- Terracotta Pots (I used 4 inch)
- Acrylic Paint in your choice of colors (I used one 2 oz bottle to do 2 coats on 7 of my pots)
- Paint brush/ paint sponge
- Black Sharpie Marker or paint pen
- Water proofing spray for your pot (you can use a Thompson's water sealer or a clear acrylic sealer. If you are going to plant edible plants, then it is important to use a nontoxic sealer.)
- One penny per pot to cover the hole to keep in the soil but still allow for drainage
- Soil
- Thyme plants or seeds
- Paint Mask
Directions:
Rinse your terracotta pots with water and let completely dry. This will wash away any clay dust that will get into your paint. I usually let them dry overnight.
Put a white/cream/light colored primer coat on your pot. This helps the color go on smoother and remain more true to color. Since this is your primer coat, only one coat is necessary, don't worry about streaks.
Paint your base color. This will require two coats. Allow your first coat to dry (this happens pretty quickly maybe 10-20 minutes. An exact time is not able to be given due to temperature and humidity conditions as well as the thickness of paint that effect this time, but you will know because the paint is no longer glossy.)
Paint your accents! Always use two coats with dry time between each coat! If wanting to write something or add certain details, you can use a Sharpie or paint pen to help make this easier and neater for you! No need to try to fight with a brush for this step! This should be fun and not stressful! You can also use Q-tips or the eraser on the back of a pencil to make your dots or cut sponges to make shapes with your paint. Get creative!!
When you have allowed your project to dry/cure for 24 hours, it is time to waterproof your pot inside and out. Follow directions on the label of your product. Remember if this is a planter for an edible plant, you need a nontoxic water sealer to prevent chemicals from leeching into your soil and then your plants.
Put a penny, rock, piece of broken pot, or other item in the bottom of you pot to cover the hole and help with drainage without soil loss, then fill with soil and plant your seeds or plant! Now you have a one of a kind gift that everyone will love!
If you want to make the watermelon pot, I used Apple Barrel Light Pink for my base and then painted Folkart Extreme Glitter Neon Pink over it. I then used Apple Barrel Sage Green with the Folkart Extreme Glitter Peridot. Then Black Sharpie Marker for the seeds and writing! Using a Sharpie was a lot easier than trying to paint the seeds and write with a brush and black paint! One tip to remember though is to make your seeds random and this is a case of less is more!
The most fun I had with this project was using the Extreme Glitter paint! I love it! I see a lot of sparkly things in my garden in the future! I really loved this product! Happy painting!
Grade: A
Skill Level: Easy to Moderate
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Frustration Level: Mild
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