There are flower pots in almost every home, and very often the housewife would like them to serve not only as a place where her favorite plant grows, but she would also like to see them as an unusual and harmonious part of the interior. But it is often very difficult to choose suitable flower pots in the right range of shades, and even more difficult to choose a pot with a pattern that matches your interior. The author of this idea suggests that you familiarize yourself with a simple, but very beautiful and effective decoration method. flower pots- this is with the help of napkins. Napkins are now presented in a huge assortment and choosing the ones that suit your interior will not be difficult. Let's listen to the author's advice and give new life to an old flower pot that will fit perfectly into the interior and will delight your eyes every day.
To work you will need:
1. Old flower pot.
2. Sandpaper. The author uses K-120 size 20*20 cm.
3. PVA glue.
4. Napkins with a suitable pattern.
5. Acrylic primer.
6. Acrylic paints.
7. Brushes for applying varnish and glue.
8. Scissors.
9. Foam sponge.
10. Tray.
11. Dense file.
1 step.
First, wash the pot well with a brush and detergent and dry it well. To speed up this procedure, you can use a hairdryer, as the author did, or you can simply leave the pot to air dry.
Then use sandpaper to thoroughly sand the pot.
In the same way, we sand the plate that comes with the pot (a tray for collecting water). This procedure is very dusty, so the author advises carrying it out on the street or on the balcony. After this procedure, the surface of the pot and tray should be smooth, the old paint should not bristle or crumble anywhere.
Now you need to rinse the pot from dust and dry it well again.
Step 2.
Then take the acrylic primer and apply it with tangential movements, pressing a piece of foam sponge to the surface of the pot. The layer of soil should not be thick, otherwise it may crack after drying. Now let the soil dry very well.
Now you can apply the main background color. IN in this case the author used three spoons of white paint and a few drops of yellow. You focus on the color scheme that prevails in your interior and also take into account the size of the pot you are decorating.
It is also necessary to remember that the background color simply must be in harmony with the napkin you choose.
Apply the background color evenly to the pot using a sponge.
If you have a small roller on your household, the author strongly recommends applying paint using it. In this case, the paint layer is thin and applied evenly.
We apply the same paint to the tray to collect water. Since the shape does not allow the use of a roller for high-quality application of paint, we apply the paint with a sponge. In order not to get your hands dirty and to properly paint all hard-to-reach places, the author recommends using a clothespin as an applicator. Dry the painted pieces well.
If you have a small amount of paint left, collect it in a small jar.
Be sure to close the jar with a tight-fitting lid. You may still need paint, but it is very difficult to achieve exactly the same shade when mixing paints again.
Step 3.
Let's start working with napkins. First, let’s take a close look at the napkin and finally decide which elements you would like to see on the updated flower pot.
Cut out the fragments you like and separate them from this piece upper layer, on which the drawing itself is directly applied.
Take a thick file and a tray, place the cut-out piece of napkin with the colored side down and pour in a little water.
Using a brush, very carefully distribute the water over the piece of napkin. This way you stretch a piece of napkin on the surface of the file and this will help you avoid creases and folds in the drawing when transferring it to a flower pot.
Then very carefully lift the file and carefully drain the water from it, making sure that a fragment of the napkin remains on the surface of the file.
Transfer the image from the file to the surface of the pot. To do this, attach the file and a fragment of a napkin to the pot and smooth it carefully.
Carefully remove the file so that the motif cut from the napkin remains on the surface of the pot. If necessary, use a brush or hold the motif with your fingers.
Secure the motif with PVA glue and apply the glue on top of the motif with a soft brush. If you get wrinkles, carefully smooth them out with your fingers in the direction from the center to the edge of the picture. Dry the workpiece well.
If wrinkles do appear, carefully, without pressing, sand them with sandpaper.
If the borders of the napkin are very noticeable, take a sponge and the remaining background paint and, with light tangential movements, paint over the resulting transition.
Step 4
Then we mix paints for the border of the future product.
Apply paint to the edges with a sponge flower pot.
We will use the same paint to paint the edges of the water collection tray. Dry the workpieces thoroughly.
Step 5
Now we will cover the pot with acrylic varnish in several layers. It is necessary to thoroughly dry each applied layer of varnish. And don’t forget: the amount of varnish affects the service life; the more layers, the more durable the product ends up being. In this case, the author applied 10 layers of varnish.
And now the chic flower pot is ready, to which you gave a new bright and colorful life
Many of us want to the world was bright and rich, interesting and beautiful. That is why we surround ourselves with things that give us not only comfort, but also aesthetic pleasure. As a rule, their acquisition involves going to stores, shopping centers or to the markets. However, you can create beauty with your own hands. There are a huge variety of solutions. These can be all kinds of decorative elements, completely different in their complexity and creativity. The easiest and in an accessible way Decoupage of flower pots can be considered a way to decorate a residential or office space.
