Clay pot decoration. Making flower pots

Flower pots. DIY flower pot decoration

Someone buys expensive and richly decorated clay pots (sometimes they do not fit into the overall style of the room), others, without hesitation, take simple plastic ones from the supermarket shelf. flower pots, also not distinguished by special beauty.

How to inexpensively and beautifully make a pot an exquisite element of decor ??? For this, simple untreated clay pots without decorations and paintings are suitable for you. There are two pluses to this: they are inexpensive and ideal for the place where indoor plants live, while plastic containers for indoor flowers do not have the necessary porosity and, as a result, they do not let enough air into the root system.

First decide on colors in which you want to decorate flower pots. It is desirable to make them, if different, then sustained in the same style.

You can decorate flower pots in a variety of ways. Almost any needlework technique is applicable here.

Clay pots can be painted with paint from a balloon, wrapped with coarse thread or braid, painted special paints or beautifully draped with a cloth. You can also stick an appliqué or beautiful beads on the pot and open the composition with varnish, you can make a planter out of fabric. With braid, embroidery, or just sew buttons on top, felt hearts, tie a ribbon with a bow.

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Knitted flower pots look original:

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You can wrap the pot with a pigtail of birch bast, dry grass, a simple rope or a tourniquet:

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Very beautiful decoration of flower pots in decoupage style:

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Option - just paint acrylic paint:

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In general, flower pots can be decorated with anything: shells, beads, buttons.

The pot looks beautiful, the pattern of which resembles a flower growing in it. It is good when the color of the flowerpot matches the color of the leaves or inflorescences of the plant.

Non-standard decor
With the help of putty, colored paints and sanding paper, standard terracotta pots can be quickly turned into "antiques". We suggest cheating time and not waiting for the patina to appear by itself, but to "age" the pots in advance with your own hands.

Another option for non-standard decor is painting at home. You will need unglazed earthenware pots, waterproof varnish, and the same wall paint. Use mineral paints for clay pots and acrylic paints for plastic ones. Apply them in a continuous layer on the surface of the vessel. You can use templates that are sold in flower shops. They are strengthened on a pot and applied with a brush of contrasting paint. The most ordinary pots with the help of this simple technique will look like bright spots and will greatly decorate your windowsill.

Decorating flower pots is one of the elements of home decor.

What if the old flower pot is still quite strong, but completely unsightly?

Funny stripes way. Decorating a flower pot with a strip of fabric, as in the photo above, is a breeze

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The only thing is to find a piece of dense, rigid fabric that matches the color, cut out a rectangle along the height of the pot (add 2-3 cm on all sides to the hem) and tuck the sections if they crumble. It remains to fix the fabric on the pot by gluing it along the upper edge and side, or you can chop off the edges of the “clothes” with pins (or sew on Velcro) - then the cover will be easier to change or remove for washing.

Learn more about decorating flower pots with glass mosaics

Necessary tools and materials for this:

plastic flower pot;
glass pieces (you can also use colored pebbles for an aquarium);
putty;
PVA glue or "hot" glue;
small brush;
varnish;
rag.
Working process:

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1. If your glasses are at least 2 colors, you can make some kind of drawing (in the version presented to your attention, this is a fish). First you need to lay out your chosen drawing on paper. The next step is gluing the glass. First you need to glue the picture, and then the background.

Note. If you use "hot glue", it will take you no more than 30 minutes to glue the glass. If you take PVA glue, this process will take several days, since you will need to glue the glass, gradually turning the pot, and wait for the glue to dry. After the "hot glue" it is necessary to remove the cobweb.

2. After the glass has dried, we apply putty. It is necessary to thoroughly coat the entire pot. In this case, some pieces of glass may fall off - it's okay, glue them when the putty dries (after 24 hours).

3. After about 5 minutes, when the putty dries a little, start rinsing it off the glass with a wet cloth. Then wait 24 hours for everything to dry completely. The putty may dry out a little during this time. Then you have to apply another layer, then wash all the glass again and wait another 24 hours.

4. The last stage is the most enjoyable! It is necessary to carefully cover the glass with varnish - and your mosaic will shine!

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The easiest way to decorate flower pots.

