How to Make a Rope-Wrapped Flowerpot

Turn an ordinary clay flowerpot into a rustic or elegant flower vase with a little glue and rope or cording.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Clay Flowerpots
• Cording
• Glue Guns
• Hot Glue Sticks
• Old Flower Vases
• Butter Bowls
• Quart Jars
• 3/8-inch Or Less Ropes
• Quart jars

1. Start at base of pot.

2. Lay a thin stream of hot glue around pot.

3. Press rope or cord firmly into glue.

4. Continue working around the pot until you reach the top.

5. Glue cord on upper rim of pot and one row inside of pot to add a finished touch.

Tips & Warnings

• Glue on decorations such as silk flowers or beads.
• You can mix and match colors and textures of cord following the same steps as above.
• This is a fun craft for kids using Tacky Glue in place of hot glue.
• You can wrap odd jars, old flower vases that need a new look, butter bowls and anything else you can glue rope or cord to.
• Hot glue can burn your skin.