The word decoupage exactly translated from French means “to cut out.” The decoupage technique involves decorating any surface with colorful pictures and interesting motifs cut out of paper.
New life give decoupage to old pots
White or brown containers for indoor plants, as a rule, look quite unattractive, and all sorts of decorated options are quite expensive. Alternatively, you can decorate ordinary pots yourself, making them original and incredibly sophisticated.
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The decoupage technique itself does not cause unnecessary difficulties, especially for those who have repeatedly created new designs for frames, various bottles or plates. Decoupage of a flower pot with napkins looks great both on plastic and on clay or ceramics. The technique will be similar for all types of containers, but there are some peculiarities.
Decoupage on plastic
It will be very easy to make your own exquisite design using this material.
The patchwork technique is often used for work.
For work you will need the following materials:
- scissors;
- multi-layer napkins with a pattern already applied;
- clear acrylic varnish;
- wide soft brush;
- acrylic paints.
Initially, the pot should be painted a different color, because the nondescript brown background looks absolutely featureless. You can choose absolutely any shade of acrylic paint. Moreover, it is advisable to immediately use your imagination. For example, the rim and bottom can be painted one color, and the main part of the pot another. Once the paint has dried well, you can do decoupage directly.
Step-by-step instruction will help the beginning needlewoman
You should carefully separate the napkins - separate the lower layers from the upper ones. For further work, only the top layer is required. After this, you need to cut out the patterns that will be used to decorate the pots. The resulting elements are gradually, one after another, pressed against the wall of the container and secured in the desired position with a brush dipped in varnish. The applied liquid reliably fixes the parts of the napkins on the surface.
As soon as the decoupage elements have dried, the entire pot is opened again with varnish. This technique allows you to reliably protect patterns from exposure to water and any damage.
Alternatively, you can complement the composition with rhinestones, beads, thin shiny threads, and sequins. Universal glue will help to attach them.
Decoupage on clay
If you have clay pots in your interior that look just as unattractive as plastic ones, you can change them and decorate them to your taste. To work you will need:
- acrylic paints;
- construction varnish;
- colorful napkins;
- PVA glue;
- scissors;
- napkins;
- brush.
Amusing creative process May also attract children
The stages follow the same principle as when working with a plastic surface. Initially, a design and elements of the future composition are cut out of napkins. After changing the background and drying it completely, you can begin to attach parts of the napkin. To do this, the paper surface is covered with a thin layer of glue. On thin parts or too large and voluminous parts, glue should be applied gradually to avoid soaking or tearing.
The napkin should be very carefully applied to the surface of the container for indoor plants. The glue needs to dry well, only then can it securely attach all the elements. The final touch is to apply a layer of varnish, which will protect the design and paint from wear. We can assume that the decoupage of flower pots is ready. After this, the containers can be filled with soil and plants.
Decoupage corrugated pots
Very often, flower pots are made not only with even, smooth walls. They can also be corrugated. If you plan to take classes in decoupage techniques, then a logical question would be: is it possible to work on such a surface? Is it possible to qualitatively change the design of such a pot? It turns out that this is quite real.
So, you will need the following materials:
- the pot itself (plant pot);
- 3-D gel;
- corrugated paper (you need to choose three similar colors);
- acrylic paint;
- artistic soil;
- glue;
- metallic paint;
- printout of a large drawing;
- acrylic lacquer.
The main thing is to carefully cut out and glue the parts of the new design
- Step 1. The plastic pot is primed. Artistic primer is used for this purpose. How Alternative option You can take primer for plastic or primer-enamel in the form of a spray.
- Step 2. While the base dries, you need to tear the bright color into small pieces. corrugated paper.
- Step 3. Each piece is opened with glue and attached to in no particular order to the surface of the pot. The elements may overlap each other a little. If the glue is too thick, it needs to be thinned a small amount water.
- Step 4. The pasted pots should dry well. You can use a hair dryer to speed up the process.
- Step 5. Using a thin brush, the borders of the mosaic pieces are drawn with metallic paint. The lines can be completely different in thickness. The variety of contours will only give a special uniqueness to the product, its general appearance.
- Step 6. While the paint dries, you need to prepare the printout for use. It could even be a photograph. The main thing is that the printout is made on high-quality glossy paper.
- Step 7. The image is covered with transparent acrylic varnish. Two coats should be applied. They should be perpendicular to each other. If this is your first attempt at working with prints, then you need to apply 3-4 layers of varnish to the surface. In this case, the paper will be much thicker, which means it will be much easier to work with.
