Comments on: Bendy-Holdy Flower Vase

By: Loretta

Loretta — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:07:24 +0000

That is genius! I love whoever invented this thing. I have broken at least three vases, because they spend more time under my sink than on my counter top, and I am an uber clutz. How cool to be able to just flatten it up and stick it in the drawer!

By: domestika

domestika — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:37:23 +0000

@Anne, yes, easy to clean because you can get your whole hand inside – no little fiddly brushes, or winding a dishrag around a spoon handle to try for the bottom corner of a narrow-mouthed vase.

@Ken, I’ve lined up one of my crafty young friends to help with the Great “Goes-with” Vase Experiment, when she’s visiting here on spring break.
( “Useless facts” are as meat and bread to us – bring ‘em on! )

By: Ken Hoyt

Ken Hoyt — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:23:17 +0000

Hey Jen,
Exactly like those! Useless fact for the day: According to a friend of mine who collects Shakers when they fit together they are called goes-withs…
That I can remember that and not pertinent details of my life troubles… when I remember to recall.
cheers,
Ken

By: Anne Maybus

Anne Maybus — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:45:41 +0000

Ooooh I like that! Is it easy to clean? This is a child-friendly vase, too, unlike the pretty but problematic crystal that my grandmother gave me.

By: domestika

domestika — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:40:04 +0000

@Ken, what a fun idea – something like this salt and pepper set…

@Gui, yes, the vases flatten right out into the envelope again when you warm them up – it’s great for storage. And do I have cold water? – you bet! My tap water comes from a well, not from a municipal system, so basically it’s freezing-cold pure spring water from the taps, all year round.

By: Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor

Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:28:03 +0000

Wow, cool. Can you add warm water and flatten it again when you are not using it aymore? That would be a convenient way of saving space.

By the way, if you don’t want to wait until the water cools and you don’t want the vacuum effect either, I figure you can put a hose deep inside the vase and fill it with tap water bottom up (with some help from convection in fluids).

I figure that living in Canada you can get some really cold water right from the tap at this time of the year, don’t you?

By: Ken Hoyt

Ken Hoyt — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:48:44 +0000

Hi Jen,
Those look great! Have you tried making the two of them hold some sort of interlocking shape? That could be very interesting…

By: domestika

domestika — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:24:25 +0000

Seriously. I’m still playing with them!
Something like $6.99 for the medium size, by the way, guys… what’s not to love there?

By: Darrin

Darrin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:58:47 +0000

Very cool! I dig these!

By: DrowseyMonkey

DrowseyMonkey — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:27:14 +0000

wow…now that is really cool.

By: Mary Emma Allen

Mary Emma Allen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:25:00 +0000

You always have such amazing things to show us. These do look really neat…or cool (does that date me?!)

By: Amanda Nicole

Amanda Nicole — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:14:27 +0000

Oh my goodness, I COVET that Wondervase. I suppose Valentine’s is coming up… Thanks for the post!

By: kellypea

kellypea — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:45:58 +0000

Hey Jen! Long time no visit! (I’m so sorry. I wish I had a good excuse, but I don’t.) I love the idea of these “bags.” They’re so interesting and I can imagine I’d play with them all afternoon as well. I think about you often, as you are one of the first people I happened onto in the Bloggoshere. That makes you special! I often wonder about your fruit trees and the deer…AND your book. Are you finished? Has it been published yet? I’d love to know!