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Arranging Flowers with Teco Art Pottery

This post is sponsored by PrairieMod but all opinions are my own.  

I feel like I’ve found a little treasure in my own backyard. My treasure combines a bit of local history with beautiful artistry. I’m talking about Teco Art Pottery by PrairieMod. This contemporary art pottery is a perfect complement for arranging flowers into pretty bouquets.

You might remember this cheerful zinnia arrangement from my recent family room post. The flowers are tucked inside the Roman Vase from the Teco Art Pottery collection.

Zinnia Bouquet in Teco Art Pottery Roman Vase

“Teco” art pottery is an abbreviation of Terra Cotta, which was produced from 1899 through the 1920’s. The location of its production is less than 30 minutes from my house in Terra Cotta, Illinois. I love the history of this pottery and have three pieces to share with you today. But what’s even better … you can enter to win one of these vases for yourself!

From left to right is the Roman Vase, the Prairie Vase, and the Orb Vase. I love them equally with or without flowers.

Teco Art Pottery from PrairieMod

Let’s start with the classic Roman Vase. I love the feel of it in my hands. It’s solid and smooth and wears the most beautiful shade of green. The opening is just the right size to fit one of the flower arranging pieces that you can add to mason jars. The little squares help to keep flowers in place.

Tips for Arranging Flowers

An important tip when arranging flowers is to remove any foliage below the water line. Otherwise the greenery starts to decay in the water and makes it smell a little funky. You also want to make sure you cut the bottom of the stem off at a slight angle so the flower can readily soak up the water.

Flower Arranging Tips for Beautiful Bouquets

I don’t follow any hard and fast rules when it comes to arranging flowers. Arranging flowers is as simple as choosing a color scheme, cutting a few stems, and then placing flowers in the vase. I think it’s easiest if you start with the biggest flowers or the tallest flowers first. Make sure you vary the height of your stems. Here’s my Roman Vase arrangement about halfway done. I’ve included a mix of fall flowers, berries, and foliage.

Arranging Flowers with Teco Art Pottery

Keep adding stems, eyeing the bouquet as you continue working. It doesn’t have to be perfect. In fact, I prefer a bit of a messy flower arrangement over the perfectly coiffed bouquets you see in the store. Sometimes I like the flowers to look like you just picked them fresh from a field and tucked them right into the vase.

Flower Arranging Tips for Fall Bouquets

For the Prairie Vase, I opted for a simpler red theme. This vase is more narrow than the Roman Vase so I didn’t use as many stems.

Prairie Vase with Red Flower Arrangement

Aren’t the little red berries exquisite?  I found these at the grocery store but if you have branches of them in your yard, save the money and cut your own. My Burning Bushes get tiny berries but they’re not out yet and the branches haven’t turned red yet.

Fall Berries for Arranging Flowers

Arranging flowers with berries and sprays like this would be pretty at Christmas, too.

Arranging Flowers with Red Berries

To complete the look of my little vignette with the Prairie Vase, I included vintage red books, a white ironstone creamer, and a white bumpy gourd.

Simple Fall Vignette in Red and White

And finally … the Orb Vase. I created two flower arrangements in this piece. The first is a simple bouquet of hydrangeas from my bush in the backyard. That bush was taking on a life of its own, reminiscent of Little Shop of Horrors. I finally pruned it back a bit now that the blooms are fading.

Teco Art Pottery - the Orb Vase

Because of the round shape of the Orb Vase, I felt a mounded arrangement of white mums, snap dragons, and creamy zinnias would balance the orb shape. Although … I think a tabletop Christmas tree will look really cute in this vase during the holidays.

Orb Vase from the Teco Art Pottery Collection

Trio of Teco Art Pottery Vases

Be sure to visit PrairieMod to see their entire collection of pottery and home decor. The pottery is really quite spectacular and I think the Rocket Vase is next on my list.

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97 Comments

  1. PrairieMod. I visited your website….beautiful designs. My favorite is the Prairie vase. I can’t wait to touch it.

  2. They are beautiful pieces and a beautiful color. I especially like the orb vase and would love to see it decked out for Christmas.

  3. Wow! These are very pretty. They remind me of some of the Roseville pottery I have. I would choose either the Roman or Orb style. I’m also curious where you found the inserts for arranging flowers in Mason jars. Have a good week, Jennifer! Looking forward to your next post.

  4. The flowers from my new Pinky Winky hydrangea bush would look beautiful in the Orb. It will probably go on my fireplace mantel. Thanks for sharing the flower arranging tips, too.

  5. They are all lovely but the Roman Vase seems most versatile. But where does one find the wire flower-arranging piece that fits this vase and mason jars?

  6. I love the Roman vase! Plus sunflowers are my favorite. I didn’t think ever to remove the foliage before putting it in the vase. That’s a good tip!

  7. It would be very hard for me to chose between the three because they are all gorgeous however, I think I would go with the Roman! Thank you so much for the chance!

  8. Love the mat finish to these vases. If I won this giveaway, I would select the Orb, it is perfect.
    BTW, thanks for this giveaway????

  9. Love your blog, and your flower arrangements are really nice. I especially love the zinnias, and would choose the Roman vase, as my garden is awash in zinnias right now. Thanks.

  10. All three of them are beautiful – and such a lovely color. My favorite is the Orb vase…I just love how the flowers look in this one. Thank you for the chance to enter, Jennifer. 🙂

  11. Thank you SO MUCH for the link to the flower frog inserts! I had no idea they existed and have been using balled-up chicken wire.

    I would dearly love the Roman Vase!

  12. PrairieMod is just beautiful. I’m in LOVE with this collection. It’s hard for me to make a decision. SURPRISE ME!! ; ))
    Thank you, Bretta

  13. I’m in LOVE with Teco Art Pottery collection. It’s hard for me to make a decision. SURPRISE ME!! ; ))
    Thank you, Bretta

  14. As a lover of all things Prairie AND Mod, these are a dream!!! Your arrangements look so darling in the Orb vase, but I would have to choose the classic Prairie vase if I were to win! It would look amazing on my mission-style entry table. Thanks for the opportunity 🙂 I just discovered this company and found your giveaway… Double score!

  15. I love them all myself but if I had to chose I like Roman Vase the best please and thank you , Thank you for the chance to a win wonderful gift

  16. I would love to have all 3. I love the color and they would fit nicely with my décor. I like the Orb vase the most. I think I would use that one the most out of all 3.

  17. All of the vases are simply beautiful pieces of art. I would choose the Roman Vase in the Teco Green color – its simple unique lines are classic – beautiful piece. PrairieMod has some very beautiful pieces.

  18. I love all of these but would choose the Orb Vase first. I just moved and all of my vases have gone missing which is still a mystery.

  19. I like the look of the Orb Vase! I would love to have that one because I don’t have a vase that looks like that! I have the standard taller vases!

  20. This collection is amazing. My favorite is the prairie vase. Thank you for sharing these with us and the giveaway opportunity. It’s fun just to think about winning.