DIY Glass Container Wraps

For  this months' Do It Over Designers Challenge, I decided to shop my home - looking at things with a fresh eye to see what I could give a new look to.

'Do It Over' Designers is a group of talented bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY, hosted by Anne @The Apple Street Cottage. 

It's all about taking something old and/or unused and 'doing it over' into something new. Anything from fabric, old dishes, and decor to dressers and hutches. Items found in closets, cabinets, barns, garages, yard sales, thrift stores, you name it! 

Looking around, I realized I was  tired of seeing the same old look - of plain glass containers - some I had gotten at the thrift stores - like vases, jars and even glasses  - and wanted to change things up a bit. And I came up with an easy and fun way to do it!  Just by  adding a decorative touch to your favorite glass containers with jute net wired edge ribbon! It's the perfect way to add style,  texture, and new life to your glass decor. Here's how:

You will need - 6" Net Jute Wired Edge Ribbon (10 yds roll) and scissors - plus glass containers - that's it! At first I thought I would also need a roll of jute twine and needle (as pictured) to connect the jute netting, but I found it too thick so I used thread from left over pieces of the cut netting, instead.

Let's begin by wrapping the netting around the container for sizing. To keep the jute ribbon piece perfectly symmetrical, I counted the square rows to see how wide and high it needed to be. I only needed four rows for the height to cover the exposed glass area of the smallest piece. As for wrapping the netting around the container, I wanted a snug fit - one that included overlapping the ends to match the design.

To do this, overlap the jute ends and using thread from the scrap piece (by pulling the threads out) tie the corner areas where they overlap, matching the design. 

For the larger pieces, wrap and measure how many rows are needed for the look you want, and add additional rows using the same method of tying the net together by overlapping the edge and tying together each corner area

This is what I did for the middle size glass container:

And this one is for the tallest glass container.

Once the netting was connected by overlapping and tying each square edge together this is how they look:

And then I looked around for others and found this glass pitcher .  .  .

and put this together .  .  .

Adding decorative trim to items completely changes the atmosphere and design!

Be sure to check out all the 'Do It Over Designers' listed below to see their lovely "do overs" too! 

The Apple Street Cottage

Birdz of a Feather

Exquisitely Unremarkable

Little Vintage Cottage

Modern on Monticello

Purple Hues & Me

Unique Creations by Anita