Any hostess is interested in making her home cozy, beautiful, revitalizing it. Fresh flowers are a chic decoration of every home. An important role is played by the pot in which the flower is planted. Often you have to face the fact that ordinary flower pots are not beautiful enough, make the interior simple, boring, and designer ones - not everyone can afford it. DIY flower pot decoration is an excellent solution to this problem! After all, you can decorate the pot as you wish, and you will also have the opportunity to brag to your guests with your own handiwork. In this article we will talk about different decorating methods that will enable you to easily make elegant flower pots.
Everyone in the house who has ever been to the sea has a collection of seashells, pebbles, colorful glassware. These souvenirs can be used to decorate flower containers. Sea pebbles, glass can be found in any store, now this is not a problem. It is quite beautiful to combine marine souvenirs with various small items (coins, buttons, fragments of broken dishes, tiles).
It is very important, before sticking the shells on the flowerpot, be sure to wash and degrease them. It is best to adhere parts to the surface of the container with construction adhesive, which has a high viscosity and dries quickly enough. In order to better strengthen shells, stones, glue must be applied to objects and to the pot. After applying the glue, the decor elements must be pressed to the surface of the container and hold for a couple of seconds.
After all the pebbles and glass are glued, you can paint over some empty places (at your discretion). Filling the voids can be done with paints, or with a mixture of cement and PVA. This mixture should be the consistency of thick sour cream (dilute with water). It is necessary to give a tone with acrylic paints, for example, turquoise colors. The resulting mixture must be applied with a brush. After the voids are filled, and the mixture dries out a little, you should remove the excess mass from the decor elements.
Decorating a flower pot with a cut of birch branches
Another option that will help fill the voids, emphasize the marine style, is sand decoration. For this, sea or river sand is suitable. Decoration occurs as follows: glue is applied to the voids, after which the flowerpot (under a slope) is sprinkled with sand. Decoration of flower pots is completed by applying ordinary varnish. This will give your product shine and make it stronger.
Egg shells as a decoration tool
Egg shells are a fairly popular, and most importantly affordable means of decoration. The shell can be used in a natural color or give it the desired tone.
It is very important, before starting to decorate the pots, remove the film from the shell, degrease it, rinse, and dry well. The decor of the egg shell pot is quite simple in its technique. To begin with, you need to prepare the foundation. The first step is to cover with glue that part of the pot on which the material will be attached.
After, the convex side outwards, a fragment of the shell is attached. It must be attached tightly to the surface, but very carefully so as not to break. You can correct the position of the parts with a needle or a toothpick. After all the work done, the decorated surface is coated with PVA glue.
The next step is painting. If the shell is already painted, then it can only give brightness. Another option: to completely paint the surface, which can be both the main background and the basis for further decor. At the end of the robots, to fix the product, it is varnished.
Decoupage technique on a flower pot
Decoupage is a decorating method using various paper pictures, cut paper, napkins. This technique can be applied on clay, plastic, corrugated pots. The technique is very simple.
Making decor with your own hands, you can distinguish the following stages:
preparing the pot (removing unnecessary elements, degreasing, priming the pots);
coating with paint, which acts as the basis;
work with paper, namely: cutting out the necessary motive; preparation of a napkin, since only its upper layer is used;
pot decoration (gluing paper to the surface);
decoration with additional materials;
fixing with varnish.
Beads, beads will give special refinement to the decor of flower pots.
Unique decor with lace and burlap with your own hands
Very gentle and magical is the way to decorate flower pots with lace or lace with burlap.
Work with lace is quite simple. In order to decorate the container, you need to apply PVA glue to the inside of the material and glue the fragment. Similarly, glue a piece of burlap. A very interesting option is the combination of these two materials. You can also decorate with beads, beads, pebbles. In general, it all depends on your imagination. Additional elements must also be fixed with glue.
Burlap can be used without lace, replacing it with a rope. The pot will look very beautiful, completely placed in a small bag. In such cases, the burlap will be supported by a rope tied around a flowerpot.
The use of ropes and threads for decorating pots
The use of ropes and threads takes place in different ways of decorating a flower pot. They act as an additional element that will betray the product of sophistication. For example, you can decorate a flowerpot with burlap, give it tenderness with lace, tie everything (without using glue) with a thread or a brown rope. This method will emphasize the shape of the pot, make it beautiful.
Also, ropes and threads can be used to decorate the pot yourself, giving them different shapes (flowers, leaves), making curls, pigtails. They are fastened with glue. The pot looks beautiful, completely shrouded in rope.
Decorating a pot with simple pencils and a ribbon bow
Such a pot can be decorated with spray paints. Before you start staining, some parts of the pot that should be of a natural color should be covered with duct tape. Paint non-taped areas and allow to dry. After, remove the tape - the pot is ready.
Dressing with fabric - master class
Decorating flower pots with your own hands with a cloth is an easy way to update and decorate your flowerpots. Fabric for decoration can be selected one for several pots, making a certain ensemble, or different, at your discretion. The finished product can be decorated with lace, beads, etc. It is necessary:
flowerpot;
the cloth;
glue;
brush;
scissors.
