I have SO many terra cotta pots that have just accumulated over the years. So like all my other craft projects, I decided through trial and error to explore the possibilities.
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By Amy from Wheaton
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I am doing the flowers for a wedding on May 17th. My sister-in-law (to be) wants mossy terra cotta pots. What is the best way to do this faux or not, in a month? Help! Thanks.
Hi Cher! These instructions are on HGTV. I hope they help! www.hgtv.com/
Smear some plain yoghurt over them and leave them outside in a damp area. The moss forms as if by magic!
With your time schedule spray paint the pots with mossy colored craft paint and then use spray glue or paint with tacky glue and roll in loose moss. I've covered green oasis blocks this way and it works great. You can buy thin sheets of plastic covered with moss, too, that you could wrap around pot, but the other way is a lot easier.
I watched a garden show and they said to jump start a "mossy" pot to take grass or any green leaves and rub them well over the pots. They will start growing moss from rubbing the liguid in the greenery on them.
Do you prime your flower pots before painting? I find with some colors I need to do multiple coats, not just 2-3, but more like 8-10 when using lighter colors that I want to cover most of the pot in. Do you recommend some sort of primer first?
Do you need special paint for terra cotta?
By MH
Just plain acrylic will do, they sell special paint but don't waste your money on it. The terra is so porous that regular paint will hold.
How do I marblize a clay pot? If I paint it first with white, then put water in a tub, with spray paints of various colors, do I need to seal it or will the paint from the cans do that?
By Barb
I want to treat a terracotta pot with an effect that makes it looks like it has been submerged for centuries. Has anyone done this?
By Lynne E
