So I dropped the ball for a little bit after starting this blog with such enthusiasm. I was wrapped up in this thing called "life". It has a tendency to distract a person. But, here I am and I am so excited to finally get to post something. Woohoo!
Flower pots. Never thought much about them until I thought it would be a great idea to do something for teacher appreciation week. I have been a terrible parent in regards to doing something for my children's teachers for the last 5 years, so this year I decided to do something special to make up for all the missed years LOL. Well, that and I wanted to do something crafty and practice for my upcoming bigger projects. Hahaha!
Stuff you'll need:
- Flower pots - any size will do!
- Primer - I had some left over spray filler/primer
- Paint - leftover paint from a bathroom job recently
- Sandpaper (for distressing) - you'll need about 150 or even 120 grit
- Chalkboard Paint - spray or even paint on would work
- Stencil (optional)
- Stain (optional)
I started with the plain old terra cotta pots from our local Lowes. They were like $3/ea. I had paint left over from the bathroom that was a pretty off white color, and I've been dying to try out chalkboard paint. I went to Wal-Mart to just see if they carried it, and ironically someone had returned a can. Can of chalkboard paint, $1. Yes, ONE DOLLAR. Score!
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Ok, here's the primer I used. It worked great for filling in some of the pits in the pot.
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First Coat of Paint |
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Distressing using sandpaper |
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This is the stencil I made. I got a package of 3 square sheets of vinyl
from Wal-Mart (about $4) I literally found a shape I liked, traced it
from my PC screen and used an Xacto knife to cut it out |
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I taped stencil to pot, then sprayed the chalkboard paint
It went on very smooth! |
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I used the original plant markers and decoupaged on some
fancy paper and wrote on them |
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And here are the two pots complete!
Actually just needed to actually plant them in the pots.
(Yes that's a towel because I had nothing else handy
and because that's how I roll ;oP)
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Here is another variation: Painted White,
Distressed, Then sponged on and rubbed off
some Walnut wood stain. Love this antique look! |
Up close and personal to show details
And there you have it folks! Plain Jane pots turned lovely personalized and shabby chic very inexpensively!