Flowers can brighten any interior, adding to its bright touches of fresh juicy paint. Fresh flowers in original decorated pots can be a bright accent of the interior, emphasizing the design of the room or area. Decorating flower pots with their hands – an activity that allows you to transform ordinary containers for plants in original features.
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Clay pots — ideal for use in almost any technique in the style of hand-made, the choice of which may be restricted only by the imagination and desire of the master. Decor flower pot with your own hands will not only give a second life to an old product, but allow extra time to plunge into the fascinating creative process.
As we know, plants feel great in raw clay pots: porosity of clay allows the roots to receive the necessary amount of air
Unusual use of an egg-shell
Eggshell is popular, affordable and easy to use material for decoration of various items. To create wondrous patterns used the shell of boiled eggs, acrylic paint, construction adhesive or PVA glue, varnish and brushes. For the decoration of flower pots can be used as a traditional white shell, and create unusual patterns in various shades of the color palette.
In the work is the shell, which previously removed from the inner side of the film, and then degreased in a soda solution, washed and thoroughly dried. Motives from the shell natural beige white colors will look spectacular on the dark basis, and Vice versa. Light background you can create by superimposing a layer of contrasting dark tones of acrylic paint.
Decorating pots egg shell allows you to create a crackle effect, which is a delicate pattern of tiny cracks resembling the effect of antiquity
The technique of applying decoration flower pots is quite simple. On a small area of the surface is applied a layer of glue and attached a solid piece of the shell, convex side out, gently pressed down with the fingers for a snug fit. To give an unusual mosaic of the necessary forms, you can use a pointed awl or Spagnou. Large gaps that occur between the large tiles, easy to fill individual small pieces. Decorated with a pattern surface is primed with white glue and let it dry completely.
Decor pots for flowers in the style of craquelure completed applying the paint layer, which can act as basic background of the product, and become the color basis for the further embellishment of the subject. When painting the shell should be aware that even after drying, the mosaic is rather fluid. The finished product revealed a layer of varnish.
Shells to create a nautical theme
In the design of the pot you can also use sea glass and bits of glass, buttons and even small coins. The combination of materials allows the author to significantly expand the field for the imagination. Decorating flower pots with seashells and other small objects on the technique of execution is very similar to the decoration of the egg shell products.
The conch, a versatile material to create vases in a nautical style. Their ribbed surface effectively plays shimmering under a layer of paint colors pearl
Before working shells should also be cleaned and degreased. To the surface of the pot they are mounted with a high quality construction adhesive, which has sufficient viscosity and dries pretty quickly. The adhesive is applied with a brush as attached to the surface side of the shell, and the surface area of the pot. Each shell for a few seconds is fixed to the outer side of the pot by pressing your finger. The finished product can simply lacquering, or pre-paint it with acrylic paints.
Also, instead of shells, you can use ordinary stones. How to make a pot, see this video:
Tying the pot with twine
Decorating flower pots twines is a pretty simple way of changing old product that allows you to create elements of the interior in ethnic style. Material for the jewelry can act as a thick rope, thin rope, or even regular wool. Unusual looks making pots of small size coarse, thick rope, woven of hemp or oakum.
The pot can be to braid, tie or simply put on the surface of the finished pattern from yarn. Spicy highlight may be the combination of the decor of the coarse threads with tufts of dry grass
The technique of applying and fastening thread of the decor is also quite simple. To give the old flower pot a new view you can perform several consecutive closely adjacent to each other turns of twine. The decoration not «left» and has not lost its appeal, the windings should be done with some tension and fasten with hidden knots and glue. Standard coil pot can be supplemented by the imposition of patterns, to combine with the motor products pigtail.
Other popular decor ideas
In the right hands any thing superfluous stored in the bins, could get another start in life. So the old cords from the sweaters and jackets, handles from paper bags can sparkle with new colors, becoming an original decoration of a familiar piece of furniture. Small items can easily be attached to the surface of the pot using a hot-melt adhesive.
Looks very unusual arrangement of multi-colored stones, between which are neatly Packed slim lace
Cute pot decorated with old bolts, nuts and other small parts and uncovered a layer of bronze paint and varnish
The ornament of the pots with twine successfully combined with decoration cloth products, allowing you to create unique interior. For this purpose, suitable as a bright piece of fabric, and ordinary burlap. The colorful plaid fabric looks spectacular twine natural grey shade, burlap – lace bright colors.
The finished ribbon from satin, organza available in stores accessories. Speckled ribbons, you can braid inward toward your scalp and braids and then just glue them to the outside of the pot. Beautifully bound with colored ribbons, decorated with various rhinestones and beads that will lend a playful mood. Such a bright and cheerful pot of flowers will adorn any interior.
Wishing to create a bright pot of flowers, the appearance of which causes only positive emotions, the design can be used decorated with ribbon and various beads
In this simple way you can make pots antique, made to look «as in Ancient Rome»
Material of decorating pots for flowers can also serve as bottle caps, paper clips, cotton balls, bundles of twine and wooden clothespins
Decorating flower pots with your hands is a great way to create exclusive items for the home and dacha, that their views will delight the whole family.
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