Glue beautiful beads, buttons of interesting shapes, shells, rhinestones, pieces of plastic or glass, pebbles, amber onto the flower pot.

Method 1. You can pick up different parts of the same color, contrasting with the color of the pot. Or pick up decorative elements in tone with the main color of the pot. This method is very suitable for decorating clay or completely featureless flower pots.

Little trick: buy glue gun, and gluing small decorative details will be easy and fast.

Method 2. You can use textiles left from curtains to decorate pots or pick up shreds of fabric to match the color of the curtains.

Or maybe the other way around! Flower pots decorated with bright contrasting ribbons will attract attention.

It can be beautiful ribbons, picturesquely tied around the pot.

A little trick: if you decorate several pots at once, make a pattern.

Method 3. Draw a pattern with acrylic paints on a clay flower pot (keep this in mind when painting and spread the paper when you paint).

The simplest drawing is the one that is based on geometric shapes: ovals, circles.

Mark the outline of the drawing with a simple pencil. In this case, you need to draw an oval, legs and head of a turtle. Fill in the contour with terracotta paint and draw a frame around the turtle.

This drawing is good because if your hand suddenly trembles, then in this place you can paint on something.

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The decorative possibilities for decorating flower pots are almost endless!

Cloth decoration

For work you will need:

Terracotta pots
pencil;
pattern paper;
wide brush;
scissors;
PVA glue;
thickener (PVA glue, diluted with water in a ratio of 2: 1);
the cloth;
sharp knife;
On the outside mark the pot with a pencil

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vertical center line. Lay the pot sideways on a sheet of paper so that the drawn line coincides with the edge of the sheet. Roll it across the surface of the paper, marking the top and bottom of the pot, as if you were making a pattern. Add 2cm seam allowance on both sides to fold over the edges. Then cut out the pattern.

Cover the pot with a thin layer of thickener and leave to dry. This will protect the surface of the terracotta and, by acting as a primer, will help the fabric adhere to the pot. Place the cut paper on the right side of the selected material and cut the fabric.

Put the pattern in a flat dish (tray, dish), pour on top

A little thickener and spread it with a brush over the surface of the fabric. Remove the workpiece from the dish and let the excess liquid drain.

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Do not wring out the material, otherwise it will wrinkle.

Wrap the fabric around the flower pot, smoothing it slightly so it lies flat. At the same time, please contact Special attention on the protruding edge of the pot.

Trim loose fabric allowances, make incisions in a circle at regular intervals and carefully bend them over the top
edge of the pot. If necessary, use some PVA glue. In the same way, cut the material at the base of the pot, fold it under the edge and trim it, leaving the hole in the bottom uncovered.

decorative bow

Cut a rectangle of fabric about a third the height of the pot and twice the width. Cover it with hardener in the same way as a pot blank. Bend the opposite long edges so that they meet in the middle, press and dry for about 45 minutes.

Lay the resulting strip on the work surface on the wrong side.
side up and join the short sides in the center. Press down and
leave to dry a little. Insert the folded pieces inside the bow
thick paper so that it retains its shape and leave until completely
dry until the bow holds its shape on its own.

In the meantime, prepare a small piece of the same material for
center border and cover with hardener. Tie the prepared ribbon in the center, while aligning the ends of the bow.

Apply a little PVA on the back of the bow (at several points) and, attaching to the pot, secure. Leave to dry.

Butterfly

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For this decoration, use a fabric with a catchy pattern, such as butterflies or flowers. Cut the silhouette roughly according to the drawing, process with a hardener. When the workpiece is dry, carefully trim the outline using sharp scissors. Glue the appliqué to the pot. Press it with paper and wait until the glue dries.

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Pots can be pasted over with a corrugated gasket cardboard boxes. The paper is cut into strips, glued onto pots and varnished. In my own way appearance such flower pots are in no way inferior to industrial ceramics.

Pot tied with colored threads.
This method is suitable for those craftswomen who love and know how to knit. First, we measure the parameters of the pot, then knit at the discretion and desire with any pattern. And only then we “put on” the finished product on the pot.

