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Welcome ladies and gents! It’s been a few weeks since I shared a home decor DIY with you, so I’m so happy to be back with one today. A while back I found a pretty knotted rope vase on a higher end decor website, but it was $55 and there was no way that I was going to pay that for one small vase. I knew that I could find a way to make a similar one for a lot cheaper, and that is how this vase was born. In this post I will show you how to make a DIY knotted rope vase using two Dollar Tree items. Let’s get into this!

It’s time for our monthly Creative Craft Hop hosted this month by Donna from Modern on Monticello. On the third Thursday of each month I join a group of very talented ladies to bring you a new DIY to inspire you in your creative process. If you’re coming over from Carol at Blue Sky at Home, I am so glad to have you here! Don’t you just love her Christmas in July lace tree on burlap?! At the end of this post I will direct you to the next stop on our blog hop. I encourage you to visit everyone on the tour because they have some absolutely amazing ideas to share with you!

DIY Knotted Rope Vase Dollar Tree Supplies:

• white cotton rope- Dollar Tree has two options, and I used the thinner rope. The thick won’t work as well. If you don’t mind spending a little more, macrame cord would work really well. I didn’t have any on hand and didn’t have time to wait for some to ship.
• hot glue gun & glue
• round glass vase

Prep the Ropes

Since the Dollar Tree ropes are so thick (even though I used the thinner rope), you will need to take one apart to use the individual strands. Cut the tape from the end of the rope and unravel the three pieces.

You won’t need the entire rope. Once you have about 4′ you can stop unraveling it. I used 4′ pieces, but I only needed just under 3′ to finish my DIY knotted rope vase, but it’s better to have too much than not enough! It would be horrible to do all that work, then run out of rope and have to start over again.

Place tape around both ends of the rope strands to keep it from unraveling.

Attach Ropes to the Vase

Get started on your knotted rope vase by hot gluing the ends of the ropes in a line to the side of the vase. You want the entire vase covered. Start at the top and continue to the bottom. You need to have sets of three, so starting at the top allows you to leave the very bottom 1/8″ or so uncovered if it will mean adding a fourth rope to cover it. I didn’t get a picture of me attaching the last few ropes, but you’ll see them in the photos of the next step.

Start the Knotted Rope Pattern

Now it’s time to make a beautiful knotted rope pattern on your vase.

Take the bottom three ropes and move it up to the top. Pass them under the second set of three ropes, over the next three, under the next three, over the next, and under the top ropes. I took this picture when I was trying to use a vase that I spray painted a while back and it didn’t turn out well. I thought I could put to good use, but I figured out that the vase would show through at the top, so I had to take it apart. I just wanted you to see how to start the pattern.

Side note, lol! At this point I realized I was not going to be able to do this project alone because the vase was going to roll. So, I enlisted my helpful hubby to help. He works outside for much of the day and the heat index is reaching up to 115°, so I didn’t want to make him come and stand in the craft room. He deserves to just sit and relax on the couch after his long, stressful days, so I brought my DIY knotted vase to him. Please excuse these photos taken the best that I could on top of the herringbone Alabama blanket he was using lol! (Roll tide!)

I removed the ropes from the scrapped vase, and this is the first row on the new vase (with hubby holding it lol).

Next, recreate the same pattern with the top three ropes, this time under, over, under, and finally over.

On the third row, start with the bottom three ropes again repeating the same pattern that you did with the first row. Then continue covering the entire vase in the same manner. Just have the person helping you turn the vase a bit as you go.

When you get back to where you started, this is what you will see. I have the ropes off-center here, but I made sure to center it before gluing.

Glue the Ropes in Place

Finally, lift the ropes and add a bit of hot glue along the side at the bottom. In the photo I was adding glue along the entire vase, but that didn’t work so just add enough for the bottom three ropes for now.

I didn’t get a photo of this, but I placed tape around the individual ropes to keep them from unraveling once I cut them off. Once you have the tape on and the first three ropes pressed on the glue on the vase, cut the excess off. Continue adding glue for each section then press the ropes down on it followed by cutting off the excess rope. I cut the ropes after gluing them down so that I could pull them tight with the extra length while gluing them down.

I made it look neat with the tape and pulling everything tight, but I still placed the vase with the seam in the back.

That’s it! Your DIY knotted rope vase is finished!

I really like the way this turned out! I may buy some macrame cord to make another one so that the curves of the unraveled rope won’t be there. Also, I want to go back with this one and pull some spots tighter, so I will update the photos once I get the chance to do that. Here’s the little cutie that saved me $50+! There’s a candle inside, but you can use it to hold anything.

My knotted rope vase’s new home is on the farmhouse ladder shelf in the corner of our living room.

Stick around because I’m about to send you on to the next stop on our Creative Craft Hop.

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Creative Craft Hop

I hope you’re enjoying our craft hop this month! Next up on the tour is Donna over at Modern on Monticello where she is going to show you how to make a DIY plant trellis for indoor plants. It’s so neat, and I know you’re going to love it!

Donna – Modern on Monticello | DIY Plant Trellis for Indoor Plants

Terrie – Decorate & More with Tip | DIY Fluffy Snowman Wreath

Gail – Purple Hues & Me | Pet Keepsake Christmas Ornament DIY

Allyson – Southern Sunflowers | Easy Dollar Tree Potholder Craft

Ann – Apple Street Cottage | Lace Tree on Burlap Christmas in July

Cecilia – My Thrift Store Addiction | DIY Pollinator Puddler and Self-Watering Olla

Tammy – Patina & Paint | Up-cycled Ornament Door Hanger

Jenna – The Painted Apron | Side Table Makeover

Carol – Blue Sky at Home | Lace Tree on Burlap Christmas in July

Don’t go yet! There’s more to see!

There’s plenty more to see here on the blog! If you’re looking for something specific, use the search box in the sidebar to look it up. If not, you might enjoy these ideas. Don’t have time to read them all now? That’s ok, just click over to the posts using the pictures and pin them for later. You can also add Life as a LEO Wife to your favorites and check back for new ideas and free printables and SVGs every Wednesday and Saturday, as well as link parties with tons of shared ideas on Sundays and Thursdays!