painted flower pots
Jennifer M. Schaid
: Hi. This is my first time posting, so I hope I do it right <G>.
: I am planning to paint about 15 terra cotta flower pots to use as
: centerpeices at my wedding next June. Does anyone have any advice for
: me? What kind of paint works best...etc. I hope to paint each pot a
: cream color, and then decorate with navy stencilled flowers. (my colors
: are ivory and cream, with yellow as an accent). Will this work? What do
: you use to make them shiny? Any ideas....
I wanted to give painted flower pots for Christmas gifts this year, so I
started working on them early (in October). I spent about a week hand drawing
the designs on each pot. Then, I was talking with someone at a local craft
store and she said that I needed to seal it with a "glaze". So... I bought a
can of the shiny clear stuff and followed the directions. The next morning, I
went to check on the pot and it was ruined.
I had painted a white base coat (and then painted Christmas designs all
around) and the white had yellow streaks! It looked awful and I was so
heartbroken that I just decided to make wreaths instead.
For painting, I used Ceramcoat by Delta. I love these paints - they're cheap
and do a great job. To make the pots shiny and prevent the paint from
smearing (if by some chance they get wet), your local craft store will
probably suggest trying the same kind of "glaze," but BE CAREFUL. You might
want to try painting a test one (using your cream and navy colors). This is
what I should have done, but NAIVE me thought... "Oh, if the lady said so..."
Good luck!
-Jen
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Kelly Benoit
>
> Justin Jj-megan Megan (jj-m...@access2.digex.net) wrote:
> : Hi. This is my first time posting, so I hope I do it right <G>.
> : I am planning to paint about 15 terra cotta flower pots to use as
> : centerpeices at my wedding next June. Does anyone have any advice for
> : me? What kind of paint works best...etc. I hope to paint each pot a
> : cream color, and then decorate with navy stencilled flowers. (my colors
> : are ivory and cream, with yellow as an accent). Will this work? What do
> : you use to make them shiny? Any ideas....
>
> I wanted to give painted flower pots for Christmas gifts this year, so I
> started working on them early (in October). I spent about a week hand drawing
> the designs on each pot. Then, I was talking with someone at a local craft
> store and she said that I needed to seal it with a "glaze". So... I bought a
> can of the shiny clear stuff and followed the directions. The next morning, I
> went to check on the pot and it was ruined.
>
> I had painted a white base coat (and then painted Christmas designs all
> around) and the white had yellow streaks! It looked awful and I was so
> heartbroken that I just decided to make wreaths instead.
>
> For painting, I used Ceramcoat by Delta. I love these paints - they're cheap
> and do a great job. To make the pots shiny and prevent the paint from
> smearing (if by some chance they get wet), your local craft store will
> probably suggest trying the same kind of "glaze," but BE CAREFUL. You might
> want to try painting a test one (using your cream and navy colors). This is
> what I should have done, but NAIVE me thought... "Oh, if the lady said so..."
A great glaze for this is crystal cote. it comes in a spray can and
makes things look like glazed ceramic. one word of caution - use several
thin coats instead of one heavy one. testing is a good idea! good luck
and congratulations!
Kelly
Carmen Parsons
|> I wanted to give painted flower pots for Christmas gifts this year, so I
|> started working on them early (in October). I spent about a week hand drawing
|> the designs on each pot. Then, I was talking with someone at a local craft
|> store and she said that I needed to seal it with a "glaze". So... I bought a
|> can of the shiny clear stuff and followed the directions. The next morning, I
|> went to check on the pot and it was ruined.
I use something called "podge". It's a sealant/glue and works great for putting
a clear glaze over your pot. You can get it in matte or glossy too.
Hope this helps
Carmen
Pat Wilson
NOT!!! I spray painted one coat of metallic gold and it looked wonderful - shiny
and all. I used a really common brand of paint, though I can't recall what it
was. Sold at WalMart, hardware stores, etc. (Not just a "craft store" type paint
like Delta.)
If you're using these for live plants, I'd be aware that the paint will change
the properties of the pot. It will probably be more like a plastic pot.
Pat Wilson
KATHLEEN PEARSON
: I wanted to give painted flower pots for Christmas gifts this year, so I
: the designs on each pot. Then, I was talking with someone at a local craft
: store and she said that I needed to seal it with a "glaze". So... I bought a
: can of the shiny clear stuff and followed the directions. The next morning, I
: went to check on the pot and it was ruined.
I think the lady at the shop meant that you should seal the pot before
you paint it. I tried just painting the pot, and the terra cotta colour
leaked through the paint. Not pretty! I haven't tried sealing the pot
first, but it is on my list of things to do. I will let you know what
happens.
Katy Pearson
Trail, B.C.
Canada
Charlene Harris
Spray the pots with an acrylic matte sealer(I use Folkart
Clearcote. It gives a nice finish to paint on and stops the
paint from seeping through the ver pourous terra cotta.
once you have painted your design on you can seal with the same
spray sealer if you don't want a shiny finish, If you want a
shiny finish this product can still be used, just purchase the
shiny finish one.
I just did some flower pots for a craft show and have never had
any problem with paint running using this method. Hope this
helps you . Any more questions you can e-mail me direct.
Regards,
Charlene
cha...@leo.vsla.edu
Bowling Green, Virginia