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Salt and pepper shakers used as vases Mark Lund

Salt and Pepper Shakers as Bud Vases

Screw off the caps of spare salt and pepper shakers (or empty jam jars or perfume bottles) and use the receptacles to display flowers on a bedroom night table or a guest-bathroom sink. You can also put potpourri inside.

More New Uses: dining room, flowers, fall

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