Shell-Covered Pots

Introduction

Tools and Materials

• Handmade clay pots (Those with a rough finish work best; we used 7-inch pots.)
• Ingredients for paint solution (For the paint colors, we used: 2 cups water, 1 cup lime, 1 tablespoon acrylic paint.)
• Ingredients for paint solution (2 cups water, 1 cup lime, 1 tablespoon acrylic paint)
• Protective dust mask
• Whisk
• Latex gloves
• 2-inch chip brush
• Spray bottle with water
• Drying rack
• Fine-grit (220) sandpaper
• Dremel glue gun with fine tip
• Shells
• Plant in plastic pot that is slightly smaller than decorated pot
• Spanish moss

Shell-Covered Pots How-To

1. Mix paint solution with whisk. Use a 2-inch chip brush to paint exterior and just inside the lip of the pot.

2. While the paint solution is still wet, spray with water using a spray bottle on the stream setting. Let pot dry on a rack for one hour.

3. Lightly sand pot with fine-grit sandpaper to create a distressed finish.

4. Use a glue gun to affix shells to pots.

5. Place plant inside finished pot. The pot will weather better if the plant is in a plastic pot within the decorated pot. Place Spanish moss around rim of pot.