Pot glued with colored soil for the aquarium or colored stones. To do this, we smear a small area of ​​the pot with glue and sprinkle it with soil, pressing lightly. After drying, you can paint it in any desired color, or leave it like that. And varnish

You can simply decorate with ribbons or bows, or you can embroider.

Another option is to sew covers for pots, or dress them in beautiful "clothes".

Decoration of flower pots. Decoupage technique

The easiest, fastest and most effective way to decorate flower pots is the decoupage technique. To modify the pot, you will need a brush, special decoupage glue or PVA mixed with water in equal proportions, acrylic varnish and base color acrylic paint, ordinary but high-quality paper napkins or magazine clippings with a beautiful pattern of suitable colors.

Decoupage of flower pots is quite simple: after painting the container with acrylic paint and drying it completely, we cut out the drawing from the napkin along the contour, remove the most upper layer with a pattern, glue the surface of the pot with glue and carefully glue our picture on it. We smooth it, let it dry, cover with acrylic varnish and ... enjoy the job well done !!

Decoupage of a flower plastic pot
Tools and materials

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plastic flower pot
Layered napkin with violet pattern
White acrylic paint
masking tape
Blue spray paint
Yellow rhinestones
Braid with hearts
Clear acrylic lacquer
Universal glue
wide brush
Scissors
Let's get to work on decorating a flower pot
The surface of the entire flower pot, with the exception of the rim, is covered with white paint.
After the paint has dried, apply masking tape under the rim to protect the white surface from the blue spray. We paint the bezel with blue spray paint, after drying, remove the masking tape. If you replace the spray with regular paint masking tape will also be needed.
From paper napkin cut out the violets. To make it more convenient, you can first circle them with felt-tip pens. Carefully separate the ink layer from the paper base
Gently press each violet against the white part of the pot and carefully brush over its surface with an acrylic lacquer brush. After all the violets have dried, the entire surface of the pot will need to be coated again with acrylic varnish. Now our flower pot is not afraid of water, it can be washed without fear of damaging the picture.
Glue yellow rhinestones between the violets using universal glue.
Glue a blue ribbon with hearts on the blue rim.
If desired, and a small amount of imagination, you can create other drawings. It is important to choose matching colors.

For decoupage, you can use two-layer napkins with a beautiful pattern, and drawings on plain or rice paper. In the latter case, the technique will be slightly different:

We put the paper drawing in water for several minutes, transfer it to a paper towel and blot it thoroughly;
apply a small amount of glue on the surface and on the reverse side of the pattern;
carefully transfer the drawing to the surface, press it with a sponge (so that air bubbles go away);
cover the entire surface with varnish or decoupage glue.
Decoupage of a flower ceramic pot
1. We buy an ordinary ceramic pot.
2. beautiful napkins are sold individually in an art store, choose the one you like, but think in advance what would match the background.
3. acrylic paint is suitable for the background, although there are cases showing that you can apply the background with ordinary gouache :)
4. be sure to buy a regular transparent construction varnish. It is much cheaper than those offered in art stores, and the function is the same.
The background should be applied to the pot with a roller or a piece of foam, but not with a brush, otherwise there will be stripes from the brush when it all dries

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5. Cut out the pattern from the napkin and separate the topmost layer. Usually a napkin consists of 4 layers, there are also 2. We take the top one - with a pattern.

6. Apply paint to the pot - let it dry. It is advisable to leave it for several hours so that it dries completely. Then you definitely won't get stuck.
Gently apply with ordinary PVA glue thin layer gradually on our napkin.

Attention! Do not do it all at once on the whole napkin if the drawing is large. Otherwise, it may stick with wrinkles that you can’t smooth out without tearing! It is better to do it gradually, but carefully.
After applying the tissue paper, let it dry and harden.
Apply a thin layer of varnish with a brush over the entire surface of the pot and napkin.

The attractiveness and unusual decoration of a flower pot is limited only by your imagination!

Regarding the decor of flower pots with your own hands, there are a huge variety of different ideas. We offer you to get acquainted with the most simple and at the same time interesting.

As a rule, paper, film, textiles are used for this, various knitting blanks are made, old worn-out clothes are used, any housewife's “stash” is used, like lace, pieces of fabric, accessories and other things.

