Ceramic pots are not too expensive, and crafts made from them turn out to be very interesting and original. What adds value to them is that they are made with their own hands. Add some fun ideas to your collection!
You will be surprised how easily and simply you can create truly beautiful and stylish things that will become an organic part of your garden and even add zest to it. Here are some interesting ideas for crafts made from ceramic pots. Perhaps they will inspire you to get creative.
Lighthouse for a flower garden or recreation area
A street lamp in the shape of a lighthouse is a very extraordinary design solution. And, meanwhile, making it will not be difficult. Several pots of different sizes, placed one on top of the other, form a pyramid. All you have to do is paint your building correctly. And as a lighting element, you can use a regular solar-powered garden lantern.
Decorating flower pots: how to create a beautiful decoration
Clay pots are suitable for creating beautiful interior items, although plastic ones are no less beautiful. You should definitely treat them with several layers of acrylic so that when watering, water does not leak out and spoil the decor.
Any material is suitable for decoration. Let's look at the most common options.
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Bright street composition Source realty.mail.ru
Paper
This is usually an intermediate option, used temporarily until a more suitable design is created. Anything will do except cardboard: even old newspapers, wallpaper, sheets of music, craft paper, A4 sheets.
The paper is glued to the sides, it is better not to touch the bottom. The paper is tied on top with decorative braid or twine, even if the material itself holds up perfectly.
The pot is covered with corrugated paper, for example, from the linings of cardboard boxes. The paper is glued into strips, after which they are varnished. Externally, such pots look stylish and are in no way inferior to ceramic ones.
Option for decorating a flower pot with paper Source www.greensmile.ru/
Colored primer for aquarium
First, the entire surface of the pot or its individual sections is smeared with glue and sprinkled with soil on top. After drying, you can paint it any color or leave it as is. The top of the soil is coated with varnish.
Decoupage
We open the pot with acrylic. Already on a dry surface, glue a beautiful design cut out of a thick paper napkin using PVA. After drying, the drawing is coated with acrylic varnish.
Instead of napkins, any images on paper will do. They are cut out, dipped in water, then blotted with a towel, coated with glue on the back side and glued. Decoupage made from lace looks elegant.
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Paints
Different paints are suitable for decorating a flower pot: sprays or regular acrylic. To prevent paints from mixing, you need to use masking tape. Using a sponge or brush, various ornaments and designs are applied. They are varnished on top.
Painting a clay pot Source www.dizainvfoto.ru
Decoration using decoupage technique Source vdome.club
Decoration using buttons and other simple materials at hand Source flowers-for-home.narod.ru/
Mosaic
Any fragments and remains are used, including those from construction and repairs, pieces of ceramic tiles, pebbles, and buttons. The surface is treated with sandpaper, covered with primer, and glue on top.
After this, you can begin laying the mosaic, moving from bottom to top. You can lay pieces of material in stripes, various patterns, or you can cover the entire surface with a material that is uniform in color and texture.
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Cereals and seeds
The surface is covered with several layers of acrylic paint, a pattern is applied and they begin to lay it out. To do this, a small area is smeared with glue and the selected type of cereal is applied. You can simply sprinkle it on the area coated with glue. The entire surface is treated in this way. At the end, the product must be secured with spray varnish.
Pot made of plasticine and cereals Source yandex.ru
Original silver flower pot Source youtube.bonus-mobile.ru
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Decorating flower pots is not complete without egg shells. Shells in brown and white shades are suitable; acrylic paints are used to add additional picturesqueness. It is especially beautiful if the shell contrasts with the color of the surface of the pot.
The shells of boiled eggs will need to be carefully prepared: remove the inner film, place in a soda solution to degrease. Then you need to rinse and dry well.
Pasting is carried out in stages: first, a small area of the surface is smeared with glue, pieces of the shell are laid out on it with the convex side up and pressed lightly. You need to act carefully so as not to break the shells. This way the entire surface is covered.
If you outline patterns in advance, you can get beautiful ornaments. The remaining gaps between the mosaic pieces are filled with crushed shells, which are simply sprinkled on the surface covered with a layer of glue.
Decorative covering option for a flower pot Source vdome.club
The last step is to prime the resulting surface with PVA glue and dry it. If desired, you can paint the surface or leave it as is, but be sure to varnish the top to secure the decor.
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Flower pots from pots and an old chandelier
A flower bed chandelier is a fresh look at familiar things. Such beauty can be made from things that have already served their time. You just need to be able to consider the hidden potential in them. Don't rush to throw away the old chandelier and flower pots that you don't like. They make an excellent hanging flower bed to decorate your deck or patio.
- Flower garden in an old chandelier - easy and quick to do
Everything can be useful on the farm - every practical person knows this. So you shouldn’t throw away your old chandelier prematurely. It is an excellent preparation for a home hanging flower garden.
Natural materials for decoration
From flat pebbles, nut shells, pieces of bark, picturesque knots, cones and shells glued together or on a mesh base, original compositions are obtained that will easily fit into the natural landscape.
