hello wedding - test tube vase trend:

July 28, 2010

i went shopping with my mom a couple weeks ago for some wedding decor and noticed all these test tube vase decorations in the stores: i really am loving them. then i stumbled across betsy white's blog where she did a round up of some test tube vases. definitely an upcoming trend, what do you think of them? anyway, i decided to go on a hunt for test tube inspiration!


1 from here / 2 from here













whew, there's a lot out there :) hope you're inspired today.
xo.

47 hello's:

Sandy a la Mode said...

ohhh what a lovely collection of test tube inspiration!! i love the idea of putting air plants or flowers in them! they can be used for so much more than a chemistry experiment!

Laura said...

oooh! thats super cute and so creative! what a great idea :) & money saver i bet too!

Claud said...

I AM inspired with these test tubes! Great idea! Thank you for sharing!

Julia said...

I love this idea!

Alice said...

Who would have though test tubes could be so lovely? Thanks for sharing!

ilovemyhouse said...

You go girl! lovely! XX

Everton Terrace said...

I am inspired - to bring some of the outdoors inside today. I don't know what it is about these little vases but they are really great.

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wishful nals said...

love this look!

Audrey said...

that is such a great idea! being a science major has finally come in handy! i have so many of test tubes laying around. i can finally put them to good use.

melody-mae said...

I LOVE this look! what a great idea for your wedding!!! LOVE, LOVE, Love!

Dancing Branflake said...

I had those for my wedding! I had bamboo in them also. What's awesome is that they are virtually unbreakable if they are truly test tubes.

Sarah said...

Rather in love with this concept.

Paislea Elyse said...

gorgeous photos. i bought my mother some fantastic vases from TARGET about 2 years ago. they remind me of these! lovely!

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Momo said...

Such nice inspiration!

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EMILY said...

I never really loved the test tube vase as I've only seen them in the small variety that holds a single bloom and that's just not enough for me...but seeing all the wonderful varieties here I do believe I am changing my mind. The tear drop shaped tubes are especially wonderful. I've bought test tubes before for other crafty projects and I'm posting the link here as it is a great resource for this kind of thing: www.lcmlab.com

Thanks for sharing your inspirations.

Olivia said...

ooo I like the one from Urban!

Kim Carney said...

That is an inspirational collection! Thank you for including me!
Kim

Meg said...

Oh man! My mother has been using a set of test tubes as vases for YEARS! I always thought it was kinda quirky, but cool... maybe she'll let me hijack her set

Ana Degenaar said...

I love love love these, you should go with it, love the first one badly!

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jennifer young said...

such a great roundup danni! test tubes are so hot right now!! haha

can't wait to see you this weekend! hooray!!
j.

Holly Knitlightly said...

Aw Danni these looks so cute! I can't wait for your wedding, I know everything is going to be so amazing! :)

ag. said...

wow, they are all over the place! i love that first one. how sweet!

kelly ann said...

i am totally loving this trend as well! so charming.

Cookie Cutter said...

Nice! I love it that they're so simple but so beautiful. I prefer the white ones though.

Casee Marie said...

I've never seen this idea before but I'm crazy about it! There's something kind of minimalist about it, which is fun. I'm definitely going to try it sometime (:

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I hope you make some more when you are done with all your hard work with the wedding! :)

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Johanna said...

I love this idea too! I've been searching for vintage science doo-dads, especially test tubes and wooden test tube stands.

Ashley said...

I loved them hanging... great ideas.

Mango Gal said...

This is so adorable! I work in a lab and right now I'm contemplating taking a few glass test tubes home!

forget.me.knot.weddings said...

Love this vase trend!

Mila said...

absolutely gorgeous! <3

to tell you the truth, I've always loved small vases, some of them put together with in every one of them one beautiful flower. so much better than one big vase with a bunch of flowers in it. :)

lovelovedear.

mila.

Terri said...

I love this trend! I especially love the spice tower racks!

Mikaela said...

Oh they are so pretty hanging from the outdoor umbrella!

Melissa said...

Oh, this makes my nerdy self very happy!

Leigha said...

Love the Pigeon Toe Ceramic's ones. My friend did corked glass test tube favors full of juicy pear jelly beans (green was one of the wedding colors). A snack for guests and a great bud vase to take home (each one came with a little wooden block for a stand)...so cute!

fabricatedends said...

What a great idea. These test tubes made me start to think that I might actually like science.

in the Queen City said...

I LOVE this trend! My mom's a chemist and I have asked her to bring home a few test tubes for me to turn into vases in my new house. :)

Megan said...

You should check out Angel Swanson's blog. She recently did a beautiful shoot using lots and lots of test tubes!

http://loveandsplendor.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/a-peek-the-stylelab-workshop/

http://loveandsplendor.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/the-stylelab-all-stars-vendors/

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xo, tiffany

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