# DIY Concrete Block Vases Make Your Own Vase Using Nothing But Concrete and a Cardboard Box By Jen Chae | Published 2013-07-26 | Updated 2013-07-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/make-your-own-vase References: [asubtlerevelry](http://asubtlerevelry.com/single-bloom-concrete-vases) & [asubtlerevelry](http://asubtlerevelry.com) This DIY on the Subtle Revelry blog teaches you how to make your own vase using nothing but a container, a bag of cement and water. The product looks like a rugged [concrete block](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ancora) -- minimalist yet rustic in appearance. This cost-efficient DIY would be a fun experimental project for homemakers on a budget. All that is required is a bag of concrete and any mixing container, a cheap trash in this blogger's case. The mixture is then poured into cardboard boxes for [basic vase shapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourd-project). The blogger cleverly uses a single chopstick to make the mold for holding a flower. This particular DIY makes one tubular opening for an asymmetrical minimalist effect, but you can put in as many chopsticks as you'd like for a different effect. Each hole will hold a small amount of water to keep the plant stems hydrated. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **DIY Concrete Crafts:** This trend in DIY concrete crafts presents opportunities for businesses to create innovative DIY kits and supplies for consumers to make their own concrete creations. - **Budget-friendly Home Decor:** This trend of creating cost-efficient home decor items like DIY concrete block vases presents opportunities for businesses to offer affordable and customizable home decor solutions for consumers. - **Minimalist Rustic Aesthetics:** The growing trend of minimalist rustic aesthetics in home decor creates opportunities for businesses to develop unique and stylish concrete-based products that fit this design theme. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can capitalize on the DIY concrete block vase trend by offering concrete crafting materials, tools, and pre-made concrete decor items to DIY enthusiasts. - **Craft Supplies:** The craft supplies industry can tap into the DIY concrete crafts trend by providing concrete molds, pigment additives, and other materials needed to create various concrete objects. - **Gardening and Plant Care:** The gardening and plant care industry can explore the DIY trend of concrete block vases by offering unique plant varieties and accessories that complement the minimalist aesthetic of these vases. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Personalized Floral Grid Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grid-vase.md) - [Minimalist Illusory Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vaso-gota-vase.md) - [DIY Floral Arrangement Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bouquet-box.md) - [Copper Tubular Minimal Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hiroyuki-yuasa.md) - [Affordable Designer Vase Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-vase.md) - [Miniature Cylindrical Flower Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hanakubari.md) - [Floating Stem Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lotus-effect-vase.md) - [Playful Packaging-Inspired Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strawberry-milk-vase.md) - [Greenery-Inspired Textured Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leaf-textured-ceramic-vase.md)