Easy methods to Decorate Clay Pots by Heidi Borchers & Tiffany Windsor

Portray

After purchasing a flower pot, sand the pot down earlier than painting. You must also seal the within of the flower pot with an oil-based polyurethane to protect your painted design from water penetration. When you are painting pots for out of doors placement, use a paint particularly designed for out of doors use. DecoArt Patio Paint is water and climate-resistant and adapts well to changing temperatures. Outside paints also mean your pot will probably be simple to clean.

Try painting sections of the pot in different colors. Use painter's tape to mark off the highest lip of the pot and paint a coordinating color. Or, create several bands across the flower pot with the painter's tape and create stripes in your flower pot.

Shiny colours work properly in gardens. To select a color scheme, take a look at design or craft resources on colors like Paper Crafter's Color Companion by C&T Publishing. Paint two to 3 coats of every colour in your pot. If you wish to add a design to your pot, paint the background a pleasant, muted coloration similar to mild yellow.

Use stencils to color phrases or shapes onto your flower pot. You can too use this technique to label the contents of the flower pots decoratively, similar to "Basil" or "Chives." Use a sponge to color your flower pots. Paint throughout in one or two colours, or create bursts of colors with a spherical sponge that look very very similar to flowers. You may as well minimize a traditional kitchen sponge right into a shape such a heart or star.

Decoupage

Reduce out words and images from scrapbook papers, magazines and even junk mail to decoupage your pot. Create a theme by choosing comparable phrases or photographs, for example Spring. Tissue paper is a great material to decoupage pots. You should utilize one shade or quite a lot of coordinating colours for a fun, semi-clear look. Crinkle the tissue paper in your fingers and tear into pieces. Use a foam brush to use decoupage glue (comparable to Mod Podge) to your pot. Easy tissue paper pieces over pot in a random pattern. Cover with one other coat of decoupage glue.

For enjoyable, add a coat or accents of glitter or sparkle, similar to with Tulip 3D Sparkle Paint. For out of doors placement, you will need to cowl your decoupage work with a coat of UV-resistant acrylic coating, like those made by Krylon.

Embellishment

Yarn - Wrap yarn or twine tightly around the lip of your pot, gluing as you go. Yarn-wrapping creates an attention-grabbing textured look.

Buttons - Flat buttons are a fun strategy to adorn pots. Paint flowers in your pot and glue buttons because the centers the flowers. Add a line of buttons across the high of the pot. Randomly glue buttons all over the pot.