We begin by cutting off the necessary piece of fabric. In width, it should completely cover the flowerpot, in length - it should be slightly larger to envelop the bottom and top of the inner side of the container.
After the fabric has been prepared, it is necessary to grease the pot with glue, using a brush. The fabric is also slightly smeared with glue, it should not be too much. After that, glue the fabric and level it. The next step is an incision of the lower and upper stock. It is necessary to incise the fabric into small smushki, then grease with glue and stick the pots to the bottom. From above we launch the fabric inside the plastic container and fix it. If desired, the pot can be decorated and that's it - the product is ready.
Decor flower pot with decals and drawings - master class
The drawing or the inscription on the flower pot looks very mysterious, they bring a certain touch of magic. Translations and drawings on earthenware look very chic, but you can also experiment on plastic and ceramics.
It is necessary:
a pot (we have a clay, you can take it at your discretion);
black and white acrylic paint;
brush;
glue;
drawing (printed on the printer, you can use decals or stickers);
paper towel;
varnish;
scissors.
Getting started: First, take the pot. To decorate an antique flower pot, with a brush we unevenly paint the surface with white paint. In order to give an uneven tonality, somewhere a third of the flowerpot is painted in gray.This happens as follows: in a separate container we mix black and white beauty, so that the shade turns out to be gently gray; take a paper towel and soak in gray beauty. With a napkin, lightly apply paint to the bottom of the flowerpot and leave it for a while until it dries.
While the flowerpot dries up, we prepare a drawing. The image printed on photo paper in mirror image must be cut out. After the drawing is cut out and the pot is dry, glue it to the surface (we dilute a little glue with water half). Lubricate the surface of the dishes and stick the picture, pressing it well. Leave for a while to dry.
At the end of time, take a sponge soaked in water, thoroughly moisturize the image. After that, gently roll up the top layer of paper so that only a drawing remains. Dry well. To protect the image or inscription, varnish the surface and that's it, the decor is complete.
Krupa as a way of decoration - master class
Decorating with cereals is also a pretty good idea for decorating pots. As they say, cheap and cheerful!
It is necessary:
pot;
glue;
millet groats;
acrylic paint (we took a gold and silver color);
brush;
wooden stick;
napkins;
sponge;
varnish.
Getting started: In order to give the surface an unusual relief, we decorate it with paper and glue. We dilute the glue with water (about half the glue, 1: 1). Tear a napkin into small pieces. Using a brush, apply glue to a napkin and glue it on the surface of the dishes. With a stick we make small relief folds. In this way we glue all the free space and leave for some time.
After the glue has dried, proceed to the millet. To begin with, apply undiluted glue to the folds, then sprinkle with grits on top. Blot with a sponge and leave to dry. Next, proceed to painting. Using a brush, completely paint the pots in silver color, dry. After the paint has dried, we decorate the flowerpot with golden paint, painting only the part where millet is poured. Coat the top with varnish.
Any hostess is interested in making her home cozy, beautiful, revitalizing it. Fresh flowers are a chic decoration of every home. An important role is played by the pot in which the flower is planted. Often you have to face the fact that ordinary flower pots are not beautiful enough, make the interior simple, boring, and designer ones - not everyone can afford it. DIY flower pot decoration is an excellent solution to this problem! After all, you can decorate the pot as you wish, and you will also have the opportunity to brag to your guests with your own handiwork.
In this article we will talk about different decorating methods that will enable you to easily make elegant flower pots.
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Marine motive
Everyone in the house who has ever been to the sea has a collection of seashells, pebbles, colorful glassware. These souvenirs can be used to decorate flower containers. Sea pebbles, glass can be found in any store, now this is not a problem. It is quite beautiful to combine marine souvenirs with various small items (coins, buttons, fragments of broken dishes, tiles).
It is very important, before sticking the shells on the flowerpot, be sure to wash and degrease them.
It is best to adhere parts to the surface of the container with construction adhesive, which has a high viscosity and dries quickly enough. In order to better strengthen shells, stones, glue must be applied to objects and to the pot. After applying the glue, the decor elements must be pressed to the surface of the container and hold for a couple of seconds.
After all the pebbles and glass are glued, you can paint over some empty places (at your discretion). Filling the voids can be done with paints, or with a mixture of cement and PVA. This mixture should be the consistency of thick sour cream (dilute with water). It is necessary to give a tone with acrylic paints, for example, turquoise colors. The resulting mixture must be applied with a brush. After the voids are filled, and the mixture dries out a little, you should remove the excess mass from the decor elements.
Another option that will help fill the voids, emphasize the marine style, is sand decoration. For this, sea or river sand is suitable. Decoration occurs as follows: glue is applied to the voids, after which the flowerpot (under a slope) is sprinkled with sand.
Decoration of flower pots is completed by applying ordinary varnish. This will give your product shine and make it stronger.
Egg shells as a decoration tool
Egg shells are a fairly popular, and most importantly affordable means of decoration. The shell can be used in a natural color or give it the desired tone.
