Heyyyyy, I hope everyone is having a blessed day!! Question: Do you love old weathered flower pots? I do, but when I am out junking I rarely come across aged terra cotta (sad face) and I love to decorate with them so today I thought I would share with you how to make your own aged pots!!
Supply List
- Terra Cotta Pot
- Dixie Belle Sea Spray or any other paint texture additive
- Dixie Belle paint in Fluff
- Dixie Belle paint in Savannah Mist
- Dixie Belle paint in Collard Green
- Chip brush
- 220 sanding pad (optional)
- Baby wipes or wet rag
The first thing you need to do is mix Sea Spray Additive with the Dixie Belle Fluff, mix it until you get oatmeal-like consistency. Sea Spray comes with a scoop so I mixed half a scoop of sea spray to half a cup of paint, which was enough to do three pots. Feel free to play around with it, you can add more paint if you want a smoother finish or add more Sea Spray for a chunkier rough finish.
Once you have your mix ready grab a chip brush and apply the mix to the pot. The best method to applying the mix to the pot is to pounce and/or tap the mixture on. There is no right or wrong way to do this just play round until you get the look you want. Once the mixture is on let the pot completely dry (it
The next step is optional but I like to do it. Once the pot has completely dried I go over the surface with a 220 grit sanding pad. This knocks off any sharp places made by the Sea Spray additive and gives the pot a smoother surface.
Now its time to give the pot some aging. Take your Dixie Belle Savannah Mist (or any grey/blue paint) and dry brush or pounce it all around the bottom. Because I am using chalk base paint I do this quickly because before it dries I want to go over it with a baby wipe (or wet rag) to remove excess, leaving the paint in just the grooves and smeared for a more natural look.
Now repeat the above step but this time with the Dixie Belle Collard Greens (or any hunter green paint). Your going to paint right over the Savannah Mist and may want to go up a little higher on the pot with the green. Again as I said above just play around with it till you get the desired look, there is no wrong way in doing this.
Now once you have completed aging your pots and they have dried you can leave them be or take one extra step and add a transfer to them as I did below. I used some Redesign with Prima Transfers I had
**Please note once your pot has completely dried if you want to use them outside you can always coat them with Minwax Polycrylic as a protective sealant, its not necessary but it will help preserve the look longer.
I hope this post has inspired you to go age some flower pots and if it has we would love to see your DIY Aged Pots, you can post your pics below in the comments section or send us pics via our Facebook Page!!
