When I was in the hospital giving birth to my daughter, lots of friends and family brought me vases full of gorgeous flowers. I love receiving flowers, so I was thrilled with them sitting around the hospital room. But when it came time to take them all home, things were a little more difficult. It was hard carrying all of those vases and all the baby stuff and let’s not forget the new baby! As I was shopping the other day though, I came across a great, new type of vase that would have made transport a breeze — Vazu vases.

The beauty of these vases is not limited to the great patterns but extends to the functionality. They are made out of plastic. That’s right, plastic. When they aren’t filled, you can see that they lie perfectly flat on your counter top. This makes them perfect for transport and storage. It would be great to have a bunch of vases in a wide variety of colors but then you have to worry about where to store them. With these, storage isn’t an issue, you can put them in your filing cabinet under “v” for vases!

When the vases are filled with water and flowers, they are perfectly sturdy. There isn’t any danger in them tipping over, at least not any more so than a regular vase. Once filled, they also look remarkably like a “real” vase. You have to look twice to realize it is just flexible plastic.

I’ve bought these in a slew of colors to keep for myself as well to have on hand the next time I visit a new mom in the hospital. These would also work great in an office. When you aren’t using them, you can slide them into your desk drawer. Or, toss one into your picnic basket to hold flowers for your al fresco meal. Your kids will appreciate the fancy vase to hold all the wildflowers they gather.

Company site: Vazu