DIY Decorative Clay Pots with Herbs (decorating challenge)
It’s themed Thursday — > Decorating Challenge.
We do it every month (and hope you have joined in by now! ;) )
If not, I’ll have a link to the Facebook group at the bottom of this post so you can join in next month.
This month’s theme — “decorating with clay pots”.
I decided to make DIY Decorative Clay Pots with Herbs.
So my clay pots are cute and decorative but also serve a purpose.
They were really easy to do too. That’s the best part!
I’ve always wanted to grow my own herbs but never have.
I bought the 3 pots, bases and round wood medallions at Michael’s. (with a coupon, always!)
I bought the herbs at The Home Depot.
The paint I used was General Finishes Snow White and Persian Blue.
You can use any craft paint however.
I painted them white first.
Just one really quick coat that didn’t even cover well. (on purpose)
Then I used a dry brush and dipped the ends into the Persian Blue and wiped almost all of it off.
Then I “dry brushed” that onto and around the pots and base.
You don’t want a lot of paint on it at all.
For the photo medallions:
– I snipped a piece of each herb, laid it onto a white background and took a photo with my phone. (Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge)
– Then I used a photo editing app to make it look a bit like watercolor. (Pixlr – “silk” effect)
– Then I edited them again in Picmonkey (cropped them into a circle and added the words)
– Next, print them out in Word to the correct size needed. (I used some white shiny label paper that I already had. You can use regular printer paper and then Mod Podge or glue them to the disks also)
I used this same technique in this post here — > Simple & Thrifty DIY Coastal Wall Art
Cut them out and attach to the painted medallions (I painted them white underneath)
Then once the paint was dry on the pots I transplanted the herbs into the pots.
I drilled two small holes into the top of the “tags” so I could pull a piece of rope through.
Then I tied them to the jar and …done!
They look great on this coral colored tray (it’s Chalk Painted) outside on my screened porch.
I’ve also had them inside on my island some too.
I’m loving the bit of green they add.
But keep them on the table outside for the mid-morning sun wash they get out there…..
Hope you enjoy if you decide to make some too! :)
Be sure to check out what my friends did with their clay pots this month too.
And I can’t wait to see what you did with yours!
Visit these fabulous ladies below and see what they did for our Clay Pot challenge!!
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Love! I really need to plant an herb garden, yours is beautiful! And those photo medallions are perfect!!
Debbie
Thanks Debbie! I can’t wait to use the herbs! :)
xo
Nancy
Hi Nancy ~
These are the cutest little pots ~
What a great idea..
I am going to use this for my herbs…Thank you for sharing.
Much love,
Rose
Thank you Rose :)
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
xo
Nancy
I love how you took pictures of your herbs to make the tags. So creative!
Thanks Paula!
I know I wanted that on the tag but couldn’t find any that I liked online (or that were “free” use) …so I made my own!
That’s what we do, right!! ;)
Have a great weekend!!
xo
Nancy
I can’t wait to try this – keep coming up with your FAB ideas – I love them allll!!!!!!!!!! AND-your directions are simple and helpful, NOT too wordy!!!
Aw thanks so much! :)
Have fun!!
xo
Nancy
oh wow, i love your idea for the tags. super cute!! i have never grown herbs. shame shame
Thank you Laura! :)
I had never before either!!
Nancy
How smart is that! I am definitely pinning this for future reference because this girl needs some of those sweet tags on her herb pots! Love how you transformed your terracotta pots Nancy!
Thank you Marie! :)
Have a great weekend!!
xo
Nancy
I just love these tags! What a great idea!
Thank you ! They were fun to make! :)
Nancy
These are so pretty, Nancy! I love how you created the medallions …what a clever idea!! XO
Thanks Christy! :)
xo
Nancy
These are adorable! :) I really need to plant my herbs, too.
Thanks Julie! :) They were fun to make but are growing like crazy already! ;)
xo
Nancy
I really enjoyed this makeover, (of course, I enjoy them all!). The round discs were especially appealing. Thank you for this reminder and all the details you provided! You make it seem so easy to do, but I am sure there are many steps to creating the photos, painting, etc. They turned out so pretty and useful too! Have a great week!
This was a fun crafty craft, for sure! :) xo