I’ve had this pretty cool set of chunky glass votive holders for quite a few years now, but have stopped using them. In fact, I even set them aside to donate with my next thrifting purge.
I still actually quite like them, but you know how it is. Sometimes you just move on.
And I really had moved on… until I brought home a bunch of tulips the other day. I have vases, but I was feeling restless, and wanted a change.
For some reason these votive holders came to mind, and then it all fell into place.
Sometimes it pays to think outside of the box!
An unexpected bonus – the inverted dip for the votive became a great stabilizer for holding the tulips upright and in place!
I have decided to keep them after all. Whether or not they’ll see candles again is hard to say, but I know they’ll see tulips again soon… I have three of these chunky vessels and I think a trio for Easter might be kind of nice!
How about you? Have you given something a new purpose lately? If so, what did you do?
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I like the vase that way, perfect for holding up stems!! Three of them together would look great too – they would have been “keepers” for me!!
Our Easter weekend has come and gone, and I did put out tulips in all three, so the votive holders have become keepers for me! They were oh, so close to being donated!!
What a great idea …… aren’t you just a smarty pants! Looks beautiful. Hope you’re doing well Sheila!
There you go again being all smart and stuff! I bet it looks beautiful when the sun shines through that green glass!
What a GREAT idea! LOVE those flowers too.
I love finding new and unexpected uses for things… this was a great one Sheila… and the tulips made me smile!
Great idea! Nice that you have three – sometimes it’s fun to have multiples to group together.
Love that and because of the lift in the middle it holds the flowers in place!