Marbling Concrete Pots

Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use.

Marbling concrete pots.

Start with a guess at how much concrete you ll need but don t worry you can always mix up some more. Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water. Roll the sides of the pot through the paint. Concrete large planters garden center the home depot store finder.

Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water. Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. Mix four parts acrylic white paint with one part water into a container big enough to accommodate the pot.

Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze. In this teen vogue dorm it yourself tutorial chloe daley shows how to make marbled planters using water and nail polish. Get free shipping on qualified large concrete planters or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water.

Let the excess paint drip and then apply a later of sealer or clear finishing spray. Third spray the next color into the first color. Every time you dip you get a new look. Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter.

I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process. This will make the paint marbling permanent. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this. The marbling technique can be used for a lot of interesting projects some of which involve terracotta pots.

Wearing gloves mix the concrete with water in a bucket. Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need. Still haven t subscribed to tee.