Date: 10/9/2016

We had a set of three small glass "bud" vases (red, green, and blue).  These small vases are intended for use with a small number of flowers with short stems or perhaps for just a single flower.  One of these poor vases suffered a fate similar to a certain Bathroom Covered Jar Lid (once again, the identities of the culprit withheld to protect Yours Truly).

My wife was curious as to whether I could create a replacement for their fallen comrade.  Why yes.  Yes, I can.

Using a process similar to both the Curtain Rod Finial and Plastic Horn Cap, I laid one of the intact vases on its side, took a picture as straight-on as I could manage, cleaned up the profile in GIMP, traced into an SVG in Inkscape, and then used the rotate extrude function in OpenSCAD.  The real bud vase on the right has certain curvatures which would be difficult to print without supports, so I did modify the profile very slightly to make it easier to print.  The plastic simulacra is not nearly as cosmetically pleasing as the glass originals, but it's really not noticeable at all once it's holding flowers.

Since this contest entry is really a collection of entries, I've uploaded the SVG, STL, and OpenSCAD files to Thingiverse here.