You can also place such containers in thread nets or macrame and create an airy composition of climbing plants on terraces, open verandas and gazebos.
Properly selected plants in combination with stumps in which flowerpots are cut will create original compositions. A trench made along the log will turn it into a long container that can be conveniently placed along the edges of paths, stairs and walls.
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Another option is to make a planter from a cross section of wood. By placing many of these products in the garden, you can give it a fabulous charm.
Bird drinking bowl
Another craft dedicated to birds is a drinking bowl in the form of a column. To create it you will need only 4 ceramic pots, 2 stands, glue and gray paint. In our case, the product is decorated with a figurine of a bird, which hints at its purpose. In hot weather, the feathered inhabitants of the garden will definitely chirp “thank you” to you for taking care of them.
Requirements for homemade pots
The most important requirement for homemade interior items is strength. The walls and bottom of the flower container must withstand the load of soil, expanded clay or other type of drainage.
There are a number of requirements for hand-made products:
- It is necessary to make several drainage holes in the bottom to drain irrigation moisture.
- Special strength requirements are imposed on hanging models - flowerpots.
- The volume for planting ornamental crops is calculated in such a way that the roots of the plant can develop freely, grow in depth and to the sides.
- The materials used for independent work must not contain toxic impurities. Similar requirements apply to compositions for decoration.
- When working, you should use those materials and forms (for example, for pouring concrete, gypsum), on the walls of which there are no signs of pests or mold. Colonies of pathogenic fungi that remain undetected can cause the death of an ornamental crop.
Sufficient attention is paid to external decor. This can be painting, pasting with various materials, beautiful modeling using plaster, dough, cold porcelain.
Garden fountain
We decided to arrange an elegant fountain on the site - select a large pot that will serve as a stand, as well as two ceramic bowls of different sizes and a small saucer. Of course, you will have to tinker a little with the pump for the fountain, which needs to be hidden in the structure. But for a purposeful person this should not be a problem.
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If you dream of having a fountain on your property, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, this master class is definitely for you.
Purpose
When hearing the word “pots”, many people immediately have an association: a hanging pot with a flower. However, this is not quite true. A plant pot is a beautiful container or shell in which you can place an unsightly pot.
Advantages:
- Decorative element. Sometimes buying or making a new specimen according to the design of the room is much easier than replanting a flower.
- Mobility. Hanging or portable bowls with flowers can be interchanged as much as you like. But an ordinary pot will no longer look good in a flowerbed.
- Hide flaws. White plaque, dirty pallets, flooded furniture – these are the results of using pots with pallets.
- Additional support. The space between the walls allows you to install support for climbing or tall flowers.
Guardians of the Garden
Each plot must have its own keeper. It can be made using the same principle as garden figurines - from ceramic pots. Have you imagined what your country fairy, the imaginary “spirit of the site”, might look like? Then go to the store for ceramic pots and paint.
Crafts for the garden from ceramic pots can be very different, but making them with your own hands is not so difficult. Try it and see for yourself.
Wooden motifs
You can decorate a flower pot with a simple “clothing” made from an ordinary vine. To do this you need to stock up:
- The vine itself. Both dry and damp branches are suitable.
- Plywood
- Sharp knife
- Water-repellent impregnation
- Drill
- Awl or long nail
- Decorative varnish
Soak the vine branches for 15-20 minutes in hot water. While working on the basket, the branches must be constantly moistened to maintain elasticity.
Meanwhile, we cut out the bottom of the future flowerpot from a plywood sheet. Using a drill, we make holes along the edges of the mold with a smaller diameter than the rods. The distance between them should be the same.
We insert branches into the prepared holes. This creates a frame for the basket. To weave the walls, use a nail or an awl to tightly lay the branches on top of each other like a snake.
When the desired height is reached, the rods are cut or woven into the top. The workpiece is dried, coated with impregnation and varnish.
Mosaic on flower pots
Do you know that you can’t use a cracked porcelain cup or plate, much less even one with small chipped pieces? But they can be used by making a mosaic on a flower pot.
But the work here is not very pleasant, because you will have to break off small pieces from the plate using wire cutters. This must be done very carefully.
Next, glue these pieces onto a pot covered with paint in a chaotic manner.
The gaps between the mosaics need to be filled with construction grout: apply it directly on top of the porcelain pieces, and after drying after 30 minutes, wipe off the excess on the surface with a dry cloth.
I don’t know if anyone would want to tinker with plates, but old CDs that no one needs now can be used for such a mosaic; they can be cut very easily with ordinary scissors.
Paints
If the hostess has the ability to draw, you can decorate the flower house with painting. And what it will be: elegant Japanese drawings, strict geometric shapes, non-standard torn lines, funny polka dots or pictures from cartoons, it’s up to her to decide for herself.
If you don’t have any special drawing talent, you can buy ready-made stencils or cut them out of durable cardboard. It will not be possible to depict a complex design, but even a novice artist can easily create an unusual ornament.
Instead of paints, you can use colored nail polishes or permanent markers.
