tutorial}

For years, I’ve “coveted” the gorgeous hurricane vases available at Williams-Sonoma. I mean, what’s there not to love? Well, to be perfectly honest…the price.  Williams-Sonoma hurricanes range from $70.00 to $118.00!  Ouch-y.  Too pricey for my thrift-store-loving wallet. So when I saw the hurricane brilliance over at Decor Chick, I knew I had try this project for myself.

Aren’t they pretty?

Now I’m going to show you how you can get your beautiful, hurricane vase party on at your house!!! Fun!

Supplies you need:

• Gorilla Glue – I’d never used Gorilla Glue before, so I was stepping out of my comfort zone.  I bought GG (that dries white) at Hobby Lobby for $5.  It is super easy to use and I’m very happy with how it worked!
• Candle Sticks – Over the last few months, I’ve developed quite a collection of clear candle sticks – from thrift stores and the Dollar Tree.
• Glass vases – I already had three vases from flowers that my sweet hubby has gotten me and I also picked up a few more from the Dollar Tree and Walmart.

I followed the directions on the Gorilla Glue box which said to sparingly apply GG on one surface (the bottom of a vase)…and then dampen the other surface (the candle stick) before putting them together. Then I centered the candlestick on the vase…

You can see how the Gorilla Glue bubbles up and turns white. That’s why you don’t need to use too much.  Ask me how I know.  {blush} I’m the one who had to use a knife to cut off the excess white foamy glue. Ahem.

Then, carefully balance a large book on the candle stick to hold it together while the Gorilla Glue dries.  The vase looks cloudy because I washed it and didn’t let it completely dry before starting my project.  Waiting patiently is not my forte…

For example, I lined up five vases to glue at the same time.  I glued them.  Put books on them.  And left to run an errand. When I came home, a vase was broken and not one candle stick was still on top of a vase. The domino effect had happened.  Oh and to make it even better…three candlesticks were glued to the carpet.  {brilliant, I tell ya!}

Love. Love. Love.

Simple, natural, candle-lit beauty.

These vases grace my simplified bookshelves and are the perfect addition to my simple, frugal Fall decor.  I filled the vases with cinnamon sticks, berries, ribbon, pumpkins, gourds and corn.  The only things I purchased this year for these two hurricanes, are the cinnamon sticks ($1.47) and the berries ($1.50).  Can’t beat that!

Eight glass hurricane vases cost me less than $20!!! {happy dance} Plus the time I spent getting dried Gorilla Glue out of the carpet. Snort.

Have you ever used Gorilla Glue before?

Linked to:

• Things I Love Thursday
• Frugal Friday
• I’m Lovin’ It!
• Money Saving Mom

Tagged as: diy, frugal, glass, gorilla glue, hurricane, tutorial, vases