How to make upcycled flower pots
DIY project from NZ Gardener magazine
Rose Hughes creates a range of colourful flower pots, in both fun and funky styles.
Your will need:
- 1.5 & 2 litre clear plastic drink bottles (for the bottle animals)
- Terracotta pots in various sizes (for the other pots)
- Pencil, non-permanent and permanent marker pens
- Scissors, masking tape and wide rubber bands
- Paintbrushes
- Terracotta sealer
- Test pots in your chosen colours.
Cost: $25 excluding paint, sealer & plants.
Instructions
Step one With the non-permanent marker, mark the bottles with head and ear shapes depending on your choice of creature. Cut the shapes out. Clean off the marks. Using the test pots, apply enough coats to the outside of the bottle animals to give a good painted surface.
Step two Mark the creature’s features, paint using a fine brush and outline using a permanent marker.
Step three Undercoat the terracotta pots with the terracotta sealer. Allow to dry. Create outlines with masking tape and rubber bands.
Step fourPaint the pots (I used Resene white, Suzie Q, Turkish Delight, Steam Roller, Half Grey Chateau, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Gumboot) and allow to dry.