The 6 vases you have to have!

I LOVE reader requests . . . we've been doing this for almost 3 years now, and finding something to write about during projects can sometimes be a stretch. So if there is anything you want to know shoot me an email and ask!

Today's post came from an email I received asking about our flower vases! I do not remember who it came from . . . sorry!
The question basically asked, what flower vases should we own??

Basically I think that One Large vase and One small vase should be owned by everyone . . . if you are really in to minimalism the small vase could be a small tumbler ;).
But if you are a fresh flower addict like myself here are the basic vases you should have: 

1) A White Ceramic Pitcher:

It can be used for other things as well, but more than 50% of the time I use it as a vase.

2) A round glass "fish bowl" vase:

I found ours at Michaels, and I use it all the time, any bouquet I've put into it has looked amazing! I seriously Love this vase!

3) A Julep Cup:

Again, I found this at Michaels (p.s. Don't put it into the dishwasher). I use this little cup about as often as I use all of our other vases combined. Sometimes the flowers in a mixed bouquet die at different times. So when the first few flowers die, I pull the live flowers out (usually carnations), and place them in our julep cup to live for a few more days!

4) Medium Vase:

I love texture and I love white but it doesn't have to be textured and white. It's just nice to have a medium sized vase for medium sized bouquets. I find that this size about 10" tall is the perfect size for almost any bouquet.

5) A bud vase: *Optional

I know I said you should own a bud vase but I just use an oil bottle, it's rare that I receive a single stem but it does happen occasionally. For that reason we keep the white oil bottle around if we didn't already own one I'm not sure I would invest in one.

6) A Large honeycomb vase from Target! *Optional

Okay . . . it's a little specific but what I really mean to say is a Large Vase. This is also optional, because if you have the big white pitcher (number 1) you won't need a large vase.

And the best place to buy vases . . . second hand stores! Save yourself some money and search through your local thrift store for vases!! 

And of course you aren't limited to just traditional vases, if you are short on space here are some examples of unconventional things we've used as a vase:
A goblet: 

A mason jar inside an orchid pot: 

A cookie jar without the lid:

I hope you enjoyed today's reader request!!! I hope I didn't sound too bossy, but those are the vases that I've found work really well for us!! ;) haha