- Step 8. The print motif is cut out. It should be soaked for 20-30 minutes in warm water. If whitish streaks appear during the soaking process, do not worry, as they will disappear during the drying process.
- Step 9. The next stage is removing the top varnish layer. To make it more convenient, you can use a needle. You need to pick up the varnish layer with the end, and then carefully pull it off with your fingers.
- Step 10. Cover the place on the pot where the drawing will be fixed with glue. A varnish print is applied to it. The pattern must be smoothed well so that there are no air bubbles left under it.
- Step 11. The glued motif is thoroughly dried. The same lines should be applied over it as across the entire surface of the pot, so as not to disrupt the overall concept.
- Step 12. The flower pot is left to dry.
If the set includes a stand, then it is painted with acrylic paints that would be in harmony with the overall background of the pot.
Other materials
In general, in order to make decoupage of pots, it is enough to stock up on any printing products, fabrics, light, delicate lace.
Decoupage with napkins looks original
So, for example, you can use beige and white egg shells, which are pre-mixed or painted in any color. Before starting work, the shell should be washed in sufficiently warm water, degreased (this can be a solution baking soda) and dry well. The surface of the pot is opened with PVA glue, then shell particles are laid out on it with the convex surface facing up. In order for them to attach well, they need to be covered with a napkin and pressed down a little. After this, the shell is covered with ink. When it penetrates deeply into all the cracks, its excess is removed. The result is an interesting effect - the paint remains in the cracks, and the original color of the shell remains unchanged. To consolidate the result, the pot is opened with a layer of varnish.
If there are any doubts regarding design decisions, possible options You can look at the decoupage of flower pots in the photo and on the Internet. Beauty is never superfluous.
Every housewife tries to do everything to make her home look beautiful and unique. Not the last place in creating comfort in the home is occupied by houseplants. Ordinary plastic or clay flower pots often look boring and simple against the background of the entire interior. Good way out from this situation there can be an ordinary large flower pot. This technique is translated from French means “to cut,” which explains its essence. The master selects paper motifs, cuts out the necessary elements and decorates the item with them.
In the photo below you can see how impressive the flowerpots decorated using this technique look.
Most often used for decoration paper napkins. But experienced craftswomen have already learned to use fabric, foil, dried flowers and leaves, and plant seeds for this technique. In the photo below you can see a pot made using the decoupage technique with eggshells.
Our step-by-step master class will help anyone who wants to master this technique.
Decoupage a flower pot with your own hands using napkins
We will need the following materials:
- flower pot;
- three-layer napkins;
- PVA glue;
- water-based acrylic paint, white or silver;
- brush;
- scissors;
- sponge;
- water-based acrylic varnish;
- multi-colored acrylic paints, rhinestones, beads for decoration.
Step-by-step instructions for beginners
1. Wipe the flower pot dry.
2. Using a sponge, cover the surface of the pot with acrylic paint, as shown in this photo.
To achieve a more even tone, you can apply a double layer of paint.
3. Leave the pot to dry.
4. Cut out the elements you like from the napkins and separate the colored layer. This is exactly what you will need to decorate the flower pot.
5. PVA glue is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3. We apply the prepared fragment of the napkin to the surface of the pot in the place where you want to glue it. Dip the brush into the glue solution and apply glue on top of the paper element using movements from the middle to the edge. You can see this in the next photo.
Try to carefully straighten out any wrinkles that form. Make sure that there are no air bubbles between the wall of the pot and the napkin.
6. Leave the pot to dry.
7. After drying with acrylic paints, you can draw the contours of the design, draw some elements (veins on the petals, stamens), and glue rhinestones or beads for beauty.
8. Cover the decorated flower pot with two layers of acrylic varnish and leave until completely dry. That's it, the work is completed.
Watch the video for step-by-step MK:
Clay pot work with simple job description
Clay flower pots lend themselves easily to decoupage techniques. The only thing to consider when decorating such pots is that the clay can absorb insignificant amount liquids. This means that you may need a little more glue and therefore more time for the work to dry.
This task in terms of execution technology fully complies with the step-by-step instructions described above.
Trying to work with decorating a regular plastic pot
Plastic pots can be decorated using the same technology as clay pots. But there is an even simpler option - even without the use of glue. To do this, apply a motif cut from a napkin to the surface of the pot and glue it with light movements of a brush dipped directly in acrylic varnish.
Exactly the same as in the first method, smooth out folds and irregularities. After drying, apply another layer of varnish.
For a detailed MK, watch the video tutorial.
A flowerpot decorated using decoupage technique will never go unnoticed. We also recommend . They will take their rightful place in your home and will attract the attention of guests no worse than famous works of art, and will also decorate and refresh the overall interior of your home.
