Decorating old clay plant pots

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I have these clay plant pots. They are old but I wish to give them a redo can't afford new ones yet. Please advise. Thank you

Glenna Kennedy · Answer

I paint clay pots all the time and make crafts out of them. If you just want to use them for plants then wash thoroughly, let dry and paint away. Any type of craft paint will do but if they are for outside use then I spray them with a finish that will protect the paint from chips and weather. I repaint mine every couple of years or as the mood strikes me. If your painting skills aren't up to par then try stencils. It's only paint so if you mess up, paint over it and start again! Have fun.

Glenna Kennedy · Answer

here's one picture

Glenna Kennedy · Answer

Christmas pots

Funnygirl · Answer

Love your stripe pots.You should also wipe the pots on the inside with a diluted bleach water solution before filling them with plants,to prevent a possible transfer of a disease from the previous plant.

Douglas Hunt · Answer

If you do a search for 'clay pot' using the box at the top of the page you will find lots of ideas for transforming them. Here's one to get you started: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/build/planters/diy-spring-clay-pots-3106461

Coral Tritent · Answer

http://projects.hobbylobby.com/media/is-777219.pdf I get great ideas from hobby lobby and my Froggy stuff! Why not repaint them in an art style you like and turn each one into a fairy garden, connected by bridges?

Buster Evans · Answer

One that I have seen and liked is that you can pour some paint into a container large enough to turn your pot upside down in... turn the pot over flat and set it into the paint then bring it out and allow the paint to run down the pot,, it will do so at varying levels (hopefully) making the upper rim a painted trimmed area..... You can let that dry and use a different color in a shallower amount re-dip and allow it to dry as well if you want 2 or even 3 colors around the top... you could also do the same with the bottom area, of the pot, and/or write in the paint. add a dollar tree gem here n there if you like to top off the decoration. the possible combinations are limited only by your imagination and what you like personally.

Elizabeth · Answer

My first thought would be to paint them, but if your not comfortable doing that you could wrap them in colored plastic and tie them off with twister ties......you could mosaics them.....you could stencil them.

Lynda · Answer

I poured acrylic paint with the pots upside down and suspended somehow in air so that the paint could drip down and onto the floor covered with newspaper .  It looks so cool!!  Put a small piece of tape over the hole first so the paint does not go into the pot.

Lisa Kaplan Gordon · Answer

You can make an olla -- a slow-drip watering urn you bury in your garden -- out of two clay pots. It's a really cool and efficient way of keeping deep rooted plants hydrated. Here's how: http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/gardens/diy-watering-system/?search_link_clicked=Garden%20Watering%20Systems%20You%20Can%20Make%20Yourself?eo_sm_sa_lkg

Susan · Answer

Thank you guys

Deirdre Sullivan · Answer

You can cover them in pebbles or other found objects. Here's an example: http://goo.gl/0ne2g2

Susan Lewis · Answer

What I do with my older pots is make a. Mixture of yogurt and garden moss in the blender, and paint it on the pots.  They will grow moss pretty quick, and look great

Terri Goggin · Answer

You can paint them with chalkboard paint and list what is planted in the pot.

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