Also, some use buttons, beads, buttons for this, even building tiles, mineral chips, gypsum cement, paints, varnishes, plastic bottles, plastic cups and much more can be used. There is also a special place for twigs, bars.

Sticks, lids and corks, sheets of paper and food. In the photo of the decor of flower pots, you can see a variety of ideas that will inspire you to create unique masterpieces.

Marine projects

And so, we offer interesting option decoration of a flower pot in the style of the sea.

To realize this idea, you should prepare shells and pebbles brought from the sea. Previously, on a piece of paper, you can "estimate" the future plot.

You can also invent already in the process of laying out decorative elements on the surface of the pot, in which in the future there will be your favorite home plants, flowers.

The easiest design option from shells and pebbles

Take an ordinary ceramic pot, a moment and attach stones and shells to it, which must first be washed and thoroughly degreased. Small pieces can also be used broken tiles, fragments of cups with plates.

But, at the same time, the same color scheme should be selected. Of course, in this matter everything is very individual and depends on the preferences of each individual. When all the details are fixed, consider whether you need to paint over some areas.

At the next stage beautiful design flower pot will fill the voids between the elements of your drawing. To do this, you can use PVA + cement in a ratio of 1k3, and you need to dilute the mixture with water to form a sour cream consistency.

To make the wave with a certain shade, literally a drop of turquoise aquamarine can be added to the solution. Dip the brush in this composition, and paint over the space in a circle around the resulting composition. When you feel how it hardens, use a sponge or piece of cloth to remove the unnecessary part of the solution from the decorative part. That's all!

You can also use a slightly different method. Wet the brush with glue and pass between the pebbles and shells. Then, slightly tilting the container, sand the areas smeared with glue. You need to do this until the sand covers the gaps that remain in your overall “picture” densely enough.

Finish off with regular nail polish or spray nail polish. They cover the entire workspace. The result will be a very effective shine.

Also, the design can be complicated. If there is a desire and a lot of patience, you can glue the surface of the flower pot with pebbles with shells so that there is no free space left at all. All parts used for this must be laid very tightly to each other, leaving no free space.

We decorate the pot with a mosaic

In fact, this option is technologically similar to the previous method of framing a pot. Main feature this method in. That there is a huge variety of materials used. Pots can be not only ceramic, but also plastic.

For decoration, various options for building residues, beads and buttons, beads, sequins, and other trifles can be used.

If the surface is smooth, it should be prepared with sandpaper. To finishing material adhered well to the base, soil should be applied to it as a concrete contact. Next, glue is spread, which can be trimmed with a reinforcing mesh.

After that, cellular strips are already laid, moving from below. When the mosaic is laid out, you need to wait until it dries. The paper must be moistened and removed, then the seams are filled with grout. That's it, decorating is complete. For the stand, you can use drywall.

Photos of amazing ideas for decorating flower pots

Indoor plants are a real find for residents of cities where wildlife asphalt and buildings are increasingly replacing. If you wish, you can create a real garden at home. And, of course, plants are not only a green island that purifies the air in your home, but also become a wonderful addition to the interior. A suitable flower pot is at least important element decor.

Of course, now in stores you can choose flower pots for every taste. But it is always much more pleasant to see something unusual at home, ideally suited for your home, made with love and designed to keep you cozy. That is why the manufacture of interior items with their own hands has become so popular in last years. Women's magazines and the Internet are full of all sorts of ideas and master classes.

And the decoration of flower pots lovers of needlework did not pass by. They offer a lot of options, using literally everything that can be found to create their masterpieces. "at hand»: fabrics, napkins, cereals and much, much more.

If you also want to try your hand at this activity, here are some simple decor options that will surely inspire your own creativity!

How can you decorate flower pots?

Consider the most interesting tricks:

Bulkness with eggshells

decoration eggshell- a vivid example of the fact that you can really use any improvised means. With its help, craftsmen create amazing beauty patterns. It's on the move both white and brown shells, and acrylic paints will help create the desired variety of colors. Especially impressive is the use of a shell color that is a contrast to the color of the pot.

