A while ago, I saw a brilliant post on Dilly Dali Art about painting pots by pouring paint onto them. As it was it came at about the time that the Girls and I made the Grannies painted flower pots for Easter so we weren’t ready to do it again so soon.
And then recently I had a sad looking watering can, given to me by Febreze to help grow my Mini-Haven for the ‘Great British Sporting Event’. It had been faded by the sun down one side and needed a bit of affection. So I stripped it of it’s labels, prepared it and gave it a couple of coats of primer.
Then I had to wait for a dry sunny day- Father’s Day, as it happened, to get the hard work done. The acrylic paints I got were clearly a lot thicker than the ones Aleacia used, so I had to water them down until they were the pouring consistency of cream. And then I had to work out how to prop the blessed thing as it had a fixed curved handle. But, finally, I was ready to pour. I may have been a little cautious, but I love the result. And after I had left it to dry thoroughly and given it a couple of coats of sealer, I was one happy waterer-of-flowers.
On which note, I would like to say that my Mini-Haven is progressing well- I have had to use bamboo canes for the sweet peas to grow up so although they are not yet very high, I have high hopes of them being ready and looking lovely in 31 days. Of course, I set myself up for a fall by trying to outgrow the Great British Housewife, but you can’t win them all.
Erika says
Wow it’s really beautiful and clever idea, I would have not imagined that one could do that with paint. Thank you for sharing, the project is amazing.
Niki says
It’s really so beautiful! Very neat.
Life of an Expat Parent says
Beautiful. I love the idea of bright punches of colour in the garden, especially if the kiddies are spending a lot of time there.
Jess @ The Colorful Ones says
I love this look… and those are some of my favorite colors that you used! 🙂 Thanks for sharing – p.s. I found you via the Creative Spark linky party at Clean & Scentsible 🙂