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Easy-to-make rainbow pots
If your terracotta pots could do with a bit of colour, then you can’t go past this psychedelic option. They’re incredibly easy (and fun) to make, and are a great project to try with your grandchildren.
What you’ll need:
- Terracotta pots
- White spray paint (optional)
- Acrylic paints in bright colours (something in a squeezable bottle is perfect)
- Newspaper or a flattened cardboard box
- Polyurethane
- A flat work surface (somewhere undercover if possible).
Method:
- Lay out newspaper or a flattened cardboard box out on your work surface.
- If you’d like a white surface for your paint, use spray paint to paint an even coat all over your pot and the saucer.
- When the pot is dry, turn it upside down, cover any drainage holes in the bottom using some painter’s tape, and you’re ready to start. You might want to elevate your pot off the ground using some smaller pots or a vase on the inside – this will prevent the pot sitting in a puddle of paint as it dries.
- Starting with a single colour, squeeze paint in the very middle of the pot’s base. Don’t be tempted to use too much paint, because it will ruin the end result.
- Once your first colour is on the base, add your second colour right on top in the same spot. The new paint will force the first colour outwards.
- Repeat this for all of your colours. The paint should spill over the sides of the pot and coat it with a fun mix of colours. If you reach the end of your colours and the pot isn’t completely covered, start at the beginning colour again.
- Leave the pot to dry as long as possible. Even when it looks dry, it’s probably best to leave it for even longer to make sure you don’t leave fingerprints in the paint.
- When your pot is completely dry, spray with a coat of polyurethane to protect the colour.
Image credit: InLieuofPreschool