We carefully prepare the material

To start working with the shell, it must first be prepared. To do this, from the shell carefully the inner film is removed, then the shell is placed in soda solution for degreasing. After that, it is thoroughly washed and dried. Now the shell is ready to go.

Decorating process

The process itself is very simple. Glue is applied to the surface of the pot to be decorated.

Do not apply glue directly to large area, let it be a small area.

Then, with the convex side outward, we apply a piece of the shell and press it with our fingers. It should be remembered that the material is very fragile, so you should act carefully, unless you plan to specifically grind a piece of shell. Thus, we fill the entire area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe pot or lay out a pre-planned pattern.

If suddenly the distance between the individual pieces of the shell turned out to be too large, it can be close with smaller elements, which can simply be sprinkled on the surface of the pot, covered with a layer of glue.

Final touches

After applying the shell, the product primed with PVA glue and dries up. Further, it is possible to cover the pattern with paint, however, it should be remembered that the shell mosaic does not hold too tightly, so you should be careful. At the end of the product varnished to secure the decor.

We create various motifs using decoupage

Who would have thought that ordinary table napkins can also be used to create beauty! But no matter how surprising, the decoupage technique is widely used for decoration. various items. Therefore, she was also used in decorating flower pots.

We prepare materials

First of all, we need, of course, pot. As well as multilayer napkins with the pattern you like white acrylic paint, varnish. In addition, you can use any other elements that your imagination tells you.

How to do?

So, to begin with, we cover the surface of the pot with white paint. This is necessary in order for the drawing to be better visible. The paint should dry well. Napkin split into layers, leaving for work only the one on which the picture is better visible. If necessary, the pattern must be cut out. Then we put a napkin on the pot and cover it with glue.

Important! Napkins are very thin and easily deformed, so make sure that the pattern does not wrinkle during the glue coating process. When the glue dries, the product must be covered with a layer of varnish.

Ordinary drawings instead of napkins

For decoupage, you can use not only napkins, but also ordinary drawings on paper. For this picture in advance put in water for a few minutes, then transferred to a paper towel and gently but thoroughly blotted.

Glue is applied to the back of the picture, then the picture is placed on the surface of the pot. If suddenly bubbles appear on the surface of the pattern, they can be gently pressed with a sponge. At the end, the product is also varnished or special glue for decoupage.

We use fabric

Cloth decoration gives a real easy to choose style. Use linen or burlap- get country style or country, use organza- get gentle, romantic style, use felt…

Surely you have unused pieces of fabric that you can’t find a use for. Put them on the decor of flower pots!

Preparatory work

Before you start working with fabric, prepare paper pattern. We recommend taking a sheet larger than A4. Arm yourself with a pencil, sideways attach the pot to the sheet and begin to roll it smoothly, but so that the bottom remains at one point.

Work process

Circle the resulting arc with a pencil. We cut out the pattern and apply it to the fabric, after which we cut off the piece of fabric we need according to the pattern. Pin the fabric on the pot in different ways:

• just tie it with a ribbon or rope,
• sew the edges of the pattern so that it fits snugly on the pot,
• put on glue.

For further work you can also use other improvised materials: beads, buttons, artificial flowers, ribbons, etc. By the way, a pot decorated with some ribbons looks interesting. The execution technique is similar twine decor. You can use multi-colored ribbons, creating a real rainbow, or you can choose ribbons different shades one color and create smooth transitions. Fantasize!

Ethno style with twine

Each of these materials will create unique style. By the way, the rope-decorated pot fits perfectly into the room with maritime theme in the interior.

Accuracy is the key to success

This technique of giving novelty to the pot is quite simple to perform, although it requires some painstaking work. The pot is sequentially wrapped with a rope, the coils should fit snugly against each other. This is where the difficulty lies. It is necessary to achieve such an effect that over time the decoration does not lose its original appearance, because the rope can simply “part”. To prevent this from happening, perform coils with tension on the rope, and also periodically secure them. glue or hidden knots.

Unleash your fantasy

Here, in fact, is the whole technology. Everything else is up to your imagination. You can decorate the pot with some pattern from the second layer of twine, you can wrap it with a rope braided into a pigtail, add some other materials, for example, dry grass, buttons, burlap.

