Vase for Dried or Artificial Plants

Project done a year or so ago and brought over from another site. Piece of limb off one of my Easter Red Cedars in my yard that had dried 4 years. One of my favorite woods to use on the lathe because of all the little knots in it. The different hardness's, especially the knots make it hard to work with but really adds to the beauty. It also makes my shop smell good for a while. It is 9 1/2 X 3 3/4 inches. Sanded to 400 and then used Triple EEE, then buffed with some wax. I burned two lines into it to set off the vertical grain a little bit. Used a Forstner bit on the lathe to bore out the center. It sets in my 90-year-old Mother's house, she makes sure everyone notices it.