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Lovers of home vegetation will understand me. I really want my favorite flower to have decent “clothing”. Sometimes it is very difficult to find pots that will fit perfectly into the interior, and in which our home flower would feel comfortable and cozy. There is a solution - to create a pot that is perfect for your favorite plant and will become an integral decorative element of your home interior. - a technique that will help us with this.
To decorate a flower pot we will need:
- ceramic, clay or plastic pot
- napkin with your favorite design
- PVA glue
- acrylic paints - white, light green, green
Let's start decorating our pot.
1. Paint our pot with acrylic paint - completely outside and 3 cm from the edge from the inside.
In order for acrylic paint to take on better and last longer, you need to thoroughly rub our pot with sandpaper.
Master class decoupage of a pot
2. After it has completely dried, we glue the fragments of the drawing torn from the napkin that we liked. To do this, we use glue diluted with water in a ratio of 1:2.
Glue very carefully, leveling all the folds of the napkin pattern from the center to the edges.
Decorating the pot
3. After the area on the pot where there is no napkin has completely dried, you need to paint it with light green and green paint to create a single, solid design. When the paint is completely dry, you need to coat the flower pot with varnish.
decorate the pot
Our flower pot is ready!
DIY decoupage
Thanks to Lyudmila Bolotova for MK
“, it won’t be difficult for you to decoupage a flower pot.
The counters of flower shops are full of colorful flower pots, the design of which is sometimes simply mesmerizing, but in terms of cost these pots are not at all budget options. And if you have a whole “botanical garden” in your apartment, then you can simply go broke buying beautiful flower pots. Therefore, it is much more economical and pleasant to decorate the most ordinary plastic pot yourself.
The technique of decoupaging a flower pot, which I will show you in a master class, is very simple, so let’s get to this exciting activity You can involve children.
So, we will need:
Materials:
Tool:
- a plastic cup
- paint stir stick
- wide brush (4-5 cm)
- narrow brush (0.5 cm)
- the brush is very thin (0.3 cm) with a pointed bristle edge
- fine skin
- piece of foam (approximately 3x3x1.5 cm)
- manicure scissors
Decoupage a flower pot
- We take the most ordinary plastic pot, the cost of which on the market is about $0.8, and thoroughly treat it with fine sandpaper over the entire surface:
After the surface is well sanded and has acquired a rough appearance, we cover it with a one-component craquelure varnish, in a thin, uniform layer. If you do not sand the surface well enough, the varnish will not lay down in an even layer, as shown in the figure below, and you will not get the desired effect. 
- Let the varnish dry for about 10 minutes, and in the meantime, mix the paint yourself: pour a little white paint into a plastic cup (to a height of no more than 1 cm) and add a few drops of light green and beige dye to it, mix. The color should be slightly greenish-yellow.
It is worth noting that we will use all this amount of paint until the end of the work, incl. The project is very economical. - We cover the surface with the varnish applied with paint, trying to touch one place only once, gently, so that the varnish does not move. We leave it to dry and after a while craquelure cracks appear - they will play the role of “birch bark” for us.
As you can see, the paint has floated below, because... the varnish was applied too thickly (my daughter tried really hard!). In general, this is a bad defect, but in our case it’s not a big deal, since the lower part will be painted over anyway. Let the pot dry thoroughly (acrylic dries quickly, 30 minutes to 1 hour), and at this time we paint it at the same time color pallet. - While the paint dries, cut out the hares
We mark their placement on our pot. - We paint the base to look like hares.
Add a little more beige to the paint, and use a piece of parallon to apply the background to the hares. We apply the paint without spreading it, but lightly soaking it with a parallon - this will give an even application and “spraying” along the edges.
- Glue the hares
We remove the lower layers of the napkin from the bunnies, spread them with glue and carefully glue them, using a brush to help prevent the paper from shrinking.
- We add more green dyes to the paint and paint the grass with a thin brush, and the foliage of the trees with a thicker brush or parallon.
We also draw grass on the pallet. - We add brown dye to the paint and paint the tree trunks with a thin brush, and with a thicker brush we paint the rims of the pot and tray. While the paint is drying and the excitement has not yet disappeared, we are studying other master classes in our “” section.
- After the paint has completely dried, be sure to cover the entire creation with acrylic varnish. IN otherwise, since the flower pot will be used for its intended purpose, the paint will quickly peel off.
After the varnish has dried, we can plant flowers in the pot. And who's to say that this pot costs 80 cents? 
As you can see, the process of decorating plastic pots using the Decoupage technique is very simple; in the same way, you can decorate a clay pot or any other interior item.
