Broken terra cotta pots. How can I reuse them?
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I have always hated to throw away broken terra cotta pots, even the ones that are totally destroyed. Wanting some ideas for utilizing them. Thanks so much, I LOVE Hometalk!!
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One way I use mine is i break them up and put them in the bottom of my plant pots for drainage just don’t break them to small and Ware safety glasses...you can also hot glue them on a painted birdbath if you have enough with maybe a mosaic patter...good luck.
could paint them in colors and designs and use them for decorations in your garden. There is a fad of painting rocks and hiding them in public parks for people to find. the rocks have designs or inspirational words on them. Google painted rocks. this is popular in the Smoky Mountain area - Tremont, Gatlinburg, etc.
If you have any pieces of half of a pot, you could glue them on to a board. Glue the smaller broken pieces on this same board in a design of some sort, like a mosiac. Then put some dirt in those half pots and place a plant in them. It makes great garden art. Best of luck to you.
If you really want to keep them buy some air dey clay and repair them and repaint them. Far cheaper than replacing them.
If you have any half pots, you could go for the “spilled pot“ look and lay them on their sides with a pretty plant trailing from them.