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Patinated Pots (Patina)

April 27, 2016 By: Michele McDonald9 Comments

Create a faux patina look for terra cotta flower pots.

Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patina Did you hear that?? It’s me *squealing* that it is gardening season once again! I love gardening. And buying ALL the flowers. But not so much the watering. But I power through to keep those pretty flowers alive!

I’ve been holding off on buying any flowers just yet. Every Mother’s Day my boys take me to a local nursery, and I get to buy all the “guilt free” flowers that I want! It’s AMAZING! So I’m holding out for the guilt free shopping. In the meantime, I’m getting my flower pots ready for the big day. In particular, adding a beautiful faux patina to some plain terra cotta pots.

Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patinaThis project could NOT be simpler and only requires a handful of items.

Supplies:
Terra cotta pots
Dazzling Metallics acrylic paint in Dark Patina
Paintbrush

Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patina
Heavily load the paintbrush with the Dark Patina paint and make random patches of patina on the pots.

Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patina After the first coat of paint is dry, go back and add a second, again with a heavily loaded paintbrush.

Once you apply the second coat, go back a dab the end of the paintbrush into the coat creating a textured look. Give it a couple of minutes to dry then go back over the second coat again with the paintbrush (with no extra paint) to smooth the texture. It gives the paint a thick, almost foiled look.

Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patina
I love how they turned out! And this is such a quick project. I had all of these pots complete in under an hour easy.

Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patina Patinated Pots - terra cotta pots painted to look like they have a patinaI love the punch of color on these plain pots. And terra cotta is so inexpensive making this a super affordable project. Especially considering I found the paint on sale at my local craft store for just over $1!

Now to patiently twiddle my thumbs until Mother’s Day so I can fill these beauties up!

 

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Comments

  1. zamzam shaikh says

    June 8, 2016 at 3:12 PM

    I made it and it is looking pretty

    Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    May 9, 2016 at 4:14 PM

    Pretty DIY. Pinned & shared. Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party.

    Reply
  3. Frugal Hausfrau says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:47 PM

    Cute and so doable! I love that it’s freeform! Thanks for sharing with us on Throwback THursday!

    Mollie

    Reply
  4. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says

    May 6, 2016 at 10:18 PM

    What a cute idea…I love the way these turned out! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday! xoxo

    Reply
  5. Michelle Lichter says

    May 2, 2016 at 3:04 PM

    Hi, Michele – oh, I just love those! What a cool look from such a simple idea!

    Reply

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