Other potting ideas

Do not limit your imagination, think about what else you can use? We suggest using shells and sand to create pots in nautical style(the technique is similar to eggshell decor), pieces of glass, tile or sea pebbles to simulate a mosaic, dry twigs, the sleeves of an old knitted sweater, trimming a bright magazine (you will also get an imitation of a mosaic) and much, much more.

Decor with cereals or seeds is very suitable for the kitchen. Let's look at this option in more detail.

Suitable not only clay, but also plastic flower pots.

Master class "Decoration of a flower pot with cereals"

For work we need:

1. flower pot;
2. plain and copy paper (optional);
3. pencil;
4. glue and brush;
5. spray varnish;
6. various cereals and seeds, different in size, color and texture (choose decoration depending on the size of the pot).

If you are using ceramic pot, before starting work, it is recommended to cover it inner surface white acrylic paint in several layers, so as not to spoil the decoration when watering.

We begin to decorate the pot.

1. Step 1. We put a pattern on the pot. You can do this immediately directly on the pot, or you can go the other way. Wrap the surface of the pot with paper and apply the desired pattern on it. After that, remove the layer of paper with a pattern, wrap the pot with carbon paper and put the paper with a pattern on top. Fix both layers on the pot and start re-tracing your pattern (for this it is advisable to use a pencil of a different color so that you can see which part of the pattern you have not yet traced). This method is convenient because after removing the preliminary drawing from the pot, you can correct it, and it is more convenient to draw on a flat surface than on the round side of the pot.
2. Step 2 So, the desired pattern has been transferred to the pot, you can proceed directly to the application of seeds. If the pattern is complex and contains elements different sizes, it is better to stock up on different brushes for glue. We cover a small area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe pot with a layer of glue and apply the selected type of cereal / seeds (just pour it on top of the glue). After you have filled the entire desired area, gently press the pattern with a cloth. Carefully shake off those seeds that are not stuck and fill the next section in the same way.
3. Step 3 When the pattern is completely finished, fix it with spray varnish.

Do not be afraid to try your hand at creativity, even if you have never done needlework. Decorating flower pots is not something difficult, but it brings a lot of fun to create beauty with your own hands. Dream up, give vent to inspiration and, perhaps, you will acquire a new hobby. Good luck!

Flowers are able to decorate any interior, complementing it with bright touches of fresh rich colors. Fresh flowers in the original decorated pots I can be bright accent interior, emphasizing the design of the room or site. Decorating flower pots with your own hands is an activity that allows you to transform ordinary plant containers into original decor elements.

Clay pots are an ideal basis for applying almost any hand-made technique, the choice of which can only be limited by the imagination and desire of the master. The decor of a flower pot with your own hands will not only give a second life to an old product, but will allow you to once again plunge into an exciting creative process.

As you know, plants feel great in untreated clay pots: the porosity of the clay allows the root system to receive required amount air

Eggshell is a popular, affordable and easy-to-use material for decorating various items. Shells are used to create marvelous patterns. boiled eggs, acrylic paints, building glue or PVA, varnish and brushes. To decorate flower pots, you can use both traditional white shells and create unusual patterns. various shades color palette.

The shell is taken into work, from which the film was previously removed from the inside, then degreased in soda solution, washed and dried thoroughly. Natural beige shell motifs white flowers will look spectacular on a dark basis and vice versa. A light background can be created by overlaying a layer of contrasting dark tones of acrylic paint.

Decorating pots with eggshells allows you to create a crackle effect, which is an elegant pattern of the finest cracks that looks like an antique effect.

The very technique of applying the decor of flower pots is quite simple. . A layer of glue is applied to a small area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe surface and a whole piece of the shell is applied with the convex side outward, gently pressed down with fingers for a snug fit. To give an unusual mosaic the necessary shape, you can use a pointed sword or an awl. Large gaps that appear between large mosaic elements are easily filled with separate small pieces. The surface decorated with a pattern is primed with PVA glue and left to dry completely.

The decoration of flower pots in the craquelure style is completed by applying a layer of paint, which can act as the main background of the product, or become a color base for further decorating the item. When painting the shell, it should be borne in mind that even after drying, the mosaic is quite mobile. Ready product covered with a layer of varnish.

