What could I do to repurpose 3 planter pots to add texture?
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You can use Rustoleum spray paint that is textured looking.
I have the same question! I have been considering a couple of things: one is to simply paint a different color (thinking any outdoor latex would work) or maybe dry brushing them to make them look more aged. We live in NJ and I leave my pots out all winter so yes! they do get a beating, but like you, would never get rid of them! Hope someone out there has some more ideas on this! Thanks, Sue!
Unicorn spit them. I showed a friend a hometalk article describing unicorn spit. Now she's spitting everything she can get her hands on. She turned all my cheap pots into beautiful works of art
One of our own hometalkers posted this for freshening up pots:
http://www.hometalk.com/diy/build/planters/rag-painted-terra-cotta-planters-29070173
I made several of them with paints I had or could get inexpensively. I painted the first coat on most of them with left over spray paint. I had white, turquoise, and 'outdoor plastic chair' green. I had some craft paint, but went to Walmart to get a few more colors. I discovered they had some new ones that are dishwasher safe. They cost a bit more but were still reasonable so I got a few of them. I rag painted the white one with purple and lavender, the turquoise one with two light shades of turquoise and the green one with two other shades of green. When they were finished, I sprayed them with a sealer because they are going outdoors. Now her directions don't call for spraying on the first coat, but I had the paint so I figures why not? Some of the ones I did were terracotta, but there was a question as to whether it would work on plastic, so I made a point of doing one plastic pot. Here's how it turned out.
Hot glue gun and some nice shells or flat glass pieces...they'll turn out beautiful! Just a suggestion...
those pots are timeless and I have the same problem in Niagara Falls ny with the weather but i just spray them every year and how about textured spray paint. Here's photo of the idea
You can use that on any item in the house
You can add some cheap gems to from Dollar Tree