Decoupage On Ceramic Pots

Decorating your plain terra cotta pots using the art of decoupage is extremely easy and will add style and flair to your garden.

Decoupage on ceramic pots. First i painted my pots. I used martha stewart chalk paint for the yellow and regular acrylic paint for the white paint. Next she uses rust oleum marine coating spar clear varnish to seal the pot and lets it. A 4 7 inch plastic flower pot.

I mod podge the napkin and slowly smoothed it on the pot. Given enough time even the best quality ceramic and terracotta garden pots can be marred by mould dirt stains watermarks and efflorescence the salty white bloom that you sometimes see on the outside of them. You know you have a ton of paper in drawers and boxes that you haven t used and maybe never will unless you make this craft. Decoupaged terra cotta pots from place of my taste.

Ordinary terracotta pots are decorated with paper napkins to give them a bit of color and welcome spring. I then sealed the whole pot with a coat of mod podge. I decided to recycle this pot by using decoupage techniques. Packing small bath treats into the finished pot made something exceptional from something that otherwise would have ended up in the rubbish bin.

See more ideas about flower pots decoupage clay pot crafts. Decoupage terra cotta pots with beautiful paper designs. Then she sets to oven to 170 degrees and puts the pot in the oven then she turns the oven off leaving the pot in the oven for 20 30 min. This will help seal the designs in further.

Dig into that paper stash. Use a damp cloth to wipe down the entire surface of the pot to remove any dust dirt or debris. This napkin technique is a quick and easy way to add a burst of color to your greenery. I let the paint completely dry.

Cover the pot with two coats of decoupage glue. I wanted to turn this pot into a gift container. How to clean and disinfect old ceramic and terracotta garden pots. Using basic craft supplies you can decoupage any image or design onto a terra cotta pot.

Also make sure that you extend the glue just past the bottom and top edges of your pot. 1 hour 30 minutes supplies. Wait for the pot to dry completely before moving on. Once the decoupage glue has dried and you have all your designs on the pot brush decoupage glue over the whole pot.

It s a beautiful mod podge craft that will add so much life to your plants whether they go indoors or outdoors. 3 while the paint was drying i cut out my flowers shape from the napkin.