How to Paint $1 Flower Pots and Add Color to Your Backyard
by
ConcordCottage.com with Lisa Walsh Huff Kroll
(IC: blogger)
$20
2 Hours
Easy
Our backyard needs a lot of love but after pouring all our money into our 93 year old home I had to get creative this summer to make it look pretty, add some color and do it on a budget??? In less than an hour my daughter and I painted a bunch of these pots in red, yellow, green and orange. This is a great idea for kids because they don't have to be perfect.
You can even add dots, stripes or handprints if you like. We have them all around our patio and it really gave it that “Punch” of color.
I found these terracotta pots at the .99 Cents Store and they carry them all year I believe!!!
We already had patio furniture so I just found some pretty striped cushions at Marshalls and covered a $2 ottoman with fun bright fabric.
I just put a rock or two in the bottom for some drainage and then used a good potting compost to add in with the flowers.
Now we have two dogs and one is a puppy so if left unattended for too long she will knock them over and do a little digging, so I can easily move them up high when I need too.
Here's how I did it. I bought some craft paint at Michaels. You can usually find it for about $.69 to 1 and they always have coupons too. You can add the app right to your phone.
We applied two coats of paint and it dried in a couple hours outside.
We didn’t tape off as they are going outside and we weren’t going for perfection here.
So I just planted the pretty flowers and then watered them well. If you want to take a tour of our back yard please click above on our blog link and you can see our pretty pool too. Ideas Feature
Click on link below for full tutorial and more pictures
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Published November 5th, 2013 11:05 AM
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Diane Rudolph Oakes on Mar 28, 2015Can't wait to do this! Hope it works on plastic as I already have a bunch.
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Polly Zieper on Apr 01, 2015Where can you get flowering plants for a dollar?Our Dollar Tree has seeds and soil but no live plants.
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ConcordCottage.com with Lisa Walsh Huff Kroll on Apr 01, 2015@Polly Zieper hi if you click the blog link I share where I bought them. Thank you, Lisa
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Polly Zieper on Apr 03, 2015@ConcordCottage.com with Lisa Walsh Huff Kroll Thanks,I assumed that was a local place.
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