It is very important, before starting to decorate the pots, remove the film from the shell, degrease it, rinse, and dry well.
The decor of the egg shell pot is quite simple in its technique. To begin with, you need to prepare the foundation. The first step is to cover with glue that part of the pot on which the material will be attached.
After, the convex side outwards, a fragment of the shell is attached. It must be attached tightly to the surface, but very carefully so as not to break. You can correct the position of the parts with a needle or a toothpick. After all the work done, the decorated surface is coated with PVA glue.
The next step is painting. If the shell is already painted, then it can only give brightness. Another option: to completely paint the surface, which can be both the main background and the basis for further decor. At the end of the robots, to fix the product, it is varnished.
Decoupage technique on a flower pot
Decoupage is a decorating method using various paper pictures, cut paper, napkins. This technique can be applied on clay, plastic, corrugated pots. The technique is very simple.
Making decor with your own hands, you can distinguish the following stages:
Unique decor with lace and burlap with your own hands
Very gentle and magical is the way to decorate flower pots with lace or lace with burlap.
Work with lace is quite simple. In order to decorate the container, you need to apply PVA glue to the inside of the material and glue the fragment. Similarly, glue a piece of burlap. A very interesting option is the combination of these two materials. You can also decorate with beads, beads, pebbles. In general, it all depends on your imagination. Additional elements must also be fixed with glue.
Burlap can be used without lace, replacing it with a rope. The pot will look very beautiful, completely placed in a small bag. In such cases, the burlap will be supported by a rope tied around a flowerpot.
The use of ropes and threads for decorating pots
The use of ropes and threads takes place in different ways of decorating a flower pot. They act as an additional element that will betray the product of sophistication. For example, you can decorate a flowerpot with burlap, give it tenderness with lace, tie everything (without using glue) with a thread or a brown rope. This method will emphasize the shape of the pot, make it beautiful.
Also, ropes and threads can be used to decorate the pot yourself, giving them different shapes (flowers, leaves), making curls, pigtails. They are fastened with glue.
The pot looks beautiful, completely shrouded in rope.
Such a pot can be decorated with spray paints. Before you start staining, some parts of the pot that should be of a natural color should be covered with duct tape. Paint non-taped areas and allow to dry. After, remove the tape - the pot is ready.
Dressing with fabric - master class
Decorating flower pots with your own hands with a cloth is an easy way to update and decorate your flowerpots.
Fabric for decoration can be selected one for several pots, making a certain ensemble, or different, at your discretion. The finished product can be decorated with lace, beads, etc.
It is necessary:
We begin by cutting off the necessary piece of fabric. In width, it should completely cover the flowerpot, in length - it should be slightly larger to envelop the bottom and top of the inner side of the container.
After the fabric has been prepared, it is necessary to grease the pot with glue, using a brush. The fabric is also slightly smeared with glue, it should not be too much. After that, glue the fabric and level it.
The next step is an incision of the lower and upper stock. It is necessary to incise the fabric into small smushki, then grease with glue and stick the pots to the bottom. From above we launch the fabric inside the plastic container and fix it. If desired, the pot can be decorated and that's it - the product is ready.
Decor flower pot with decals and drawings - master class
The drawing or the inscription on the flower pot looks very mysterious, they bring a certain touch of magic. Translations and drawings on earthenware look very chic, but you can also experiment on plastic and ceramics.
It is necessary:
Getting started:
First, take the pot. To decorate an antique flower pot, with a brush we unevenly paint the surface with white paint. In order to give an uneven tonality, somewhere a third of the flowerpot is painted in gray.This happens as follows: in a separate container we mix black and white beauty, so that the shade turns out to be gently gray; take a paper towel and soak in gray beauty. With a napkin, lightly apply paint to the bottom of the flowerpot and leave it for a while until it dries.
While the flowerpot dries up, we prepare a drawing. The image printed on photo paper in mirror image must be cut out.
After the drawing is cut out and the pot is dry, glue it to the surface (we dilute a little glue with water half). Lubricate the surface of the dishes and stick the picture, pressing it well. Leave for a while to dry.
At the end of time, take a sponge soaked in water, thoroughly moisturize the image. After that, gently roll up the top layer of paper so that only a drawing remains. Dry well. To protect the image or inscription, varnish the surface and that's it, the decor is complete.
Krupa as a way of decoration - master class
Decorating with cereals is also a pretty good idea for decorating pots. As they say, cheap and cheerful!
It is necessary:
Getting started:
In order to give the surface an unusual relief, we decorate it with paper and glue. We dilute the glue with water (about half the glue, 1: 1). Tear a napkin into small pieces. Using a brush, apply glue to a napkin and glue it on the surface of the dishes. With a stick we make small relief folds. In this way we glue all the free space and leave for some time.
After the glue has dried, proceed to the millet. To begin with, apply undiluted glue to the folds, then sprinkle with grits on top. Blot with a sponge and leave to dry.
Next, proceed to painting. Using a brush, completely paint the pots in silver color, dry.
After the paint has dried, we decorate the flowerpot with golden paint, painting only the part where millet is poured. Coat the top with varnish.