How to Decorate Terra Cota Planters for Your Plants

Painted terra-cotta planters

If you think you might have an artistic flair and love plants, why not purchase some terra-cotta planters and paint them. You can do just about any design and they will liven up your home or patio. You too can add some flair to a plain terra-cotta planter.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Terra-cotta planter
• <br>Acrylic paints found in craft stores, various colors
• <br>Paint brushes (all sizes)
• <br>Paint thinner (optional)

Painting Terra-cotta Planters

1. Unpainted terra-cotta planters, paint and brushes

   Purchase terra-cotta planters. Many terra-cotta planters can be purchased in the garden section of large retail or home improvement stores, or even a nursery.

2. Paints for terra-cotta planters

   Paint colors for planters. Once you have the terra-cotta planters, it is time to purchase some paints. Choose whatever colors of acrylic paints from your local craft store. Be creative in what you paint on the planters. It can be something fun, such as flowers or swirls or even some gardening words and phrases.

3. Brushes used for painting terra-cotta planters

   Paint brushes for painting on planters. The paint brushes you purchase can also be found at your local craft store. Other paint brushes come individually packaged for finer details. They willl be found next to the acrylic paints. If you are a painter by profession or for a hobby, you may already know what type of paint brushes you want. Some paint brushes come in small, medium and large in one bag.

4. Completed terra-cotta planter

   Once all these items are purchased and in your home, it is now time to begin painting. With this particular terra-cotta planter, I painted the rim in forrest green and the body in pink. Then I added some pink open circles along the green rim. For added flare, I completed the planter design with yellow vertical lines. Now, the planter is complete and ready for a lovely flower.

5. Completed terra-cotta planter

   Here is another example of a terra-cotta planter with a yellow rim and green body, with pink zigzag on rim and pink vertical lines. These are the easiest planters to paint because the paint dries fast. It probably only takes 5 to 10 minutes for the paint to dry. Have fun painting and showing your artistic side and you can do anything you want with these terra cota planters. These are fun to paint on and show off and can even be given as gifts to family or friends.

Tips & Warnings

• Be creative and have fun making your design.

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  Do as many as you want.

• Keep all glass or paints away from small children or toddlers, especially paint thinner.

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  If you think these painted planters can be sold online, go for it.