6 Creative Vases & Plant Propagation Station Ideas

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Fun vases and plant propagation station ideas using glass jars and thrifted items!

During the sunny summer months, my indoor plants thrive and grow at a rapid pace. At times, they require repotting, but more often than not, they simply need a good trimming.

Instead of throwing away the cuttings, I often fill glass jars with water and re-root the stems.

I’ve found that Pothos, Monstera, Spider Plants, and Coleus are some that re-root easily and take well to potting in soil later.

Below are a few ideas for upcycled vases and propagation plant stations. I hope they spark some ideas for your next decorative plant project!

1. Spice Rack For Greenery

This thrift store spice rack was in sad shape, but with a fresh coat of paint, it’s ready for a new life!

Thrift store makeover of a vintage wood spice rack that hangs on the wall and holds six spice bottle and has two pull out drawers at the bottom. This dated thrift store find was a dingy wooden piece missing the knobs to the drawers. Shown here upcycled into a beautiful and useful propagation station and given a fresh coat of aqua paint and new pull knobs that are rings in brass. Also added was a decorative applique painted aqua and has ornate edges and a faux key cut out in the center. The spice rack propagation station is hanging on a white wall with four of the six bottle with pothos plant cuttings for propagation. Below are plants and a stack of books.

2. Cigar Holder Plant Station

Test tubes make great little holders for propagating smaller cuttings, and this old thrift store cigar holder works great for keeping them upright and organized! It took a little measuring and searching Amazon to find these colorful plastic test tubes, but I love the pop of color.

A vintage wood cigar holder shown holding six plastic test tubes that are plastic and slightly see-through so you can see the roots of each plant cutting. The pastel test tubes come in pastel blue, green, yellow and orange to add a pop of color to this vintage holder.

3. Vintage Lamp Parts Vase

I found this decorative lamp part and clear glass bottle at an antique store. I still have no idea what type of lamp this piece came from, or what the bottle once held, but I think they go perfectly, don’t you?

A clear, slender, vintage glass bottle filled with water and a plant cutting in a brass ornate holder that used to be a part to an antique lamp.

4. Bubblegum Machine Vase

If you find an old bubblegum machine, why not turn it into a vase? Get all the details on this easy upcycle project here –> How to Turn an Old Gumball Machine into a Vase.

Photo of a gumball machine that has been repurposed into a plant propagation vase. The vase top has a leafy green house plant that overhangs the vase top and you can see the root system in the clear water. The gumball machine base vintage-style red with a metal front. The vase sits on a stack of aqua colored books on a wood table against a white wood slatted wall.
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5. Pretty Vintage Mugs

I love these vintage Fire King milk glass mugs. They’re not very big, so not great for coffee, but they do look cute with a few plant cuttings in them!

Plant propagation in three vintage fire king milk glass mugs. Each white mug has a color flower design, on mug with a yellow flower, the center mug with a blue flower and the mug on the right with an orange flower. The mugs are filled with monstera and other plant cuttings on a counter with a cheerful bowl of peaches and blue sky from the window as a backdrop.

6. Condiment Holder Propagation Station

This ceramic holder from Goodwill may have been used for condiments and sauces. Although it was missing the accessories, I was able to find six clear glass jars, some from the recycle bin, that fit perfectly!

Upcycled ceramic condiment holder and tray upcycled into a propagation station using glass jars from my recycle bin in five different size to fit the scalloped shape spaces. Here the jars are filled with large leaf pothos cuttings in dark and spring green varieties with the sun dancing on the leaves.

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