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Turn that free nursery pot that you normally throw away into an gorgeous display planter.
A disposable planter that flowers and vegetables come in when you buy them from the Nursery, HomeDepot, etc. We normally toss them away. I washed and dried it.
I applied one coat of Folk Art “Maui Sand” also going into the planter about one inch down, but depending on what you will use the planter for, you decide how far down to paint the inside.
I used “Paperclay” with Prima “Botanist Floral” but feel free to use any mould that strikes your fancy. I also use a Rope Stripe mould that I had, also from Amazon made by Foyara, but again if you have another you like and it fits, then great. I glued them down with Tacky glue and made visits to make sure all was fine periodically. Huge point here…..I applied the flowers first, and when they were set, I then glued the border on, turned it upside down to set up so to prevent slipping. You really do have to add a strip to these otherwise it is a dead give away that it is just a disposable planter.
After the clay was dry I painted a second coat of the Maui Sands. I love when the clay gives cracking, in fact I try to encourage it because I think it give the piece more personality, and a more aged look. To get cracking I bend it down while the drying process is going on. It is only possible on a flexible surface. This is just my personal choice.
I then applied a whitewash coat using “SheepSkin” Chalk Paint from Folk Art. This is highly watered down. I used a wet paper towel rung out, and worked in sections. Be very careful working the CLAY AREA…..Work as little as possible on the clay. Water and clay are not friendly with each other. You can quickly destroy your mould. I used a brush to whitewash,
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