painted potters

Personalized home project 1 for 2011 completed.
Day 8 of 365 days of Handmade - making pretty potters Bri and I decided to take our random potters at home and give them a little character
(to go with our exceptionally characterized home)

Our tools consisted of tubes of acrylic paint (matching our decor),
a small assortment of brushes, painters tape, a sharpie, and a clear lacquer spray paint.

Simple patterns tend to be the more successful. Try to start with a clean, rough surface. The black lines on the pot below are my sharpie trick, it adds more punch to your planter. When you're happy with your design be sure to use the spray lacquer on both the inside and outside of the pot. This keeps a good water resist finish.

To conserve on space we painted ikea potters with small holes for hanging.

I would have loved to post this portrait of Rocky boy as one of my handmades for this year
but alas the painting was a christmas present.. one of the last items i finished from 2010. In any case we'll say hello to it now so its not left out.