I’ve been steadily growing my plant collection and I’m in need of more stylish planters.
Rather than spending a million bucks on decorative planters, I found four and six inch pots at my local Dollar Tree. The four inch pots came in packs of three and the six inch pots were sold as singles. What a steal! Since I already have my own paint and brushes at home, I opted to created my own hand painted terra cotta pots.
I was also poking around the Target dollar section during my last grocery run and found a terra cotta vase and a faux plant. Problem was, I didn’t like the dipped blue paint design on the faux plant’s pot. I decided to paint over it using spray paint and painter’s tape I had at my house.
In order to continue social distancing, I’ve linked all the products you need for this hand painted project. Stay safe and shop online when you can!
Things You’ll Need:
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- Acrylic Paints
- Paint Brushes
- Black, White, and Gold Spray Paint
- Painter’s Tape
- Terra Cotta Pots
- Plastic Pale (if you want to try hydro-dipping!)
Brush Painting
Brush painting pots with a paint brush is surprisingly simple. You can use painter’s tape to help guide your lines or you can totally free hand it. I wanted to paint fun patterns so I sketched them out with pencil first, erasing any errors I made. Once I was happy with the design, I started painting. I went over each section with a second coat once the first layer was dry to make the colors more bold.
Spray Painting
Spray painting your own design is a little more complicated – but not difficult. Now, it might be a stretch to include this as a “hand painted” method, but if you are making your own designs, I say it counts. All you have to do is use your painter’s tape and cover up all the areas you don’t want to spray paint, leaving the desired area exposed. You can even layer this up a few times with different colors to create a color blocked effect.
Take your pots outside, or to a well-ventilated area, and start painting. Make sure you don’t go in too heavy otherwise you will end up with drips all over your pot.
Hydro-Dipping
Hydro-dipping your pot by hand will create a marble-like effect that you can build-up to total coverage. It’s not hard to do and a very therapeutic. If you have a pair of disposable gloves, use ’em! Otherwise, you’ll get pain all over your fingers.
Start by filling a pale or container with water. Choose what paint colors you want in your design and take your spray paint and spray the water with paint. You’ll notice that the paint will float on the top like a film. I made sure to alternate my black and white paint so I could get a good balance of paint on my pot.
When it was time to dip, the film completely covered the water. I lowered the pot into the water at an angle and rotated it in the paint until it was covered. There were some spots that didn’t take paint the first time so I let it dry and then repeated the process a second time until the pot was completely covered. I’m considering doing a quick YouTube tutorial on this – let me know if that’s something you would like to see!
Now you have your own stylish hand-painted pots for all those beautiful plant babies or faux plants! These also make great gifts for your loved ones and friends.
Let me know if you try this DIY out. Tag me on Instagram so I can see!