Shells to create marine motifs

In the design of the pot, you can also use sea pebbles and glass, buttons and even small coins. The combination of materials will allow the author to significantly expand the field for fantasy. Decorating flower pots with shells and others small items in terms of execution technique, it is very similar to decorating products with eggshells.

Shells - versatile material to create flowerpots in a marine style. Their ribbed surface effectively plays with iridescence under a layer of pearlescent paint.

Before work, the shells should also be washed and degreased. They are attached to the surface of the pot with high-quality building glue, which has sufficient viscosity and dries fairly quickly. Glue is applied with a brush both on the surface of the attached side of the shell and on the surface area of ​​the pot. Each shell is fixed for a few seconds to outside pot with finger pressure. The finished product can simply be varnished, or pre-decorated with acrylic paints.

Also, instead of shells, you can use ordinary pebbles.

Tying the pot with twine

Decorating twine flower pots is a fairly simple way to transform an old product, allowing you to create interior elements in ethnic style. The material for decoration can be either a thick rope, or a thin rope, or even an ordinary one. wool thread. The design of the pots looks unusual small size coarse thick rope woven from hemp or tow.

The pot can be braided, tied, or simply applied to its surface with a ready-made thread pattern. A piquant highlight can be a combination of decor from coarse threads with bunches of dry grass.

The technique of applying and fixing the thread decor is also quite simple. To give an old flower pot a new look, you can make several successive turns of twine tightly adjacent to each other. So that the decoration does not “disperse” over time and does not lose its attractiveness, the turns should be made with some tension and fixed with hidden knots and glue. The standard winding of the pot can be supplemented with the imposition of patterns, combined with the winding of the product with a pigtail.

Other Popular Decor Ideas

In skillful hands, any thing that is stored in the bins as unnecessary can get another start in life. So old cords from sweaters and jackets, handles from paper bags can sparkle with new colors, becoming an original decoration of a familiar piece of furniture. Small items are easily attached to the surface of the pot with hot glue.

A composition of multi-colored stones looks very unusual, between which a thin lace is neatly laid.

The cute pot is decorated with old bolts, nuts and other small details and opened with a layer of bronze paint and varnish.

Decorating pots with twine is successfully combined with decorating products with fabric, allowing you to create unique interior items. For this purpose, both bright cuts of fabric and ordinary burlap are suitable. On a motley checkered fabric, twine of a natural gray shade looks spectacular, on burlap - a braid of bright color.

Ready-made satin and organza ribbons are sold in hardware stores. Colorful ribbons can be braided into flagella and pigtails and then simply glued to the outside of the pot. Picturesquely intertwined multi-colored ribbons, decorated with all kinds of rhinestones and beads, will give the product a playful mood. Such a bright and cheerful flower pot will become worthy decoration any interior.

In such a simple way, you can make antique pots to look “like in ancient Rome”

Bottle caps, paper clips, cotton balls, bundles of fishing line and even old wooden clothespins can also serve as decoration material for flower pots.

Decorating flower pots with your own hands is a great way to create exclusive items for your home and suburban area that will please the whole family with their appearance.

Video master classes from designers

We have prepared 8 original ideas on how to decorate flower pots and planters with my own hands.

The stores sell a huge number of the most original and elegant flower pots that can transform your window sill beyond recognition. However, there are many ways to decorate flower pots yourself, choosing original design which best suits your interior. We have collected just a few interesting ideas how you can do it yourself, spending very little time.

Shells, pebbles and other little things

This is a very easy to implement way to transform any, even the most ordinary and unattractive flower pot. The best part is that this technology gives a huge scope for creativity and imagination: you can decorate pots in a marine style, in one color or using interesting color combinations, pick up decorative elements that blend perfectly with common style premises, etc. Based on this simple method you can create completely different in style, texture and appearance of the product.

The technology of such decoration is very simple: you will need universal PVA glue or any other universal glue, a brush, a pot and the material with which you are going to decorate the pot. In some cases, for example, when using shells, the pot will look even more attractive if, after gluing the decor, cover it with a colorless glossy varnish. If you have chosen large items for decoration, glue is applied to their wrong side and glued to the pot. In the case of small objects, it is more convenient to cover with glue small areas pots to place decorative elements on them.

