Crafting Inspiration: A DIY Vase Inspired by a Treasure from the Walter's Art Museum

A Cardboard and Paper Mâché Version.

Greetings from the home studio on a Sunday evening!

I don’t hear people talk about it much anymore, so sometimes I wonder if I’m the only one still using Pinterest. Do you still use it? As a creative, I find organizing ideas, gathering inspiration, and exploring unexpected tangents invaluable. (SO MANY TANGENTS!) The algorithm seems to know my taste, constantly serving up all kinds of gems—though, admittedly, there are more ads these days. Recently, Pinterest surfaced a particularly charming little vase that immediately caught my eye. I was smitten with its shape and discovered it belonged to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Naturally, I pinned it to my Vase Shapes I Like board for future inspiration.

The Walter’s Museum version (12th century) and my cardboard and paper mâché version! (2025)

With each passing year, more museums are offering online access to their collections, and the Walters is a new dis…