The surface of the pot between the decorative elements, if desired, can be primed with glue (you will get a transparent substance) or decorative primers and putties different colors and invoices.

Twigs and wine corks

Eco-style lovers will love the idea of ​​decorating flower pots with wooden twigs. To implement it, you only need a good pruner, universal glue, a suitable pot and twigs of different thicknesses. Approximately according to the same principle, you can decorate a pot with halves of bottle caps - they are even easier to cut than thick branches.

We sew

This is one of the most difficult master classes in our selection, but great result worth the effort! It is necessary to have 2 types of fabric in contrasting, but at the same time perfectly matching colors, good scissors, a beautiful rope, a ruler, a hammer and eyelets large diameter. If desired (and if you can find it), you can use a water-repellent fabric spray.

We fold both pieces of fabric with the right side inward (toward each other) and cut out a rectangle 46 cm x 76 cm from them. We chop off the upper wide edge of the product with pins and sew it on a typewriter, leaving a 1.2 cm seam allowance. We turn the product on the front side and carefully sew the side edges. From two pieces of fabric we cut out a circle with a diameter of 26 cm. The actual diameter of the product is 23.5 cm, but we take into account seam allowances of 1.2 cm. Draw right circle very simply with a ruler, placing its zero mark in the center and drawing a circle, holding the pencil at the 13 cm mark.

We attach the bottom to the bottom of the cylinder from the wrong side and sew on a typewriter. Turn the cylinder right side out. We make a beautiful lapel from above, we outline symmetrical places for eyelets on it. To make the pot look like a handbag, the distance between the eyelets should be about 7-8 cm. Install the eyelets and thread them through decorative rope. That's all - a wonderful outfit for a flower pot is ready! For additional protection, the product (optional!) is treated with a water-repellent spray inside and out.

Fabric and lace for decoration

Textile decor can be used more in a simple way- stick fabric, lace, ropes, ribbons and various other textile elements on the pot. If desired, textiles can be combined with decor with beads, buttons, shells, coins and glass pebbles. Pots decorated with the same fabric from which the curtains or tablecloth are sewn will look very interesting.

For decoration, any universal glue (for example, PVA) is suitable, which retains transparency and does not darken when dried. Textile elements are glued to the pot and additionally primed on top with a layer of glue so that a solid protective film appears on them.

We paint

Even if you are not an artist and the last time you held brushes and paints in your hands, studying in primary school, this is not a reason to refuse such a wonderful way to decorate flower pots! First, you can simply choose acrylic paint for glass and porcelain suitable color and paint the pot from a spray can (very easy) or with a brush (it's more difficult). To fix the paint layer, it is coated with acrylic varnish after drying. Pots painted with gold or silver paint look especially impressive.

You can “draw” unusual abstract patterns on the pot by following the simple master class in the photo below.

Foil and glitter

The fashionable gold trend in decor can be brought to life with the help of an exquisite and original decoration flower pots with gold glitter or foil. To do this, it is best to first paint the pot with acrylic paint white. If necessary (if the pot is dark or too brightly colored), use a white primer before painting. Letters and any other decorative elements are cut out of a special gold foil for a plotter and carefully glued to the pot.

To decorate the pot with gold sparkles, the surface is covered with a transparent universal glue and put glitter on it. After 1-2 days, when the glue is completely dry, the product is covered with another layer of glue to fix the decorative layer.

Decoupage

For those who know the decoupage technique or just want to try their hand at this wonderful art, it’s a sin not to take advantage of such a wonderful opportunity - try to decorate pots for indoor plants with those pictures and patterns that will look best in your interior!

How to decorate a flower pot: other ideas

For those who know how to crochet or knit, it will not be difficult to make original “clothes” for flower pots from the remnants of thread. This decoration looks very warm, cozy and original.

Another wonderful idea is to use old household utensils and even rubber slippers to plant flowering annuals in the country. Of course, the choice of suitable containers should be treated with caution so that the resulting composition looks elegant and neat.

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